Well, it's official, a year after I applied for the course, I am now a fully fledged student nurse!! Amazing!
This week has been my induction week so I have been sat listening to lecturers talking about the course and what to expect etc which was good and it's made me really want to get going and learn! After 4 years of working I know it's going to be hard work making the cogs turn in my head again but I can't wait, I'm so excited!
I've got my first assignment (EBL group work) and have started studying and it's really interesting! Just been looking at the Activities of Living model of nursing so far, but I'm enjoying it already. The model makes a lot of sense to me - both in terms of understanding what it's going on about and also in terms of putting it into practice; it seems like a very sensible method of nursing. I'm actually looking forward to investigating the other models and seeing what they are all about!! Thinking back to my undergrad psychology degree I don't recall being as enthusiastic as I am now.
I met up with some friends tonight, one of whom has just finished the course I have just started, and we talked a lot about the course. It's made me more enthusiastic than I already was about being a mental health nurse. Right now, I cannot think of anything else I would rather be doing than training to be just that.
Yes, I know there will be days where I just want to cry and hide and run away from uni to my mum and dad, I know it will all get a bit much at some point, but I fully believe it will be worth every minute of stress and every tear (there will be tears I'm sure!) when I am registered and step foot into my very first job as "Helen Davis, RN (MH)".
Too excited!!
