The infamous question from new grads to preceptors is, “How long does it take to know what I am doing?” For many, the answer is one year. Nursing school starts with fundamentals, where students learn how to give a bed bath and safely transfer a patient to the bathroom, to Medical-Surgical Nursing III, where studentsContinue reading ““It will take a year..””
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From Student to Nursing Instructor
In December 2017, I graduated with my AS in Nursing. 5 years later, I am teaching at the same place where I was a student. There are pros and cons of being a young instructor. It is nice to be able to remember how students are feeling at this stage in their nursing career, however,Continue reading “From Student to Nursing Instructor”
The Meaning of a Pin
As a student nurse, the one day that you look forward to is even of greater significance than college graduation.. nursing pinning. The nurse’s pin dates back to the early Maltese cross in which a pin was worn meaning a service of Christianity. The servants would care for others with communicable illnesses. Since then, theContinue reading “The Meaning of a Pin”
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