Reflections on My First Year of Nursing

It’s hard to believe that it has been over a year and a half now since I started my nursing career. I always heard that I would learn more in my first year working as nurse than I ever did in nursing school. And goodness was this true! I didn’t know how many things I…

Just Breathe

Breathe, just breathe Come and rest at my feet And be, just be Chaos calls but all you really need Is to just breathe Breathe. It sounds like such a simple statement, but do you know how powerful a single breath can be? Just think about it: how often do you consciously contemplate taking air…

A New Mentality: My Psychiatric Clinical Experience

Mental health. Depression. Mania. Hallucinations. What mental images do these words evoke for you? Going into this semester, I remember promising myself that I would face my psychiatric clinicals with an open mind. Though I have never had any interest in pursuing mental health as my full-time career, I realize how essential it is to…