First Days at Clinical at Surrey Memorial Hospital
So our first week is over (yay), and even though it was only two days I feel like I’ve really learned a lot. On the first day we got to…
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Last Week of School, Getting Ready for Clinical, and Finishing Exams
Well the last week of school has finally approached us. I’m pretty sure everyone feeling anxious, nervous, angry, sad and overwhelmed to say the least. Only 5 more days till…
Reflecting on the Practical Nursing Program So Far
I feel like I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. We have one more semester, one more practicum and then a preceptorship and then we…
Simulation Education in the Practical Nursing Program
The second best thing to practice a skill on other then a person is a SIM doll. Simulation dolls are used during SIM labs to reenact a situation that you…
My Instructors in the Practical Nursing Program
The teachers at Stenberg College have really helped me and everyone in my class get this far into the program. Without their help and support we would not be where…
Balancing Nursing School and Everything Else
Balancing school 5 days a week, endless homework, studying for tests, sleeping, showering and remembering to eat, trying not to get fat while trying to have a social life can…
Second Practical Nursing Clinical Experience
Getting to go on clinical at the end of second semester is such a privilege. Working so hard all semester long, passing all your classes and finally being able to…
Studying Habits
It is very important to make friends while in school so that you have people who you can ask questions to and ask for help if you do not understand…
Learning to be a Professional
We started off first semester with classes called Professional Communications and Professional Practice. You don’t realize how important these classes are, or why on earth you actually need them until…
First Clinical Experience as a PN
My first clinical experience as a PN (Practical Nurse) was everything I thought it was going to be and more. The first day i remember being very nervous. Not knowing…
Hitting the Ground Running
Starting any new schooling experience can be scary and I still remember the first day we had at Stenberg. I knew Nursing was a hard program before I started so…
Choosing Nursing as a Career
Nursing has been something I have wanted to do since a very young age. I remember going to the hospitals and seeing all the equipment and people and ever since…