Two years

I have been training as a nurse for two years now. I have seen and done things that are incredible, scary and rewarding, often all at once. Additionally I have met some incredible people, both colleagues and patients, and this experience is steadily building me into a real nurse.

Right now I'm on my summer holiday, and I'm working a summer job to pay bills and fund next years study while trying to do some reading for next year. I don't feel like a student nurse, I feel like a normal person, and I hate it. My second year placements went well, I passed, and got good grades and a good review, and I am raring to go for my final year. Every day spent working in my office job is another I'm not learning to be a better practitioner and exactly as I hoped, this enforced break working in the real world has made me miss hospital more than ever.

Only another 6 weeks until I become a real student again, and I cannot wait, roll on third year!