After 5 long months of waiting, I finally got my license! It truly was and is a humbling experience. I've learned a lot by not being able to practice as a nurse. Yes, I will be able to learn more as a nurse, but there are certain things that you don't see when you start out in a higher position. You can definitely see and compare how a good nurse acts, and how others are just lazy slobs who just care about their paychecks. I'm fine with them telling me what to do and cleaning patients up and doing the "dirty" work. It's my job. But what irks me about other nurses is when you're in the middle of something in another room and the nurses still have to call you, the assistant, to give them a glass of water or assist patients to the toilet when they're already in there. Basic nursing care dude. We all learned how to do it in nursing school.
You can also see how people act towards you, if they don't know you're a nurse, and if they know you're a nurse. Sometimes, they might not say it outright, but you can feel them look down on you when you don't have a degree. And it hurts because you know you are as capable as they are. You just can't practice your profession. One of my coworkers told me she "respects" me more when she found out I was a nurse. That's pure BS. I try to avoid her as much as I can when we work at the same day.
And so I take these learnings with me and hope to be a better nurse. I got my license! Oh yeah!
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