First month of school almost over, time for fall break
So the first month of school is over and its almost time for fall break. It seems like just last week I was leaving home to come back to school. Time flies so quickly at school. It’s hard to believe this is my senior year. It seems like it was only a year ago I was going through all the new student orientation and now I’m petitioning to graduate. I have been thinking about all that I have learned here at Widener and realized that many of the most valuable lessons taught are not objectives listed in the syllabus or slides of a power point but are taught to you through interaction with your instructors and friends.
In nursing we have two years of clinical experience as part of our curriculum. During this time you work with a clinical instructor who is an expert in the field that you are studying (Med-Surg, Psych, OB, Peds). While there are requirements and objectives that have to be met for each rotation there are lessons that are not on the objectives sheet. The personal experiences shared by the clinical instructors here at Widener have been some of the most valuable lessons that I have been taught. Whether it is how they transformed a non-cooperative patient into an individual who knows they can trust the care that is being given to them or how they dealt with a mistake they made. College is different than high school when it comes to making friends. You live here 24/7 and this is your home for 4 years. The friends you make here will be your “family.” The life lessons you will learn by being around this new family will help guide you through out your time here at Widener.
Well enough of my rambling. My summer was very busy. I worked at Cooper University Hospital as a nurse extern. This pretty much means I worked directly under a RN and learned everything they do. I also went to Portland, Oregon to visit my Grandma for about two weeks. It was very relaxing. I didn’t have anything planned to I was just able to relax the entire time. Other members of my family also came out to visit as well. Below is a picture of me and my grandma playing some scrabble. Sorry for the poor quality it was taken with my blackberry:
