Hi babes and welcome to the Nurse Thelms Says series! If you’re not familiar or are new here, my name is Thelma and I am a registered nurse. I specialize in patients with liver issues who need or will soon need a transplant. I also make it my job as a registered nurse to understand the body in its entirety, so that I can be a form of resource for all. Continue Reading
So the cat’s out the bag. I cried at work. Thursday was tough. Like unusually tough. I found myself struggling to keep a handle on it all. Funny enough, I tried to power through it all at the start of the shift.
Well wait.
Let me go back.
Wow, 30 days as a Registered Nurse?! Time flies when you’re having fun. Those words have never been truer than they are right now, at this point in my life. It’s been 3 months since I graduated from nursing school and one month since I started working in the hospital as a registered nurse. BRB, just going to do a quick happy dance before continuing because — your girl is doing big thangs y’all. WHOOP!
It still feels surreal that my time spent in nursing school was worth it and led me to this point. That I reached a goal I had fought for tooth and nail. I’m not sure if the wonder of that will ever go away. & To be honest, I hope it never does. In light of having the first month under my belt, because big thangs obvi. I figured what better time than now to share! SO keep reading as I look back on my first 30 days as a registered nurse. Recounting my experiences and the things I’ve learned because of them. Continue Reading
Excited, but slightly anxious.
That’s the best way I can summarize how I feel about starting my nurse journey. Continue Reading
Just reading the tail end of of today’s blog post title out loud gives me shivers. Solely because it’s so freaking surreal that I’m getting ready to enter my final semester of nursing school. It feels like just yesterday that I was excited, but scared shitless. Not knowing what to expect, but so pumped to reach my end goal at some point. Continue Reading
