I meant to post this back in October:
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Ahhh so... last time I posted I was 6 weeks into the semester. Now, it's more like 6 weeks LEFT in the semester (maybe 7). Time is flying by. I started my hospital clinical rotation at South. It's a really nice campus, and I might be there in the Spring for practicum! I had such a hard time deciding between OH and FH. Two different hospital systems with pros and cons. I would love to be able to do my practicum in the NICU, but more than likely I will probably be starting on a Med-Surg or PCU floor, which is fine. either way, I will (hopefully) be learning alot.
I'm absolutely loving this cooler weather :)
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Now, today (12/10/12), I have finished my finals and my 4th semester of nursing school. Only ONE MORE to go! I have to say, it was kind of a struggle the last two weeks of the semester. I had zero, I mean ZERO motivation to study for finals. It's not that the semester was as intense as Spring, although the classes were just as hard (if not harder). I'm not sure if it was the combination of long 11-hour clinicals 2x a week, plus the beast of a case study (25 pages) for Care of the Adult 2, among other things, that led me to having senioritis like I've never had before. I got a B in Adult 2, which I'm kind of disappointed in, but I deserved it since I didn't study very much for the final. Hopefully I was able to pull off an A in psych, but we'll see. I think I can kiss my "cum laude" possibilities goodbye. In the end, a bachelor's degree of nursing is the same no matter what GPA you have. Passing NCLEX would be the really important part.
Let's see if I can go back and try to remember what went on this semester... and give a brief recap:
August/September: School started. Had Psych clinical rotations with adults and children. Ran around to different activities for community psych clinical, some of which included attending an AA meeting, an event for the homeless veterans, and a self defense class.
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November: Went to Gainesville for the Roueche wedding. Hung out with the Gville crew. Good times :) Had Adult 2 clinicals. Went to festival of trees with Amy from church, tried Indian food, and went to OGC growth group. Took engagement pics for Jess & Ryan. Went home for thanksgiving, hung out with the family. Conquered the Adult 2 case study with a 96.
December: Visited Farmor and Uncle Bud and Aunt Gloria in Tampa. Ate at Backporch restaurant in Lake Alfred with them. Procrastinated for finals. Finished finals!
Overall, this semester really wasn't too terrible. Although classes were hard (specifically Adult 2) and clinicals kept me busy, there was definitely a lot more free time. Thanks be to the Lord for bringing me through another semester. It's crazy to think that in 5 months I could be a working RN!
