The first week of school is always and exciting one. So many emotions come out...fear, excitement, stress, tiredness... But, since this is my last semester of my RN-BSN I am mostly excited to be done! Especially knowing that I have delayed this portion of my education for long enough. When I graduated 9 years ago with my ASN I knew I wasn't finished, but the years kept flying by with having kids and just life in general. So finally 8.5 years after graduating I finally convinced myself it was the perfect time to go back. Now that I'm halfway done I don't know why I waited so long. Life is always busy, and I don't think my life is any less busy than it was 5 years ago...but I think my perspective has changed. I think I now understand better now that life will ALWAYS be busy, and we have to make time for things that are important to us.
This semester one of the classes I'm intrigued by is nursing leadership. Being a floor RN, I have avoided roles of traditional leadership--like being a charge nurse. I think that I enjoy being a different type of leader. For example, I enjoy being a nurse who people look up to, one who has taken it upon herself to continue learning within her specialty, a resource for nurses for information and skill, etc. I appreciate that doctors can come to me and know that I can complete orders in a timely fashion. To me this is the type of leader I have tried to become, and I feel that I am headed the right direction.
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