Clinical placement in January!

Since I applied to this program, I was told that in second semester we were going to be in clinical placements. I had no idea where, who we would be taking care of or what my responsibilities would be, all I knew is that I was very nervous and excited! Throughout first semester in my Foundations for nursing Practicum class, we were told that we would be going to hospitals for our placements in the geriatric ward. Progressively, we learnt that we would take vital signs, transfer clients from bed to wheelchair, reposition clients and do range of motion excercises with them, etc. We learnt several skills that weren't easy to achieve because they were all new to me, but I was very eager for the chance to learn them. With practice I know I will become more and more comfortable doing them. Therefore, with clinical less than a month away, I feel reassured that even though I will be nervous to perform the skills for the first time, I am ready to apply what I learned in class on clients.


(University of New Brunswick, 2008)