What makes us different?

This topic about being a nursing student was very common but for me it is very meaningful because this is how my life today. I should say that a lot of students wanted to be a nurse someday, there are a lot of challenges that we will be taking in order to get our RN license. The first step is to study hard and be the best student nurse that you can be. Being a student is very tough because it is not like any other course that you will just do your task with a non-living thing. I think when we are in the hospital we should act like a registered nurse because we are handling human beings.

Let me tell you how our experiences differ from others. Our hospital duty started when we are in 2nd year nursing. Everything was very different when we first found out that we will be having our hospital duty. We have mixed emotions of being excited and scared. My hospital duty was so memorable. We did our vital signs to a real patient, although it was just getting of the vital signs I was so nervous because I don't want to make any mistake because there are no room for error when you are in the hospital. For all of our duty we need to accomplished some requirements like NCP, case study, drug study etc. It was so hard but it will add a lot of knowledge for us beginners. Nursing is very different because unlike any other course they just do their OJT when they are in 4th year college but for us we are doing it at the most earliest time. Also, as a student nurse we have experienced having duty and exam week at the same time. I think the rationale for this is for us to be comfortable with the routine of being a nurse so we can be the best that we can be in the future. I am not against with other courses but I am just telling this because I am proud of the craft I am molding now. Everyday is a challenge in the hospital duty because we are there to render care , to gain knowledge and to have experiences.

I am now in 3rd year college, there are a lot of steps to be take. Graduation is not the last step for us nursing student because we still need to take the board exam and to get our license and most especially we have to work hard as a registered nurse. Getting your license does not mean that it is game over because learning is a part of being a nurse.

I hope to be successful in my chosen craft. With this I am not just helping my family financially but I am being a part of those who need care. Nursing is not just for money because it is a very personal job that you are touching every person's life. Those sleepless nights and waking up 3 am in the morning is just a normal thing of being a student nurse I think that sums up how we are different with other students.

Let us all be the best student nurse that we can be! And, in two years time be the best registered nurse...

Friends in school, Friends in life

College life is tough. You have to be good with every thing that you do because it is the life that you will continue in the future. Everyone needs a companion or a friend. Having true friends is one of the treasures I am holding on right now. My friends are being treasured as part of my family. I am with them almost everyday of my life. We call our barkada "Team Magana". Well, it all started during our hospital duties because we really love to eat. Every time we have our break we are eating together like we are just having fun. I am thinking how does this friendship make it?

Our "Team Magana" is composed of 8 members, namely: myself -Ailyn, Ida, Kat, Beo, Nisah, Raf, Lani and Anne. I met Ida, Kat and Beo when we became classmate in 2nd semester of 2nd year Nursing College. Nisah and Raf were my classmate summer of 2nd year. I don't actually know them for the whole summer class. At that time, I am with my other friends way back 1st year. When 2nd year 1st semester came in we need to have our own group for duty. At first we are just four in our group so we decided to find other members. That was the time my friendship started with them. On the other hand, I met Lani that same year but she was just a transferee back then, so we are not that close at that time. With Anne she was my classmate since 1st year 1st semester, we both have different groups so, she was just one of my classmate but eventually I became close to her last summer.

I must say that we all have different personalities but we all get along. Its been almost 2 years that we know each other. Although we are not group mates during hospital duties , this time we have at least three school lecture days together in the campus. I am grateful when one of them will be absent and they will inform me, it was just a simple gesture but it is very important to me because I feel that I am also important to them. When it comes to "barkadas" there are some rough times. Sometimes we have some little misunderstanding but we eventually resolved it immediately. We can never avoid it but we just have to understand it.

I love my friends as I love my family. My family know very well my friends because I often tell stories to them. My mom told me one time that she liked my friends because she thought that we all have the same views in life that we all have our dreams. I remember in one instance when we were assigned in a duty for that month that I told them that we are seeing each other almost 24/7 because we are always together from morning till midnight. I really miss those moments.

My friends usually call me "Mama Ai"because they think that I am their mother because I am always reminding them with different things about school works. I am glad with that "alias" because I feel respected ,although most of the time they make fun of me especially when I am serious at school.

I hope to be with them until 4th year College and until opportunities will permit because I have made myself comfortable with their company. One of our dreams is to work together in a hospital. I hope to be seeing ourselves in one hospital picking the pieces of our dreams and goals. I wish that we will all be successful with our chosen craft to be a hospital nurse.

note: missing in the picture are Lani and Anne. Wait for the next posting for the complete photo of "Team Magana"

love you guys!