I wanted to share with all of you a tip that I wish somebody would have shared with me sooner….<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During your prerequisites, or even if you are currently in nursing school, I would highly recommend <\/em>getting involved in any clubs or organizations that do volunteer work to serve the community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I say this because a couple of years ago I had the opportunity to go on a medical brigade to Ghana, in West Africa. While there I was able to practice many hands-on skills and was also able to shadow many healthcare professionals such as nurses, doctors, ophthalmologist, etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As a pre-nursing student getting your hands a little dirty is something that is very useful in your learning experience because it gives you a chance to practice on real patients, practice therapeutic communication, and it allows you to practice many other skills that you would not be able to do in a classroom setting. At first, I was nervous to see real patients because this was something that I had never been exposed to in the past, but we were always working alongside a licensed healthcare professional, so it made it easier to ask questions and\/or get guidance in areas that we were not comfortable in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I cannot begin to explain to all of you how much this trip changed my overall perspective on health care and how it gave me the confirmation that I needed to become a nurse. If you can get involved, whether that\u2019s at your community college, university, or even a local volunteer center, I say DO IT- there\u2019s NOTHING to lose and everything to gain from an experience like this! <\/p>\n\n\n\n It has taught me to be more humble, to not take life for granted, to give back to the community when I can do so, that there is more to life than what I\u2019ve become accustomed to here in my town, and of course, it has shown me how much I love serving others. There\u2019s just something about giving back to the community and seeing others smile that lights a fire again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I came back from this trip more open-minded and eager than ever to become the best nurse that I can possibly be, not only myself but ultimately for others! I encourage all of you to travel the world and experience healthcare in a different way. I promise you when you do this you will start to look at life from a different perspective and, in my opinion, it just makes you a better person all around. If you can have the same feeling of fulfillment and excitement, why wouldn\u2019t you take advantage of it? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I wanted to share with all of you a tip that I wish somebody would have shared with me sooner…. During your prerequisites, or even if you are currently in nursing school, I would highly recommend getting involved in any clubs or organizations that do volunteer work to serve the community. I say this because a…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":962,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","footnotes":""},"topic":[67],"class_list":["post-961","blog-post","type-blog-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","topic-student-life"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n