Nursing Reflective Essay

Nursing I is coming to an end. Time is indeed going so fast. I can still clearly remember all the excitement and anxiousness I felt when I received my acceptance letter to the program and the very first day of school. Now, I cannot believe I am almost one step away from conquering the first stage of nursing school. I would honestly say that Nursing I is not easy to pass. It feels very stressful. There was point that I question if this is profession is meant for me. However, throughout the course of the semester, I learned how to cope with stress fairly. At some point, I feel like I was immune already by stress. Having a tremendous amount of support, encouragement, and empowerment from my family, friends, peers, and professors guide me to where

I was a given an opportunity to became more observant to what is happening around me and pay attention to intricate details and use them to make connections about the person I am taking care of. This quality improves because of the clinicals exposure and the simulations I had experience. I found these activities to be very helpful because it makes me critically think of the actions I would do and words I would said in front of a real patient. These exposures made me also learned to be creative on my plan of care. Furthermore, I know that I did not only improve my knowledge skill, but I also see development on my interpersonal skills with the people I interact with. As I move to the higher course, things will only become tougher and more intense. I believe that if I preserve and be more determined with my goal and keep my faith, I will surpass all the challenges. Nursing will never be easy and why? It is because being the one responsible for a person’s life is huge role and responsibility, and it will never be an easy job. At the end, whether I make it through or not, I will always keep in mind that nursing is not just about caring and compassion, it is also about being creatively smart and precise about plan of care for the