Wow! We only have two and a half weeks of school left! Where did it go? I guess that's what happens when you live assignment to assignment and test to test. It seems like this semester has just flown.
We have ATI tests in two weeks and the physical assessment part of the final exam. Then on the 16th of December is our final exam!! Yeah! Then we get a whole month off. I can't wait for the break.
School hasn't seemed that hard, we had a lot of time intensive assignments but... so far nursing school hasn't been as bad as I expected. I read that it was really hard and people just barely struggle to get a passing grade.
Knock on wood, I have an 88 average on my exams and a 97 average on my homework. There is only one assignment due a week from today and the ATI and the Final exam left.
We went to a nursing home for our few clinicals, most of clinical days were spent in the lab learning skills. I don't think long term care is what I want to do. I never have been very fond of nursing homes and this hasn't made it any more of a positive experience.... not a bad experiance, just not good enough to make me gung ho for doing that job.
Well, guess I have to go hunt down the daughter.
Bye bye
Monday, November 30, 2009
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Oh where, oh where has the time gone???
The semester is just flying away!! I can't believe it is more than half over.
So far, it has just seemed so crazy. I live from one assignment to the next. Some days nothing is due but other days there are 3 things due. Some assignments are huge and others, not so bad. We have had to do a diversity in religion assignment. I thought it was pretty neat, as I haven't studied many faiths. Christianity is my religion and most of them, no matter the denomination, have lots of similarities. I've also studied Latter Day Saints. But for the project I studied: Greek Orthodox Christians (lots of similarities to Catholic), Buddhism (wow! way different than anything I've ever seen!) and Southern Baptists (much like other christians), but it was still an eye opener.
We've done some case studies and applied the nursing process to it in order to get us familiar with nursing process.
We did our Vital signs in the community. That was fun, interacting with people in the community, although it was a little nerve wracking when they ask questions related to blood pressure or other health questions that they just assume we know the answer to.
Pediatrics in the community was tons of fun! We did vitals on 5-7 year olds and on some we did a little interview. If only ya'll could have heard some of the answers!!! lol!!!
Tomorrow, we will be at our first clinical site! Whoo hoo!! It's only orientation to hospital, charts, and Kardex and we'll get to meet some patients but we are all excited anyway. Some of my clinical group is really nervous but I'm not. Maybe it'll hit me in the morning on my way in.
We've had three tests so far. Everyone keeps asking what subject my test is on but the thing is is that I don't have separate classes. We have one class, Nursing 101, in which they throw everything at us. When we have a test it is on everything we have learned so far. It is a Nursing test. I had a really hard time adjusting to the type of testing in the nursing program, it is very different than the pre and co req classes that are simply memorization and regurgitation. In nursing we learn all kinds of things, our tests expect us to apply what we have learned to real life problems. I think I am figuring it out. My first test was am 82, the second was 87 and the last one was a 97. We have one more test, the ATI test and the final exam. I hope I can keep it up.
I am having a hard time adjusting to not being able to spend time with my family. They are having a hard time with that too but have still been really supportive anyway. I have a private place to study and use it alot. I get 5 or 6 hours of sleep and then am off for another day.
For now, I am off to bed for the night, since I have to be up at 0430 to prepare for clinical and get there in time.
So far, it has just seemed so crazy. I live from one assignment to the next. Some days nothing is due but other days there are 3 things due. Some assignments are huge and others, not so bad. We have had to do a diversity in religion assignment. I thought it was pretty neat, as I haven't studied many faiths. Christianity is my religion and most of them, no matter the denomination, have lots of similarities. I've also studied Latter Day Saints. But for the project I studied: Greek Orthodox Christians (lots of similarities to Catholic), Buddhism (wow! way different than anything I've ever seen!) and Southern Baptists (much like other christians), but it was still an eye opener.
We've done some case studies and applied the nursing process to it in order to get us familiar with nursing process.
We did our Vital signs in the community. That was fun, interacting with people in the community, although it was a little nerve wracking when they ask questions related to blood pressure or other health questions that they just assume we know the answer to.
Pediatrics in the community was tons of fun! We did vitals on 5-7 year olds and on some we did a little interview. If only ya'll could have heard some of the answers!!! lol!!!
Tomorrow, we will be at our first clinical site! Whoo hoo!! It's only orientation to hospital, charts, and Kardex and we'll get to meet some patients but we are all excited anyway. Some of my clinical group is really nervous but I'm not. Maybe it'll hit me in the morning on my way in.
We've had three tests so far. Everyone keeps asking what subject my test is on but the thing is is that I don't have separate classes. We have one class, Nursing 101, in which they throw everything at us. When we have a test it is on everything we have learned so far. It is a Nursing test. I had a really hard time adjusting to the type of testing in the nursing program, it is very different than the pre and co req classes that are simply memorization and regurgitation. In nursing we learn all kinds of things, our tests expect us to apply what we have learned to real life problems. I think I am figuring it out. My first test was am 82, the second was 87 and the last one was a 97. We have one more test, the ATI test and the final exam. I hope I can keep it up.
I am having a hard time adjusting to not being able to spend time with my family. They are having a hard time with that too but have still been really supportive anyway. I have a private place to study and use it alot. I get 5 or 6 hours of sleep and then am off for another day.
For now, I am off to bed for the night, since I have to be up at 0430 to prepare for clinical and get there in time.
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