I Never Assumed

I Never Assumed 

 a reflection from a student

I never assumed nursing school was going to be easy. All of the posts on Pinterest and Facebook did their fair share of assuring me that the two year journey that I was about to embark on was going to be anything but easy. 

I never assumed that life would become so busy so fast. I thought I would study harder and longer than I had in the past, but nothing would prepare me for 12 hour long study sessions staring down the cold, hard face of the whiteboard and the inky black sea of my notes in utter fear and apprehension.

I never assumed that my life would be consumed by school. Long days in class, yes- that was to be expected. The long hours out of class with paperwork, homework, skills verifications, test preparation... that was what I hadn't expected.

I never assumed that nursing school was going to be easy. I never assumed that I would break down in tears over simple tasks- feeling overwhelmed by the scope of it all. 

but...

I never assumed that I would find some of my lifelong friends here, those kind of friends who pick up your pieces and put you back together looking better than you had before. Those friends who come to your rescue no matter the crisis- be it a difficult patient, relationship, test, or just a difficult day ... and yet I have.

I never assumed that I would learn more in 3 months than I ever had in my two years of prerequisites combined and be confident enough to demonstrate them in practice in the hospital... and yet I have.
 

I never assumed that my professors would be so incredibly willing to help. I never assumed that my professors would go out of their way to make things "click" for me. I never assumed that they would pray with me and for me if I needed them to do so. That they would know me by name and become my refuge from the storm... and yet they are.

I never assumed that Georgia Baptist would become a second home, and yet here I am competent, comfortable, and at peace.

I never assumed that here is the place to find your fulfillment and vocation... and yet it is.

I never assumed that perhaps Georgia Baptist was my ticket to understanding deep personal strength and compassion; that here was the place to grow and learn. 

So perhaps it is time that I stop assuming.

-Sydney Morfoot, NS.
Class of 2018
Jesse Mercer Steward