Inspiration Please

[LadyK82]

I just started my second semester in an ADN program and I have been going non-stop. I am so stressed out and have started to really get discouraged and wonder if I'm in over my head.

In clinical last week, just before post conference, a Code Blue was called on my floor. So me, and two other nursing students ran into the room to help/observe.

The patient had gone into cardiac arrest and stopped breathing. Immediatley all of the nurses from every corner of the hospital ran into the room. I have to say that the nurses were incredible and performed with confidence. To make a long story short, after a few rounds of CPR and some epi, the patient started breathing & was stabalized and taken to ICU.

It was really inspirational to see the nurses in action like that. It never crossed my mind that I would see a life saved that day. So, the moral of my story is that all the stress I'm going through today may save a life tomorrow. Many of us complain about the bad stuff.... but is there anything that has inspired you to keep going?? Please share.... I need some positive feedback.

[kahumai, RN]

No matter how bad my day was, how tired I am, or how much information I still have to get from mt patient's chart, if they say "thank you" to me when I leave or tell me that I helped make them feel better, it's all worth it. We all have days when you get what you least expected; I think that by choosing nursing as a career, though, you have to expect the unexpected because that's when you react the best. Those nurses doing the code were just doing their jobs, and one day it'll be you...or me...or any one of us...working on the code. Keep your head up; you'll get there one day!

[twinmommy+2, ADN, BSN, MSN]

When I was in my Peds rotation, there was a girl there who had been in an accident (large garbage truck hit her truck). We were told in report that she was 17, very large (about 350-400 lbs) and didn't want to do anything on her own. Plus, this was the first day on Peds rotation so I didn't know where anything was and was nervous of course.

So I met her and started to work with her and found out that on top of the pain from all the bruising, she was just scared. Her parents kind of indulged her alot so she didn't deal with any stress very well.

We knew that she had to get out of bed that day. She had been in bed for a couple of days and we were getting worried about DVTs forming. So, after hours and hours of coaxing, we finally helped her to get to her chair. We made her challenge herself and she took us up on the challenge and just did it.

I went in there thinking what a hard day I had in store for me but came out thinking that I really helped that girl and that she needed a strong willed person like me to help her over that initial hump.

So, I think back on those moments. It helps to keep me on focus on why I'm in school in the first place!

[beautimouslove]

Getting discouraged is a part of the career choice that we have made. If you were confident about 'codes' or anything pertaining to sustaining a human life then you should be discouraged. Your doing great, a code is a huge responsibility and should shake reality into all of us. Just remember that you made it thus far for a reason while others around you were dropping out like flies. Your thoughts and how you are formulating, and tweaking your thoughts are going to make you that much better of an RN.

This semester I have clinicals in the hospital were my daddy passed away. Strange, but I feel at peace within my self when I am there. It re-energies me.