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Clinical!

Clinical... its coming up so fast. I can’t believe it’s almost here. I am very nervous and I am scared to go into the first patient’s room. I worry that I will freeze and not remember my procedures and not provide the proper care. I need to remember everything I’ve learned this semester, and know that I am competent in all the skills I have learned. It will be a great learning experience that will only get easier when the time goes by. Clinical will be so amazing, and rewarding. I am so excited to put my skills to the test, and to see how I can work in the clinical setting.

Assignments...

After midterms the assignments were still going hard and strong. So much work was left to be done, all worth 30-40% of my mark. All are nerve racking, and making it harder to keep a positive attitude when the pressure and work load do not seem to be getting any easier. I had slacked a little bit because we had just gotten through midterms and were about to begin the assignments once again. The only problem left was timing, it was so hard when 3 or more assignments were due on the same day. All of the assignments are now done, and it’s onto exams and soon clinical.

Starting Semester #1

At the beginning of the semester I felt as though I was possibly making the wrong choice in life. It was a very busy time, something that I was not used to. I was completely over-whelmed without any idea about this profession. I have never been in a post secondary school before so this was completely new to me. I like that the program is very packed and busy because it prepares all the students for the lifestyle we are about to have. The nursing profession is extremely busy and fast paced. I am very glad that the first semester has prepared for the profession I am so eager to enter. Although i was not this enthusiastic at the very beginning.

Technology and the Nursing Profession

Technology improves the communication in the nursing profession and provides many benefits to the profession. Nurses can communicate much faster with the assistance from technology. Nurses can use headsets rather than telephones to communicate to the other nurses. Head sets are more sufficient because the nurse can speak directly to the other nurses without calling for them. Technology makes the communication to a quicker process, and accommodates the patients in a professional and caring manner. Nurses can spend the quality time with the patient and provide the proper environment, instead of spending a significant amount of time paging the other nurses for assistance. Technology provides the nurses the communication needed to keep as much time with the patient.

Me...

Hello, my name is Caitlin and I am a first year nursing student. School is my life right now, and I don’t have much time for anything else other than completing assignments and studying. In my very little spare time I like to relax or go to a gym. I was a provincial gymnast for 12 years before I gave it up to play rugby. I still work part time at an independent grocery store in my home town. In my opinion a blog is great for the people that like to use them. Myself on the other hand, I don't feel the need to have one. I have many other ways in voicing my opinion, or communication with others.