iamjulius

Quizzes and essays everyday. Skits, case studies and hospital crisis situations to study. Drug and their mechanisms of actions to memorize. Nursing was no joke; in fact, at the time I could have sworn it was the hardest thing I had ever attempted. But textbooks don’t bleed. Dummies aren't real. Flashcards aren't at the tips of my fingers anymore now. I’m a brand new nurse working in the intensive care unit. I am attracted to critical care nursing because of the challenges and rewards of taking care of very sick patients in a fast paced environment. Here in the SICU my nursing skills are crucial to the patient's survival and my role continues to evolve. It’s a circle. You work yourself from beyond the outside in, leaning on experienced preceptors and nurse managers. I received an overwhelming amount of support from the Specialty Nurse Trainees ahead of me and my preceptors, the nurses from the RNHeals Program, and mentor, the Regular Nurses, t...

For the last three months of exposure to the different clinical areas, I have improved my skills and widened my knowledge in the field of nursing. These were all made possible with the help and patient guidance of the Nurses whom I have worked with and I want to extend my deepest and most sincere gratitude to them. Working without them would have been very catastrophic and unimaginable for a nurse trainee like me. My first two weeks were spent for “1-day” rotation to the different clinical areas for orientation and familiarization to the various clinical areas. I am glad to say that the orientation helped me a lot in preparing me to have my actual duty.  "  Three months of working is three months of learning" For the “15-day” rotation, I was first assigned to the Pediatric Ward. The Pediatric Ward has always been a challenge for me and I was very anxious on my first day of duty. I am very anxious because my clients in this ward are very young and are deli...