Who started her first IV today??

This girl!!!

I was nervous about being in the ER today for clinical.  I knew there was a high chance of having to start IVs  or Foleys, and I have practiced.....but haven't done either on an actual patient.  So I was nervous!  I was with an awesome nurse today, and she really helped make me feel more comfortable as the time came to start my first IV.  She walked through the catheter syringe with me, and as I was selecting the site I was going to stick, she helped me, and told me where to insert the needle at.  It was a success on the first try!!  I was so happy that I got it without having to try a bunch of times!!  I would have felt awful if I was that nursing student who put the patient through  a ton of sticks.  I got to start several IVs and I got to do some butterfly venipunctures to draw labs on a few other patients, and all of them were with just one stick!!

The amount of happiness this gives me can not be explained, and is otherwise considered a weird thing to be happy about by most people.  Who is happy that they stuck a needle into someone's vein and drew blood??! lol  Nursing students, that's who! :)

I also got a beam of hope that I may get to be in ICU for my Capstone.  That's all I am calling it for now because that may be all it ends up being, but it was enough to brighten my day.  I just have to get 100% on my first Critical Care exam, lol.  I was just happy that I was able to have some discussion with my instructor about it, and that she isn't solely going by our letters of intent (hopefully). 

Then my husband brings me roses when he comes home from work.  I am extremely excited about my day, and just gotta kick it into high gear and keep up with the rest of the semester!!!  So much excitement!!!