I am a college graduate. A Bachelor of Science in Nursing graduate. Let me share you my story. No one has ever told me to take up this course. When I was in highschool, 4th year to be precise, I was not yet sure what to take up, but as we all know, Nursing has been a monumental what-friggin'-ever-you-call-it in year 2000 and something. So I was like, okay I will take that, I will be just fine with that. Actually, in my younger years, probably in gradeschool, I wanted to become a doctor, a lawyer or even a CEO of a successful company. I also wanted to take Psychology, because I want to learn more about human behavior and to know what other people are thinking and why they choose to do certain things. I even took my entrance examination in UST, BS Psychology as my first choice, but my mom backed out, well that's another story.
As soon as I graduated from highschool, I already knew what I am going to take in College, BSN. Yes, BSN! I enrolled in Manila Central University, but eventually transferred to Our Lady of Fatima University, because of some matters. To put it briefly, in stages I appreciate every bit of this course that I chose. Little by little, I have come to realize that I can never imagine myself not being a full-grown nurse in the coming years. I learned to love Nursing with all my heart, do I have a choice? :p Nursing is not just nursing, it is an art. LOL! Seriously, it made me realize how to value the life that capital H-I-M above has given us.
After almost six years in college, 16 loooooong years of studying. I finally got my diploma. But I knew, that was definitely not the end of all. I needed to get my lazy ass and enroll in a review center, take and pass the boards ofcourse. Thank God I was fortunate enough to enroll in one of the best review centers in town, not to mention their top caliber reviewers. After 4 months of non-stop review, 10 hours a day, Mondays to Sundays, phew!!! The long wait is over. The night before the boards I went to sleep at around 9-10 pm, woke up at 4 am and went to church, to ask for His guidance, one last time before taking the PNLE. After 2 days of exam, finally, those 16 years spent in school, those hardships, those sufferings, it was all over! I know it will eventually compensate. I will just let God do the rest for me.
No words can express how exactly I felt last August 20, Saturday night. I knew the moment I checked my Twitter and Facebook that, that was the time the result will be released, with all the status updates and tweets my former professors and lecturers posted. I was really anxious and pressured. Yikes! And then boom! The results were released, I saw my name. Yes! I. SAW. MY. FUCKING. NAME!!! HAHAHAHA! I immedietly texted my mom to tell her the goodnews. I felt like crying the moment I saw my name. You can't blame me, after six years in College, I finally got what I wanted in life.
Well ofcourse, I wouldn't learn to love this course without the people who shared with me the knowledge about Nursing. My Clinical Instructors, my Professors, the Lecturers, hospital personnels, MY SHIELD FAMILY (Monumento Branch), Karen and Cez and ofcourse, Jason, the one who believed in me when no one else did. And to all, whom I share every bit of struggle and joy of pursuing my chosen path. I had, like all of us, my ups and downs while pursuing BSN.
The main reason why I am writing this is that I want to thank my parents for their endless support, unfailing and unconditional love that they keep on giving me. I wouldn't be to where I am right now without my parents, they have been extremely supportive to me. And I was delighted I was able to give my parents my diploma and my license. They truly deserve everything.
Before all else, I can no longer thank God for making all these things possible. I have been through a lot, during lectures, out of town duties, 16-hour duties, reviews and stuff. Or whenever I can no longer tell anybody or whatever I was going through, God has invariably comforted me. No one knows precisely about the pains and the struggles that I really had in college. I am blessed with everything that I have learned. All the memories I had in college and even in my gradeschool and highschool days will forever be cherished.
Passing the Philippine Nursing Licensure Examination was something that I really worked hard and prayed for. Something that could really make me the most happy girl in the world. The best gift ever! I guess when you really pray for something so hard and you really work hard to get it, God will give it to you. I can't really recall the time when I started praying for my license, from then on, I never stopped from praying and believing for it. And the long wait is over, I am really glad, I made it! :)
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