Where to begin... Well I've come to realise (the hard way) that being late to a seminar is no where near as bad as being late for a lecture. AWKWARD! Lecture seats are no fun for the Gluteus Maximus :( and OSCE's aren't for the faint hearted.
The last few months have been all about getting us up to scratch for our first placement (which I'll add is this week!!!) so we have been doing practicals on the main things needed for that such as:
- moving and handling
- basic life support
- safeguarding
- vital observations
We have had one essay on lifelong learning and one practical exam which was out vital observations OSCE (Observed Structured Clinical Examination) which was probably the most nerve wracking thing I have ever done, mainly due to the fact that I haven't been in an exam for nearly 7-years and especially not a practical one. All was fine though as I passed... WOOO!
So as I mentioned earlier my placement begins this week and I have been allocated a position on a medical ward (respiratory - all I can say) and I am nervous, excited, scared, happy all at the same time. It feels like all I've wanted for the past few months is to start placement but now the time is here I feel like I should still be in uni learning.
So far my experience as a nursing student in 3 words has been fun, challenging and alien. Everything I thought it would be like turned out to be wrong! I never thought for a second that the course would be easy but I never thought for one minute that there would be so much expected from us at such an early stage. For the most part I feel I've taken things in my stride but things still have time to change, there is the next 6 weeks of placements to get through yet but I'm feeling optimistic.
Time to go now but I promise I will be back in the not so distant future. Pinky promise lol
Nikki :)
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