Blood, guts (well maybe not guts, just the stuff that moves through your bowels), and babies!

I got to help deliver my first baby last night! It was amazing! I thought I would be grossed out by the blood, fluid, and ok I won't give you guys any more details...but I wasn't, it truly was one of the neatest experiences I have ever had! What made it so neat you may ask? The family I worked with, they were such a neat family and you could see the bond they had. I got to work with this family from start to finish of the birthing process. And I loved being able to see the procedure through. Many time in nursing you are apart of the process but you don't get to see the whole process through with labor and delivery you do.

I also like the autonomy nurses in labor and delivery have, they do all the meds, checking of the patient, and they make decisions without having the call the Dr. every five minutes. It is an amazing area to work.

I am planning on applying for an externship this summer and have to pick what area I want to go into. Well that is easier said then done, there are so many things that sound interesting but it is hard to pick what you really want. I think I have decided on labor and delivery! You get the excitement of the ER, you get to spend time with your patients, and you have a lot of autonomy! PERFECT!

On the other hand, my life has been busy as usual. Full of lab simulations, clinicals paperwork, exams, reading, and lots and lots of busy work. At this point I am as tired as I was at the end of finals week last semester! I need an endless supply of energy and something to make my mind calm down when I try to go to sleep so I can actually sleep! maybe this is just nursing school syndrome, if so this may be a sleepless semester. As long as I make it through I don't care how much work it takes or how much busy work I have to endure I will make it. Because I LOVE it!