Writing this essay taught me a lot throughout the semester. I’ve never done a project like this before and wasn’t sure what to expect. I’m glad I ended up working with a great group. Right away we all laid out our expectations and formulated a plan as to what we were going to write about. Fortunately, we all worked together very well so we didn’t have many bumps in the road. I’ve never worked on a group assignment where the whole group worked together as much. We had realized that to be most successful we had to do major parts together such as constructing the drafts and final essay. I think that doing group work like this helped me professionally in the nursing field because it taught me group skills that I can transfer over to working as a nurse. I learned that during times of difficulties I should speak up and tell my group members as to how I’m feeling. There were times where I had a hard time understanding the texts of the articles and my teammates did great with taking the time to pause and to help me. It made the process go much smoother and allowed us to move much faster in our progress. Through my clinical experiences, I’ve learned just how important teamwork is. I’m fortunate that both what I’m learning in the clinical field and in the class room are helping me to become a better nurse.