Is it weird to talk about accomplishments already?
Especially only 5 weeks into nursing school?
Maybe. But I feel
like a lot has gone down since I last wrote, and if I don’t take time to
celebrate the simple things, I’m afraid I’ll get bogged down. So here’s a
little of what I’ve been up to:
- Completed a class. Yep. It’s over. Took a midterm and a final. Wrote the paper. Did a couple projects. 5 weeks. Yikes.
- Wrote a short paper about elder self-neglect. I really enjoy writing, whether that is for an academic purpose or otherwise (hence the blog) and I am hoping to continue to write in some way throughout my career as a nurse. If you’re interested, you can read the paper here.
- Completed 16 clinical hours and 8 service-learning hours in long-term care facilities working with older adults. I think most people know this about me, but I really love to work with the elderly. As far as nursing goes, it is undoubtedly some of the hardest work out there. There are just not enough hands to help in most of these facilities. If anyone is every looking for volunteer opportunities, I highly recommend spending time in nursing homes. There are some truly amazing stories from amazing people there.
- Ran the Colfax half marathon… my first half marathon! This was one of my New Year’s resolutions… It was such a blast! Many thanks to Christine for encouraging me to sign up and running this with me, to Alana for being an AMAZING coach, and to Miranda and my parents for coming to cheer me on. (My time was 2:04:07… and yes I am very happy with it).
Tomorrow I will be starting 3 new classes, and we have been
warned that the next five weeks will be the most intense of the year. It took
me three hours to print out the materials and organize the calendars for this next
session… ha. Full speed ahead!
