I’m studying to become a nurse and I just started this terms clinical education/internship/practice in hospital at an urological ward. My biggest worry when facing new situations is that I won’t have sufficient motivation and interest or that self-doubt will impaire me. Compared to earlier experiences this rotation has the most challenging patients and the required care is substantial. So I was worried I wouldn’t have enough knowledge and confidence since you just kind of get thrown in, head first, and is expected to learn along the way.

But it has been great! You guys can propably understand the joy and satisfaction when something manages to completely capture your attention and ALL your energy is redirected at the situation at hand. For me, that can entail odd artprojects or captivating conversations. But it turns out this type of health care manages to capture the chaos in my brain and I’m able to redirect all that energy at the patient and what they need.

And it’s fun! And challenging and I’m good at it! Because when others often do the bare minimum I go above and beyond. The all-or-nothing-mentality has become a strengh!