Today I spent 2 hours with the residents of Aegis.
It was a fun day for me! For the 45 minutes, I lead a conversation on the importance of nurses. I shared my nursing goals with six ladies. It was wonderful hearing their feed back and how they believed in me to become a nurse. We agreed that nurses must have a passion for helping people and they must love what they do. (It can apply to any occupation.) To me, it doesn't matter who you are, I will help you. The residents knew that. We also discussed the importance of willing to learn and be educated. As a nurse, you can never stop learning. I shared with them that my experience being with them has taught me so much. When I told them that tomorrow would be my last day, they gave me so much advice and luck for the future. It was so so so sweet of the ladies. Nursing was a fun topic to lead. I had them participating the entire time and I felt so comfortable with them.
The next hour involved bingo. I sat next to a woman named Mary and watched her play. I told her I would be her lucky charm and during the first round of bingo, she won! :) It's adorable because she remembers her bingo cards by heart. Mary said, "I've used my bingo cards so many times, I already know when a number is mine!" I can tell you, elderly folks take their bingo very seriously!
For the last 15 minutes, I went to visit LN (Life's Neighborhood). Ann Marie was doing some musical therapy. She played the piano and residents were singing along to the music. Again, LN isn't as lively as AL since the residents have more severe stages of Alzheimer's Disease. All in all, things were going well and it seemed as though the residents were doing just fine today.
Tomorrow is the day. 25 hours complete. They've taught me so much. Joe, my mentor, has taught me so much and he's been a great role model. I'm not sure what to think at this point right now. Am I happy or am I sad? I guess I'll find out tomorrow.
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