Small Nursing fish in a big Medical pond…

After every new beginning is a reflective moment where one decides that either the thing just experienced was exactly as previously expected, amazingly above and beyond all expectations, or somewhere in the middle. My mind was completely blown after today, to say the least. Knowing that I was one of the few nursing students coming to the group had left me with mixed feelings; even after having read the required book that discusses how the field of patient safety should be unified from both sides, I was painfully aware that perhaps these feelings aren’t yet mutual (hence the need for these conferences). Human emotion though, and caring for others allows us to cross many bridges and separate boundaries which can help diminish the safety gap from all disciplines. It occurred to me several times today that not only am I not alone in my feelings about expectations and concerns, but… Continue reading →