Thoughts on First Clinical

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As the first semester of my year one nursing program comes to an end, I can’t help but wonder about my clinical experience in the upcoming semester. I must say that I am both nervous and excited about going to my first clinical. At this moment, I still feel that I am not yet prepared and ready for the ups and downs that I may experience during clinical. I feel that I don’t yet have a full understanding of myself. Everyone says that each individual has an ability that makes each one of them special, this is something that I am still searching in myself. I continue to ask myself what my special abilities are. What makes me different from everyone else?
According to the some fourth year nursing students that I was given the chance to speak with, I was told that it is normal for a person to feel unsure about their first clinical and no one can really predict what to expect. I also was told that as I continue to progress in the nursing profession, I will eventually have great understanding of myself and be able to recognize my strengths and weaknesses.

Reflection in Nursing

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Reflections are of great importance in the nursing profession. I am very appreciative of how the nursing program greatly emphasizes on the importance of reflection in the program. Reflections help people in better understanding themselves because by reflecting they are able to learn their strengths and weaknesses.
In my opinion, nurses should be able to take the time to reflect on their own life experiences. When a nurse takes the time to reflect, he/she is able to learn from mistakes he/she made from past experiences, which would consecutively help him/her in making the right decisions when caring for patients in the future.

Jehovah's Witnesses & Blood Transfusions

In my opinion, one of the main things that make the Jehovah’s Witnesses so unique is their refusal in accepting blood transfusion. Jehovah’s Witnesses base their beliefs according to the bible. They believe that the scriptures in the bible are God’s inspired words and commands. In the Bible, there are scriptures (such as Gen. 9:4, and Lev. 17:14) that emphasize on the importance of not accepting the blood of another, for the blood is like the soul of that person.
Therefore whenever a member of the Jehovah’s Witness is seriously injured and needs a blood transfusion, that member rejects the blood transfusion even though they will die without it. This rationality makes me question whether the deaths of so many innocent people by the Jehovah’s Witnesses are truly the commands of God.



Jkwwfi. (2006). Jehovah’s Witnesses & Blood Transfusions [Video]? Retrieved November 29, 2008, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBW_nKOdfgY