My first semester of nursing school is finally coming to an end. This semester has been a tumultuous journey with a lot of roadblocks but I never stopped pushing and most importantly, I never looked back. By always pushing myself forward and trying to keep myself busy, the weeks turned into months and this semester just literally flew right by me. I still can't believe that I made it out alive but I know that this isn't the end - we still have five more semesters to go. It's kind of scary knowing that we still have such a long way to go considering how hard this first semester was. And it's even scarier knowing that it's only going to get harder. But the one thing that I can take away from this first semester of nursing school is that I know that I am capable of doing the work required to become a nurse. I've also learned a few things about myself in the process as well. For starters, I finally got a little taste of what it is like to be a nurse in the hospital. By working with patients in the hospital, I truly feel as if God has blessed me with the skills to be a helping hand to those who can't help themselves. It truly is an amazing feeling knowing that you are going to be impacting peoples lives in more ways than one. One of the more important skills that I've learned besides nursing is getting my priorities straight. Truthfully, although I "think" I got my priorities straight, I know that there is always room for improvement and I will continue to strive for that until I reach my goal and that is graduation. With nursing school, there is little room for error and if you slack off, it will definitely come back to haunt you later. In the end, my first semester of nursing school was a good learning experience and I hope that my future semesters will be just as memorable.
