In Nursing School! - Blog #1

These first couple weeks of nursing school have eradicated most of my fears completely. Up until we started our first day of classes on the 28th, I had constructed so many preconceived notions of being in the program and had psyched myself out that I was so very anxious upon entering. When I received the acceptance letter into the program last semester, I was overjoyed! All of my hard work in the prerequisite classes and application process had paid off. This past summer between living and working in Washington D.C I barely had time to think about August and the start of this new big chapter of my life. And like August always seems to, it snuck up quickly and the summer flew by. Next thing I knew, I was purchasing my large stack of books from the bookstore (which I had to make two trips for with two giant duffle bags!) and acquiring all of the necessities of living in a Firs unit, and finishing up all of the necessary titers and vaccines. My first day of nursing school was exceptional. All of the professors were so warm and their calm and welcoming dispositions put my anxiety at bay! Their interaction with the students and their encouragement boosted my confidence significantly. But then God reminded me, that He wouldn’t have let me come as far as I did If He didn’t want me right here, in this program. These first couple weeks of nursing school have been a giant confirmation of my “calling” and I feel blessed to have wonderful people to guide me, and a cohort to go along side of me!