Danielle Klement

Final Analysis

My journey in obtaining my Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) at Bon Secours

Memorial College of Nursing is about to come to an end. I really did not think this day would

ever come. My journey started August of 2015 and here I am now, about to graduate this May of

2019. I looked back at my mid-point analysis and it feels like forever ago when I wrote that.

When I first started the program back in 2015, I was very unsure about being a nurse. I always

knew I wanted to work in the medical field but I wasn’t 100 percent sure about becoming a

nurse. I was very nervous when school first started, going through the first semester I only had

two nursing classes at the time. Once competencies started and we were going to the hospitals, I

started really doubting myself. I felt scared and nervous going into every clinical but I pushed

through because there was something telling me to keep going, so I did.

My second sophomore semester was a bumpy ride for me. I had my first competencies

class where I learned basic skills such as bed baths and how to make beds. That first bed bath

was so scary! I remember going in with my partner and we just looked at each other scared to

death. Then life decided to throw me curveballs. First I had to have an emergency knee surgery

which took me out of school for about 6 weeks. Then towards the end of the semester, my

mother was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. So I was in school full time and I was her only

caregiver at the time. I still managed to push through and learn so much about nursing, but also

myself. My whole journey through this program has been a rollercoaster of ups and downs.

Then my junior year came around and if I am being completely honest, a lot of this is a

blur to me. I took my first semester part time so I could take care of my mom. I just had so much

going on in school and in my life in general. The content was so intense and so much to take in. I

can remember stressing out so much over every single ANS test. I did love pathopharmacolgy
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though, I enjoyed that class very much. I thought it was so interesting and I did well in the class.

I continued to learn more skills in my second competencies class, like medication administration,

starting IV’s, etc. This year was even harder than sophomore year, not only was the school load

three times as much but the material was harder to learn. In the very beginning of the second

semester of junior year my mom passed away from pancreatic cancer and my world was

completely turned upside down. I do not remember much from this semester, it was all a blur to

me. I just tried my best and kept going. I continued to learn as much as I could and put all my

efforts into becoming the best nurse I could be, not only for me but for my mom. I owe my

strength to her.

Senior year finally got here and I couldn’t believe it. I was so nervous and excited about

this semester. I had heard that this was so much more difficult than junior year and that terrified

me. On the other hand, I had been waiting since 2015 to learn about women’s health and

pediatrics. That has always been a field I was interested in and I would love to work on the Labor

and Delivery floor one day. I enjoyed this semester very much, it was harder than I expected but

I still loved it. I have just recently completed my immersion, which is crazy to say out loud. I did

my immersion at St. Francis in the emergency department. I never expected to learn so much in

such a short period of time. I believe that my skills, knowledge, and attitudes have changed so

much over the years but they have changed drastically since immersion. Every day I was there, I

learned something new. Of course there are things I still feel like I need to practice to get better

at like SBAR reporting and communicating with other healthcare professionals. I practiced all

the skills I learned in competencies and I used all the knowledge I’d learned over the years.

Immersion really brought everything together for me, it showed me the bigger picture. I’m very

grateful for that experience.

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It’s so hard to believe that I will be graduating May 16th this year. It’s been a long time

coming and its finally here. I am so ready and excited but scared and nervous at the same time. I

have accepted my first RN job in the ICU, I wasn’t expecting to find a job so quickly. I attended

the Interview day at the Hilton Hotel earlier this semester and I found that to be very helpful.

Overall, this journey to become an RN has been a crazy, challenging, insightful, and a wonderful

learning experience. I could not have done it without the support of my family, friends, and the

staff of Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing. I am thankful for this experience and I can’t

wait to see what this future holds.