almost....

I almost witnessed the coolest miracle in the world on tuesday. okay, i witnessed most of it. it was my first day of clinical and after the orientation part, we were thrown right into the labour & delivery ward. at first i just watched my labouring patient. by the end of my time there, she was pushing and i was running around helping the nurse getting towels and cold cloths for her forehead and even charting a bit, and holding her leg for her.... man, what a crazy experience the birthing process is. [for those of you who have actually given birth, you know what i'm talknig about. more, in fact, than i do.] anyways, by the end of my 12-hour shift, she was close, but not close enough for me to stick around longer. when i got home, i was so pumped. i was bouncing off the walls. wow. i mean, after my first day of my geriatric clinical ['geriatric' basically means 'old people', in case you wanted to know], i can't say i was exactly this pumped. hmmmm. i'm definately viewing this experience as a possible future career [in labour & delivery]. we shall see where God leads.


for all you moms and dads reading this, any advice on being a good student nurse? any bad experiences? i love these kinds of stories! ya, i may be weird. maybe even a bit gross. oh well.