I know there have to be plenty of nursing blogs out there, but I figured I would start one of my own. Why? Because I've figured out that there are a lot of things that happen in life that nurse's look at differently. We (and I use that lightly) have a different perspective of certain things, events, occurrences because of how we are taught to think and what we have to do on a daily basis. I want to talk about everything...nursing school, boards, nursing in general. And I want your feedback, comments, etc. I want this to be a forum for discussion and questions.
I guess I should introduce myself first. My name is Mel...I'm 27 and I have just graduated from nursing school. Well about two months ago give or take. I just passed boards about 3 weeks ago and am officially a BSN, RN. I have a prior degree in exercise physiology from the same university I attended nursing school at but was really unable to do much with it because I discovered that that was not the career field for me. I worked as an EMT for a year, primarily with nurses, which is what made me want to be a nurse.
So I have a job but...I haven't started yet. So here I am, with those really cool letters behind my name and I can't even do anything with them for now. So how does a nurse with a lot of time on her hands kill time...by catching up on all the stuff I didn't get to do while I was in school. Like Lost...I am JUST NOW starting to get into that show thanks to instant view Netflix...do not, I repeat, do not start watching that show unless you have plenty of time on your hands. Also, reading. I have subscriptions to about 4 different magazines. And all that would happen is that they would pile up until I had time to read them. Now I actually can read them when I receive them. Go figure. I can stay up late (without studying) and I can get up even later (if it wasn't for my dog...who is up every day at 8am on the dot). But inevitably I'm bored...so give me topics of discussion and we can talk about whatever you like :).
