Happy New Year!!
I thought 2011 was going to be horrible. I remember dreading the thought of going back to school full time, of not being able to have a life and time to do the things I enjoy, and having to study all the time. Little did I know that 2011 was going to be, maybe not the most enjoyable year of my life (2010 def holds that title thus far), but definitely the most monumental. For starters, I passed Nursing School! What a crazy journey that has been! When I started nursing school they told us that "Nursing is a Honor". I didn't get it. Today i realize what they meant. In my short span of clinicals i have had a couple of my patients look me in the eyes and thank me for my work. I have held the hand of man who was in his last days of life. I have sang shakira songs to my Spanish speaking older lady and made her smile. As a nurse, i have the honor of helping someone at their most vulnerable time, to help put someone at ease, and of course provide care so that I may help bring them