I applied for nursing school some time ago. It is amazing the amount of effort it takes to get the classes needed to get into an RN program. A full two years is needed to even apply...
My college had a two year Associate in Science-Nursing degree, so I still have to go get my BSN. That fateful summer I received a letter that broke my heart--you are on the wait list. Crushed, but not defeated, I went and applied to retake certain classes, and began to look into other careers, such as Medical Laboratory Tech, and Hydrogeologist. I had the next year and a half planned out to get into the hydrogeologist program which would involve calculus (ugh).
Then, imagine my surprise three days into the quarter when the admissions office called me and said there was an opening into the RN program...and would I like the position. Right then and there, I became a nursing student.
What I did not know would be coming. Stay tuned for further memories of the two years it took to crawl from the belly of a monster.
Saturday, June 1, 2013
What Does A Nurse Do Anyway?
People, especially children, ask me what I do, anyway. What's the difference between a doctor and a nurse?
A nurse provides comfort. We will get you an ice pack, heat, more blankets, an extra pillow. We will monitor your vital signs and use assessments to decide when to call the doctor for a change in medication, new medication, discharge from the hospital. We are the ones responsible for being the last check in medication administration--to make sure that the dose ordered is a good dose to give to you.
We are the ones who see you the most, we and the Nursing Assistants. We help you when you are throwing up, clean you up after, and give anti-nausea medication as able.
As for myself, I will fight for you as long as you are fighting alongside. If you stop fighting, I will still fight. I will fight until you leave the hospital; for your health, your rights, your comfort. Anything I can do to make you the shining star you can be, I will do.
A nurse provides comfort. We will get you an ice pack, heat, more blankets, an extra pillow. We will monitor your vital signs and use assessments to decide when to call the doctor for a change in medication, new medication, discharge from the hospital. We are the ones responsible for being the last check in medication administration--to make sure that the dose ordered is a good dose to give to you.
We are the ones who see you the most, we and the Nursing Assistants. We help you when you are throwing up, clean you up after, and give anti-nausea medication as able.
As for myself, I will fight for you as long as you are fighting alongside. If you stop fighting, I will still fight. I will fight until you leave the hospital; for your health, your rights, your comfort. Anything I can do to make you the shining star you can be, I will do.
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