It's the End of the Term As We Know It

One more round of clinicals done! Although this time it's pretty bittersweet.

For the first time in all of my clinical experiences, I don't feel ready to be done but rather feel like things are just getting started and that I have so much left to learn! So that's a good sign for future career prospects at least.

The last two weeks of clinical were pretty uneventful, no super interesting cases to report. However I did administer my first intramuscular injections! Terrifying at first, but now I'm pretty pro. Although using a pediatric needle is much less intimidating than using an adult sized IM injection needle (the big fat ones that hurt). But, now at least one whole family that visited the hospital is vaccinated against the flu this year!

All in all it was probably the most inspiring and best term of clinicals. I could not have asked for a better clinical instructor, hospital staff, or peer group to work with! And, ending with a giant feast (pizza, hummus plate, two salads, two cheesecakes from the cheesecake factory, and oodles and oodles of really good candy snacks) prepared for us by our instructor didn't hurt either!

I'm just really amazed at how much doing a term of med/surg nursing really advances your skills, knowledge and confidence. I think it's mostly because it's the first time you are actually doing something as opposed to standing around and shadowing. 

Next on the docket is community health, but I can't really promise anything exciting from that session of clinicals as no one has yet even explained what we are doing. So, we shall see.

In a final note, if this hasn't been made clear already: I LOVE PEDS!