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For all of you that beleive in the power of prayer, please pray for my niece. The family has just been called in. They say there is nothing they can do. It’s all in God’s hands at this time. I’m on my way to Birmingham, and we really need your prayers.
Glenda
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I know that the way my mind works probably seems silly to some. I get so excited over blogging and I’m constantly encouraging you to succeed and most of all the way that I look at other people and their pain. For instance, some people can’t walk in a nursing home, let alone, work there. But for me, I count it as an opportunity of being able to give something to someone that otherwise might not have received it. I think of hospice as a chance to show love to someone before they die that might otherwise have never known it.
Each time that I write something I am putting a small piece of who I am on paper. It is a small piece of me and sometimes I find myself wondering what type of picture that I’m building. I think it’s important that we all take a good hard look at ourselves so that we can strive to do better. There are so many areas of improvement that I’m constantly finding in my life. It is a never ending battle, or at least it shouldn’t be. We should never be satisfied with status quo.
That’s why I was really disappointed when our class had to be reminded of that. We have lost the privilege of using our books on test, and now we have lost the privilege of getting our grades back early. I’m not upset over their decisions, I support them, but I’m saddened over the fact that it came to that. Dr. Jones made an excellent point that hit home with me when she mentioned how some people, when they are rooted, really feel responsible for other people, and did she ever hit the nail on the head. I don’t feel responsible in causing what happened, but to some degree I feel responsible for our class, because I’m a part of it. I just wish that I could wave a magic wand so that everyone could see that we are not just taking classes anymore. We’re not just sitting and listening in a classroom striving for a grade, those days are gone.
We are in training to become a nurse, a lecturer, a teacher, an advocate and so much more. We are under the wings of our instructors and Dr. Jones, but one day we’re all going to have to fly solo. Some will fly high, and some will fly so-low only to crash and burn.
The funny thing is, I want you ALL to fly high, myself included, that is if you’re willing to be a professional and uphold the standards of nursing. Now here goes my silly ways again—I like the high standards of what it means to be a nurse, the sense of accomplishment and respect that it carries when you identify yourself with that title. I don’t want the standards of nursing to be lessened to where everyone and anything goes. I would hate for the sense of pride and professionalism to be taken from the word NURSE.
I think of Dr. Jones as the coach and the instructors are the center, and the quarterback. Their teaching, and at times, they throw us the ball and it’s our turn to run the play. When the ball is thrown to me, I want to know what to do with it. I don’t want to be running around in circles, or running in the opposite direction, or constantly being tackled. I want to get in the end zone. I want to score, and each of you should feel the same way.
We practice daily and we run the plays over and over again in our minds, and we know what is expected of us. I hope that we can all learn from things that have happened thus far, and be more determined to work as a team and be able to win regardless of who the ball is thrown to. If the ball is thrown and it lands in the second row, I want to catch it and run with it, but what if it’s thrown to someone in the last row? Regardless if it’s the last, middle, or the first row, whatever, I want the person holding that ball to know exactly what to do and to be able to run like there is no tomorrow. I want to block for you or do whatever I can so that you can run in that end zone to be able to do your victory dance–because when you win, I win and everyone in our class does, just as the client, family and community at large will—even NACC wins when they are graduating top of the line nurses.
I want the quarterback and the center, and especially the coach to have to scratch their hands and say, “Did you just see that play into the end zone?” I never want anyone to be left out that is trying, but I hate it when those that might not be trying began to bring the team down. When it gets to that point, I don’t think you’ll be part of the team much longer. No coach will allow players who don’t come to practice, run the plays, or follow the rules, stay on the team long because it defeats the purpose of having a team.
We have had enough games now, test if you will, that if your scores are not up to par, there is going to be some weeding done. I am not trying to discourage you, I’m trying to do a reality check and encourage you to do whatever it takes to get geared up and ready. If you want it, I still believe that you have time and can do it. I want us all to make it. The only ones that I want to lose are the people who have no desire to work, learn, and to be a productive part of the team. If that helmet fits you then I would ask.”Have you ever considered another sport?”
Remember you don’t get to the playoffs over night. If you really want this and you’re thinking your grades are not good enough there’s still time. There’s still time to pull them up, but there’s not still time to put off getting it down. Today, this minute, you should already be doing ALL that you can do to study, organize your time, change your studying habits if necessary, talk to an instructor, get in a study group, or whatever it takes to pull those grades up. No teammate, coach, friend or family can do it for you; it must come from the desire within YOU!
Here’s to being the best and never having to play tailback– always having to hear, “Get your tail back on the sidelines!”
10-22- 38 HUT!
Glenda
