Passing on the torch...so to speak
This afternoon I had the opportunity to participate in an alumni Q&A panel for the upcoming senior class of my alma mater. Since I'm in Ohio, I Skyped in and went live from my living room. Four of us alumni Skyped in and three were in the area and participated in person. We were asked questions and answered honestly. There's 12 seniors this year, double digits for the first time in quite a while. An eager bunch, if I say so. Their faces while listening to us....it brought me back a lot of memories. Good memories. I remember being in their shoes; nearing the end of classes and approaching graduation, full of wide-eyed vigor, knowing there was a whole big world out there full of potential and opportunities that I couldn't wait to get a hold of. But I also remember that fear, and I could see some of that fear, especially when we were talking about taking the boards. I remember that nerve-wracking feeling and wondering; 5 years of education and for what? A test? What am I going to do if I wasted all that time and don't pass? Then what? What next? Do I sit for it again, pay another $200, only to possibly fail again? Luckily, I didn't have to worry about that, didn't I? :)
One of the students asked; do you like being a nurse? The answer I gave is yes, I love being a nurse. Some days are hard and tough, but overall I wouldn't change a thing. I can't imagine doing anything else with my life. It's a limitless career choice and there are new opportunities pretty much every day! Heck, someone posted on my Facebook about a remote island in Scotland looking for a nurse! It's rewarding, never boring, but some days it's hard, frustrating and you want to pull your hair out while crying on the way home in your car asking what in the world did I get myself into? But looking back being in their shoes, I never would have pictured my nursing career taking off where it has now. Like I said...limitless. And that's the beauty of it, and I wouldn't change a thing.
Best of luck to the senior nursing class of 2017!!! Best of luck to ALL the senior nursing classes of 2017. You have the knowledge and the skills; take them and kick butt!
One of the students asked; do you like being a nurse? The answer I gave is yes, I love being a nurse. Some days are hard and tough, but overall I wouldn't change a thing. I can't imagine doing anything else with my life. It's a limitless career choice and there are new opportunities pretty much every day! Heck, someone posted on my Facebook about a remote island in Scotland looking for a nurse! It's rewarding, never boring, but some days it's hard, frustrating and you want to pull your hair out while crying on the way home in your car asking what in the world did I get myself into? But looking back being in their shoes, I never would have pictured my nursing career taking off where it has now. Like I said...limitless. And that's the beauty of it, and I wouldn't change a thing.
Best of luck to the senior nursing class of 2017!!! Best of luck to ALL the senior nursing classes of 2017. You have the knowledge and the skills; take them and kick butt!
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