It's almost here!!!

My first year is ALMOST over... soooo close I can almost taste it... I'm not sure I'll even know what to do with myself! (well, for 2 weeks anyway, before it's back to class).  Nothing to study or clinicals to prepare for! Whew.  We finished 5 exams on wednesday (family and pharm, along with the 3 corresponding ATI tests).  We have 2 more on Monday (adult and patho) and they're both cumulative :(  However, even that can't bring my mood down right now.  Found out I somehow got an A in pharmacology for the semester (thank you Lord!).  Dr. Howe did give us quite a few bonus points :) I was so sure I wouldn't get an A in any class this semester!  Also, I had a great day in the NICU. My nurse's patients were quadruplets. It's amazing...these tiny little miracles!  So cool! and the nurses were so wonderful.  I really liked it, and it's something I would think about in the future, for sure.  Now its off to study for finals on Monday... :)

13 days..13 days...13 days..

I keep repeating that in my head over and over... 13 more days!!! Ahhhhh! : ) Well, there's still a lot to do between now and then, including 3 more clinical days, 8 exams, and a TON of studying.  I spent the weekend at Farmor's, and got very little accomplished school wise, but it was a nice break.  Sometimes you just have to take a step back away from it all, then get back into it feeling refreshed and ready to tackle the the books!

He is Risen

He is Risen, indeed!

Went to church service with the Cubits in the a.m., followed by a fellowship meal.  Afterwards took a long 3-4 hour nap, since I was exhausted.  Now to finish studying for this exam tomorrow, VA interview tuesday, and another exam wednesday, and back to back clinicals Thursday and Friday.  Oh boy.  By God's grace I will hopefully make it through the next 3 weeks without having a breakdown :)  I am so thankful for my CNC group, without them, I don't know how I'd make it through the semester.   It's gonna be a late night...

Clear the stage

 

motivational boost

Soooo, I posted earlier how I was having problems finding motivation to finish out the semester strong... I totally got my motivation back :) by God's grace, got my FIRST A of the semester in Pathophysiology!!! ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I may or may not have done a happy dance around my room and giggled like a maniac =D

Now off to study for Pharmacology exam tomorrow! :) :) :)

diagnosis

I have self-diagnosed myself with early-onset senioritis.  I still have one more month of nursing school...and I'm finding it harder to motivate myself to really study.  Not that I'm not studying, cause I definitely am.  I guess it's more just being tired of looking at textbooks all day long everyday.  After all, I was supposed to graduate t his spring originally :) before I got setback a year.

In things non-nursing school, I did go to universal yesterday which was a fun break from studying.  Too many people though.  I don't know if I'm going to renew my pass when it expires in September.  It was nice to have it for a year, but I had my fill of the rollercoasters there.  What they need a Six Flags in Orlando... I'd get a year pass for that :)

one...more...month

AHHHHHHH!!!! <<<----------- that accurately sums up how I feel right about now.

But, in other news, I finished up Adult 1 clinical before spring break (which was SO nice to have). When we got back to school, we picked up right where we left off...going 100mph. Already finished my brief OB rotation, which was an interesting change from Adult clinical.  OB is generally a happier atmosphere, with babies being born and all, compared to the cancer unit I was on before.  There's still depressing times though, like seeing the sick little babies or hearing a mother sob hysterically because she lost her baby at 39 weeks. It was fun getting to hold the little newborns though.  I had never thought newborns were cute...honestly, I thought they were kind of ugly lol.  I thought they didn't get cute until they were a bit older like 5-6 months.  But after bring around lots of them, I've changed my mind. They're cute lol. Even though they all look the SAME to me. It's pretty amazing that there as many healthy babies as there are...there's SO MANY things that can go wrong.  It's truly a miracle.

After doing this rotation, I could possibly see myself being an OB nurse, since you still have the adult nursing care aspect of it (the mother), with the baby added.  So, we'll see how pediatrics rotation goes.  I am NOT looking forward to it.  I feel like I'm the only one who feels like that... hehe.  In the meantime, I have 4 back-to-back-to-back tests in the next 2 weeks.  Gonna be rough.  Fortunately, I have this thursday and friday off!!  Is it sad that the first thing I think of when I have a day(s) off is :"Yes! I have extra time to study!"  <--Don't answer that question.