Dear Diary,
It's been a while since my last post. I just wanted to take some time to reflect back on my spring semester of nursing school. It has been the most stressful semester yet and I am so relieved to be on summer break! From starting the semester off with all A's to almost failing courses, it has definitely been a rough one! But I can thankfully say that the Lord saw me through and I am now an official SENIOR!
My course load consisted of 3 classes: Adult Health, Maternal/Child Nursing, and Pharmacology, all totaling 15 credit hours. I also attended 225 lab, sim, and clinical hours. As I reflect back on memories from this 5-month semester, I am able to say that my most enjoyable college of nursing moments happened during clinical. I really enjoyed working one-on-one with patients and being able to practice my nursing skills in the real-life settings. I remember always being anxious during the start of my clinical mornings because I never knew what to expect. These feelings went away shortly after my shifts started as I got in the "zone" and began my morning vitals. On top of that, my clinical instructors were always supportive and there to help whenever needed. It was a frequent conversation between me and my clinical members as to how we always lucked up on our clinical instructors, after we were told stories from our classmates about their unpleasant instructor experiences.
Lecture classes were my least favorite. Nursing classes are long, and often boring. I am ashamed to say that I was not focused in class as much as I should have been. Because of my boredom, I resorted to texting and scrolling though Pinterest and Facebook newsfeeds. My lack of attention during class often resulted in me basically teaching myself the material afterwards. I don't feel completely bad about this because I had professors who would literally read each powerpoint slide word from word. For that reason, I have been able to appreciate the posting of our class powerpoint slides and lecture notes online. However, next semester I vow to do better and be more alert the first time.
After completing this semester, I am confident that I will get through the next. God has brought me through 2 semesters in nursing school and I just know that he'll bring me through the last 2. Time to use this summer to prepare myself for the blessings coming my way.
-Dikira
New Year, Fresh Start: My Plans for the New Year
Friday, January 15, 2016
Happy New Year everyone! Although we are halfway through the month of January already, I still wanted to take some time to reflect on this past year and also write about what I’m looking forward to in 2016. I am able to say that year 2015 has definitely been a year of change which ultimately led to this feeling of having a fresh start in my life. Beginning nursing school in August, starting a blog in October, and departing ways with my boyfriend of 4 years in December, are just a few events from 2015 that caused some sort of shifting in my life. When thinking back on the whole year overall, I recognize that each experience and lesson that I have learned have all shaped me into the person I am today. I am thankful for everything that the Lord has opened my eyes to see, experience, and accomplish, because I know that everything is a part of His Plan-which is always greater than what I envision for myself. When I look back to 2015 and self reflect, I am able to identify areas in my life that I want to work on improving in order for me to become the best version of myself.
In this New Year, I am focusing more on myself and strengthening my spiritual relationship with God. I have made a note to myself to live in the moment and enjoy every moment of this journey. I am working on being more comfortable with myself and doing what makes me happy. I want to grow and allow God to push me to my full potential in my abilities, faith, thinking, and prayer life. This year will be full of success and happiness… and I am claiming it!
Thanks for reading! What are you looking forward to in the New Year?
-Dikira
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