Final Clinical Day

Today was our final clinical day at St. Mary's Hospital. Mrs. April set a great example of a compassionate and attentive nurse, willing to inconvenience herself for the patients in a way that was heart warming and encouraging. With us she was constantly soothing and encouraging and helped us perform the procedures in spite of the shaking in our knees and the sweat running down our backs.

I was struck by the weight of responsibility we carried, performing invasive procedures and speaking into the patients' lives. Cool! Although we introduced ourselves as nursing students, the patients seemed to feel we were already nurses and asked many questions to which we do not yet know the answers.

I enjoyed my time there and learned a great deal. Pictured L-R: Dana, Mrs. April, Tu, Kristen, Amy, Brittany, me, Susan, Kelly