Introduction

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So, it has been many years since I last blog. I think it would be a great idea to blog about my nursing journey that I will be starting in January. It has been a long while trying to finish my nursing degree. I started college right after I finish high school back in 2009. I went straight into college working on my prerequisites for my nursing core, however, the one thing that I wish I knew was to never expect college to be the same as high school. While in high school I did good in all my classes, so when I enter my first-year college course, everything was different. Lectures, notes and testing taking left me baffled. The transition was a struggle for me. As the first semester came to an end, I did average, however, it wasn’t what I wanted. So, when second semester came around with even more challenging courses and classes I started to second guess if nursing was what I really wanted to do. I was lost. Unable to decide if I should to switch a different career path.  

So, I did switch. I went ahead and got my medical assistant. Even though I have no regret in getting my medical assistant certificate, I believe if I had stick it out with nursing I would have been much happier instead of setting down for something lesser than what I wanted. After graduating from my medical assistant classes I got hired at a cardiac clinic in which I love and found my passion in wanting to become a cardiac nurse in the future. I was determined to go back to finish my nursing school and here I am after a year leaving the job I loved to make my dream job become a reality.

                In January I would be starting my nursing core class along with my clinical. I still cannot believe that this is all happening. It felt surreal when I open the box of my university nursing uniforms, ATI books, and my duffle bag of clinical necessities that are to be used throughout my nursing core. But I am grateful and happy. Now all I have to worry about is making sure I do not fall behind and pass all my classes.

                Thank you for reading my introduction to my nursing journey and I hope that you will enjoy it as much as I do writing about it. If you are in the same boat trying to get through your nursing courses or clinical, lets share the ride together. Lets all experience the hardship and scarifies that will be worth it at the end. Stay strong this is just the start. 

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