so im back. BH my internet is back up.. long story (virus wiped out our whole comp system etc) but hopefully its here to stay now.
mepal, no i dont need to do interning. part of being in nursing school is doing actual clinical work. i started it about 3wks into school, and we were in the hospital as student nurses throughout my 2 years. so its a little different than med school where you do your interning after learning for 4yrs or whatever. by us, we practice on the patients as we are learning! 🙂 just kidding, our clinical instructor is there with us throughout.
though i have to admit the first time i gave a patient an injection i was shaking in my boots and the guy was just sitting there calmly like he was on the beach. it was pretty hysterical. (though i must say i did a good job! no complaint from him!)