The End is Near November 29, 2007
Posted by servingthesavior in life.Tags: encouragement, life, nursing, school
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I like the new look of my blog now. The picture featured at the top is the view from the top of Mount Nebo (the one in Arkansas, not the Bible 
). I will probably change it regularly.
Just as an update to my previous post, I’m not feeling as discouraged today. I had clinicals at Children’s Hospital and I sort of realized just how blessed I am. I’ve always known, but it really hit home that I have it pretty good. I’m not in the hospital. I don’t have a baby who has spent their entire life in a hospital. Some of the kids there have such sad stories, but you would never know it. Most of them just smile and love the time you spend with them. Those children are so precious, I wish I could stay up there with them all the time. I fell in love with my little patient today. He was an absolute doll, and all he wanted was a little attention. Well, I GAVE it to him! I hope he does well. Children’s is an amazing place. I wouldn’t mind working there. I am starting to think Pediatrics may not be my field though. I always thought it would be, but now I’m not so sure.
People ask me “Do you like pediatrics?” I say “yes.” “Do you like med/surg?” I say “It’s ok.” “Do you like Community?” I say “I could do that.” But when they ask “Do you like surgery?” I get excited. Nothing grabs my attention and excites me more than surgery. God made the human body so amazing! It’s so interesting to see how it works and see all the things that can be done to fix it. I had the priveledge of watching a surgery performed in the neonatal intensive care unit last week on a 2 lb. baby. It was sad, but incredible at the same time. Yes, I’m beginning to think I may end up being a surgical nurse after all is said and done. Time will tell…
To reference my title, I can’t believe the semester is almost over. Today was our last day in the hospital. Next week clinicals are meetings and on campus. Next week is our last week of classes. I have finals the following Monday and Wednesday, then I am FINISHED! One more semester to go and I’ll be graduating! We’re ordering our pins and invitations Monday. Soon after we’ll be getting our caps and gowns fitted. It’s all happening! I never thought I’d FINALLY graduate! In a little over 5 months I’ll have my BSN. I can’t wait.
I have a friend whose five-year-old son was almost killed in September when their van wrapped around a tree. He had a head wound and none of the doctors expected him to make it, but praise God, his two CT scans came back showing no internal bleeding. He did have to have a very large amount of stitching in his face, but the testimony his mother gives has changed lives. He was able to go home from the hospital in SIX days. And a few weeks later, he came up to her and told her that Jesus came from the sky and wrapped His HUGE hands around his forehead and body during the crash and pushed on him so hard that it hurt. He kept repeating how huge His hands were. My friend looked back over the photos and realized that his head had been pushed back against the seat and there was no way he could have been pushed forward (which happens in most wrecks) without his head being cut off. I should have done my own post on this, but when you talked about pediatrics, this came to mind. I’m still amazed. God still works miracles today!