Nursing school has been everything everyone has told me and more, so much more. I have gained knowledge and I have gained friends. I have gained insight into myself and the kind of nurse I want to be. These are all great things, however, I have also gained weight. Between the long days of sitting […]
Holiday Gift Guide for the Nurse or Nursing Student
The holidays are upon us and most of us are not ready. Right now, nursing students everywhere are frantically studying for finals and HESI exams, writing care plans and papers and basically just trying to survive this semester. It has been 3 1/2 months of class, labs, clinicals, exams, homework, care plans and, most likely, […]
Finding My Purpose
My nursing school journey began in August of 2009. I was 38 years old with two kids, a husband, a house, and a dog. Up to that point, I had had a successful 17-year career in marketing and advertising. I had been vice-president of a small local ad agency, owned my own business and had […]