The Rural Nursing
Experience
By: Maritza Lima BScN (c)
Fear of the Unknown
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step” – Confucius
(500 B.C.)
Accepting the rotations across the Huron Perth County is the beginning of this journey…
A Changing Work Environment
Changing Colleagues
Staff at Stratford General Hospital
Self-direction and independence were fostered with the encouragement of supportive preceptors and colleagues
Staff at Goderich Marine & General
Hospital
The interprofessional collaboration between nurses, physicians, laboratory and x-ray technicians enhanced the experience as a student.
Staff at Wingham & District Hospital
The people encountered in the rural nursing experience are proud of practicing in this field and have made the experience unforgettable.
Living Environment
Staying Healthy
Cooking as Therapeutic
Professional Growth
Vast opportunities for attainment of various clinical skills
Practicing to care for acute and complex clients
Prepare for and assist in casting
Performing 12-lead ECG
Using the defibrillator Learning to interpret X-rays
Learning from physicians
Learning from nurses
Learning from x-ray technician
While collaborating and working with a team
Fostering independence and self-direction
Leisure provides passive, recuperative, and restorative opportunities and is a means of coping with stress
(Trenberth & Dewe 2002).
A Day as a Farm Girl
Dan and his horse, owner of the largest organic pig farm in
Ontario.
So many babes!
A Day as a Farm Girl
At the dairy farm
A baby calf looking for milk
Living Life …the Country Style
First time quilting
First time snowmobiling!
First time four-wheeling!
Time has flown by and I did not feel like I was doing school or work…
“Choose a job you love and you’ll never have to work a day in your life” – Confucius (500 B. C.)
References
Confucius. (500 B.C.). Analects. [Electronic Version]. Retrieved
April 4, 2008 from http://www.confucius.org/index.html
Earvolino-Ramirez, M. (2007). Resilience: A concept analysis.
Nursing Forum, 42 (2), 73-82.
Retrieved March 15, 2008 from ProQuest database.
Lazarus, R. S., & Folkman, S. (1984). Stress, appraisal and coping.
New York: Springer.
McConkey, A. (2005). The immune system . Manitoba Agriculture,
Food and Rural Initiatives. Retrieved April 4, 2008 from http://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/organizations/wi/mwi11s01.h
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Trenberth, L., & Dewe, P. (2002). The importance of leisure as a means of coping with work related stress: An exploratory study. Conselling Psychology Quarterly, 15 (1), 59-72.
Retrieved February 12, 2008 from CINHAL database.
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