Sarah Whitlock has three words to describe her reaction to seeing a hand in a ditch while driving late one August night: “I was petrified.” The 21-year-old nursing student who attends Presentation College in Aberdeen, S.D., was driving along South Fork Road in Cody, WY—her hometown—around 11:30 p.m. on August 12. Despite the darkness, she saw a hand sticking out of a roadside ditch. “It scared me half to death,”...  Read More »

After performing pop rock country tunes on a bright stage surrounded by tens of thousands of screaming fans, Jason Marks should be able to perform clinical rotations with a steady hand. “It was very exciting and more fun than I’ve had in a long time,” says Marks with a slight Southern drawl. Marks, who attends Cape Fear Community College (CFCC) in Wilmington, N.C., has been a practicing musician for several years and has...  Read More »

Forty days and counting! Graduation is sneaking right up on me! I can’t believe how fast this semester has gone by, and I am starting to feel a little sad about the end of nursing school (never thought that day would come). Nursing school has been a place where I have found who I am, and who I want to become. It has forced me to make hard decisions and instilled in me the ability to think critically in a variety of instances. I will...  Read More »

For many nursing students, the last semester of college is a wonderful, memorable time. Classes are winding down, people start treating you like the adult you are, and free time and good friends are easy to find. Then a funny thing happens. Reality sets in. And you can spell reality with three letters: J-O-B. Our Last Semester columnist, Chelsea, gives us a glimpse into the anxiety. In the past few weeks of her clinical experience, Chelsea...  Read More »