progress

We had a EMT-Intermediate student do her ride along hours at our department today. She was not so great, she needs a lot of help, bless her heart. I did what I could. As I was talking to Tom about her, about my frustrations in trying to teach someone who knew so little, he said to remember that I was once like that. I denied this. Multiple times. As a student I knew the algorithms like the back of my hand. But he was right in one aspect, I was really timid. I found myself telling the student what Josh used to tell me about getting in there and talking to the patient. Then it hit me. I have come a long way. It was kind of a relief to realize this because most days I feel like the same kid fresh off the farm. But I have made progress. I am a better Medic today then when I started. And now I have unwittingly become a mentor. Super scary!