Finally, I feel that I have finished this semester completely. I had my final physical assessment yesterday in my Advanced Assessment class and did great. Now I just have eto wait for a few grades to come through for this class and I can put my mind at complete ease. I picked up my cap and gown yesterday too. Finally I see progress towards my final goal of FNP. I can now say next year I will be done with my MSN. It feels great to meet goals and finishing my BSN was one of the biggest ones. Even though I will go to school this summer, I have a month off to rest and have my baby. So many great things to look forward too! This has been an educational semester and I feel that I accomplished so much, but I am glad it is over. I hope to never have to take 5 classes at once again, but it is doable!

I had a chance to speak with the DON today where my change project was implemented. She said that she had been receiving great feedback from nurses and lab personnel. Everyone is feeling comfortable using the new needles now, and some even say they are easier to use than the old ones. I will continue to talk to staff and the DON over the next few months to see how things are going. It will be interesting to see the needlestick log book after this has been in place for a while to see if there have been a reduction of needlesticks throughout the year. I have already received feedback that needlesticks have been prevented, so I think that when I go back to review the information after several months, I should see good results. I am especially glad that everyone is getting use to the new needles and feel that they have made a difference. This is a change that will need to be monitored over time though to see the real results, but so far so good!