The Sequel

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Pushing your way through nursing school is tough. There is so much you have to deal with such as physical and mental stress, coming up with funds to pay for nursing school, and also accepting the lack of a personal life you will adapt while trying to graduate. Consequently, the difficult endeavors do not stop there. They continue as you move to the next stage in your nursing career. It is actually when the real obstacles begin.

Entering into the actual nursing world outside of clinicals and without the help of an instructor can be quite frightening for a first-time nurse. Most people may think that after graduating nursing school is when all the hard working and perseverance comes to and end. Wrong! The hard just begins after the diploma is received. Only because now you have t o deal with REAL LIVE patients and fate of their lives now lie in your hands. I believe that when you begin to encounter the real phases of being a nurse is when your true patience, persistence, and perseverance is revealed the most. A former nursing school student named Jenn shared her experience of what her career is like after graduating nursing school. She explains the ups and downs of being a full blown nurse. She explains simple things that can make a huge difference in the life of a nurse such as wearing a comfortable pair of shoes to run around the hospital in throughout the day. The road to being a nurse can take an extreme toll on your life. Once engaged, it may seem as if your whole life revolves around nursing and caring for others.

Although being a nurse may be rough at some times, there is also a positive outlook that can be taken from it. Since being a nurse means that you are working in the medical field, that automatically means that you are making a decent salary. It is only right to get paid a nice amount of money since you are saving people's live one day at a time. It is not only about the great finances that come from being a nurse but the spectacular emotional effect it can cause as well. I am sure that it warms nurses' hearts to know they are doing a good deed and making a difference in at least one person's life everyday.

The Ups and Downs

Being a college student is challenging. Especially when you have to juggle academics, extra-cirricular activities, and maintain a healthy social life. Although all majors are equally important, most majors require more focus and less leisure time with friends and personal events. One of those majors, in my opinion, is actually my major which is Nursing.

 

 
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Even though I am a Pre-Nursing major due to my college classification, I am well aware of the work I have to put in to become any kind of nurse I want to be. I have familiarized myself with the requirements I have to meet in order to successfully get in, get through, and get out of nursing school. The upside of being in nursing school, I feel, is knowing that the outcome will be for the betterment of not only my life but other people's lives as well. It probably will be a good thing to remind myself daily not to give up because it will pay off and be beneficial to me in the end. Also, it will warm my heart knowing that I will be working towards helping save human's lives and caring for their health the best way I can. The downside of being a nursing school student may be the effect it may cause on my personal life. I would not necessarily say that it will be impossible, but it will most definitely be difficult for partying, socializing, and even dating to play a major role in my life as it does currently. Only because I know that when you are enrolled in nursing school it is mandatory that I stay on top of my studies and remain focused on the main goal which will be graduating. I also know that one slip up could cause me to be terminated from the nursing program. Actions such as receiving a misdemeanor from the federals or even earning an average grade of a "C" in one of the nursing courses can be penalties to revoke me from graduating.

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Since I am not yet officially a nursing student, I do not have a personal experience of what nursing school is like. I only have the perception I have created based off of what I have been told by my major advisor and my peers. A blog post by Jaclyn Fields describes her own experiences about her first semester of nursing school. Her experiences are similar to my accusations of what nursing school may be like. She explains how it is difficult to balance her family, friends, and job on top of nursing school. There will be more obstacles to conquer while being a part of a nursing school. Being a student in a difficult field of study does not mean that the rest of life's problems are going to stop. Nursing school will just be another tribulation added to the rest of the bunch. That all comes with being a well-rounded, responsible person. I am sure that with confidence, faith, dedication, perseverance, and work that not only myself but anyone will be able to master the trials of nursing school and come out prosperous.

Your Life Is In My Hands

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I am almost positive that a great amount of people sometimes wonder about the care of their lives when they are admitted or are visiting a hospital. They may wonder do the employees really care about their health, safety, and well being as much as they should. Is it all a facade that nurses and doctors put on to show that they care? Or is it really genuine? I believe the feelings that are displayed from the workers in a hospital are real because to perform a job such as those it has to come from the kindness of someone's heart because it is their passion to save lives anyway possible.

I recently worked at a Retirement and Health Facility for senior citizens and there were many different sections that made up the building. I worked in the dietary department. This department distributed different types of meals that were specially prepared to fit each individual resident's meal plan according to their health charts. These charts were always prepared by the RNs with the help of their assistant LPNs. In order for them to decide what kind of meal plan each resident needs, they have to pay close attention to small things such as the resident's behavior, change in weight, health conditions, and even things they are allergic to. To do such a thing takes time, cooperation, and patience because it is somewhat difficult to try to figure things out for an elderly person when they are almost helpless to you. Throughout my time working at the retirement home, I quietly and closely examined my surroundings everyday I was there. I always saw a nurse helping a resident in need in some kind of way. There was never one time I saw a frown on their faces as if they were annoyed or agitated with the hard times the residents were giving them. They always kept a smile and a patient attitude about the situations. Which is something that should always be done when you have an occupation as challenging as those. Not everyone can keep their composure while dealing with a wiser person who has now lost their memory and sometimes think you are trying to hurt them because they have no clue where they are from time to time. A resident explains her experience in a Personal Blog about a time she was admitted into a rehabilitation center to due her addiction of drugs. She stated that the nurses did not treat her like a “junkie” but instead they treated her as if she was a regular person with a terrible illness.

 

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Nurses, in my opinion, never portray themselves to appear that they are better than anyone. They are just there in the hospitals, clinics, retirement centers, etc. to lend a helping hand and create the best health result possible for those in need.