So I thought I'd go ahead and try to start blogging on a regular basis regarding my progress throughout the nursing program. I created this blog a little while ago, but figured I should use it and try to keep it updated.

So for those of you who may not know, and sort of an introductory post, I'm a first semester nursing student at Ohlone College, after applying to multiple programs for 3 years, twice a year. I'll be the first one to tell you that persistence and a lot of prayer pays off.

So as of now, we only have 3 1/2 weeks left of the semester, but in that time we have a lot going on. We've got 2 major exams, a research paper, a teaching plan for a patient to create, and lots of reading as well as patient care. Most nursing programs, SJSU for example, don't let students start doing clinical work with direct patient care until at least a year or more once they've started the program...Ohlone starts us in the hospitals our 5th week of school.

It's been quite an experience so far, I've had some great patients and some not-so-great patients, but they can really teach you a lot. And a lot of what you learn from them, you can't always find in textbooks. It's easy to take your life and health for granted as you live day to day, but when you're looking at a patient whose life is in your hands and they're struggling just to live each day as it comes, it gives you a different perspective on life. Take each day as it comes, and live it to your fullest. Never take it for granted. God is in control, always.