I am beginning to feel like a nurse. I mean, I've been a nurse for a few months now. I've been working full time on a medicine ward and I have learned so much while there. I guess the turning point that made me feel like a real nurse, was when another nurse asked me how to do something. You see, I was still feeling like a student. Someone that needed to learn from everyone else, but couldn't really teach. But now, I have people asking me questions....and the surprising thing is that I have an answer. I know what I'm doing and what I'm talking about. I feel confident in my skills. I know I don't have all the answers. And I still need to ask questions. But I'm asking them as a nurse asking a coworker. Not as a student asking a teacher.

It's a good feeling.