geezer pleazer

my ultimate goal in clinical was to please the old people.  

they were {for the most part} cute, sweet, and altogether helpless.

it's been lifechanging to work with them.

they know so much more than me,

and even though i didn't know what i was doing....

and i was sometimes afraid,

they were kind and patient.

each thursday, i was challenged as i had to walk into a patients room,

wake them up,

check their blood glucose,

get them dressed,

take them to the toilet,

give them a bath,

check their vitals,

give them a shot,

do a physical assessment,

etc. etc. etc.

even though it was difficult, 

i learned so much from the patients i helped.

their strength and positive attitude in an almost hopeless situation.

their poise.

their willingness to let me {a student who doesn't know very much yet}

help them as best as i could.

while i was in clinical, i wished for it to be over.

now that it's over,

i wish i could do it all over again.

i had so much fun.

but next semester is medical-surgical,

and with it a whole new array of patients to help, meds to pass, things to learn, fun to have.

i am grateful to be in the nursing program, 

and work with these wonderful people:

and these two girls, who kept me sane through it all.....