They dont waste a minute.

Sorry for the absence in posting, very busy with school and this past weekend was my 23rd birthday. I made this weekend, school work free to enjoy time with my family and friends. In the back of my mind school was nagging at me still. Kept thinking of all the things I could be studying and upcoming assignments. I already have a pharmacology test on on Monday. Little nervous because I have never had this teacher before and I don't know her testing style. Hoping for multiple choice. I feel good though, between lecture and reading the book drugs are starting to make sense.
I'm beginning to feel overwhelmed with studying. So many things and so little time. I feel like I got alot of studying done today, and I plan to do more later.
Had med-surg clinical this week. This semester we are on a telemetry floor. Kinda excited because I work on a telemetry floor so now I can understand when nurses tell me certain things about patients or when I see the monitors.

Tests, quizzes, careplans, process recording, etc.

So yesterday was my first day of class and I already have a throbbing headache. Just looking at the syllabus for medsurg stressed me out. So many extra things to do on top of tests and quizzes, this was just one class. Pharmacology doesn't seem like its gonna be to bad, just have to stay on top of studying. I don't have psychology till tomorrow, but I had orientation on the unit today. I'm not gonna lie, being on the psych unit kinda freaked me out. I'm looking forward to it but I'm afraid a patient might just flip on me one day. The nurses on the unit seemed so calm and relaxed, but I guess they are used to it by now.
I'm just praying that I can make it through this semester and pass every class. Just have to take it one day at a time and study.

What am I getting myself into????

Trying to get together the strength to start studying. Class starts on Monday which is also the day of my first test, dosage calculations. Sorry for the absence of posting, busy week and I worked last night, which was hectic. I felt so bad for the nurses at work last night. They really are pushed to their limits. I can see why some of them warn me about becoming a nurse. They recieved seven admissions on the floor last night with one tech. It was crazy. The nurses get the short end of the stick, because they end up doing their job and the techs job. A tech could never help a nurse pass meds or do assessments.
I work at a magnet facility, which means nurses are treated with respect, and I can still see the stress that some nurses endure. Of course some handle it better then others. I wonder what type of nurse I will be?? Even through it all I still have the passion and drive to become a nurse. I know it will be stressful, you have someone elses health in your hands. If you are not careful it can be fatal.
There are so many career paths in nursing, which means I don't have to be stuck in a career rut . I just have to find my niche. I hope I can enjoy the ride until I do.
Until then I just have to get through this pesky thing called nursing school.

The countdown continues

Sorry I haven't posted in awhile. I work night shift on the weekend, which basically makes me a zombie in the daytime.
One week left and freedom as I know it is over. It is official my professor sent out the email with clinical groups and the first set of notes. Beginning the semester with cardiovascular, what fun.
I'm actually looking forward to psych nursing, even though I don't plan to pursue that field of nursing. Learning about the human mind interest me. Now I can start analyzing my family and friends, what fun they will find in that.

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Patent leather pleasure

A couple of days ago I received a scrub catalog in the mail. I fell in love with these black patent beauties by nursmates. A little upset I can't wear them to clinical because we can only wear white shoes. Being a lover of shoes, that is the one downside when it comes to nursing attire. There is not much options to chose from. I will definitely be purchasing them for work. I work as a nursing assistant.

10 days until school starts. I am enjoying actually going to the library for leisure instead of spending hours at an end there reading textbooks and writing care plans and term papers. I admit I am itching for classes to restart, because this brings me closer to graduation. I am also loathing the return to class because of the stress that accompanies it. Nursing school=no life.I feel like I only get to see and interact with my family, friends, and boyfriend in between semesters. When I don't have my nose buried in a nursing textbook I feel guilty. This semester I am taking medsurg II, psych nursing, and pharmacology, which means no free time for me. Being able to graduate with a Bachelors degree in nursing is what keeps my eye on the prize.

Where to Begin

The thought of starting a blog has been brewing in the back of my head for a long time. I just never knew what I would talk about and who would want to read. After going through the numerous tribulations of nursing school it came to me. Only nursing students could know what I am talking about and what I am going through. The late nights before clinicals studying med cards, the numerous evenings spent thumbing through nursing diagnosis books, and the oh so many mornings spent in clinical hoping that you don't get ripped another one by your clinical instructor. This blog is for all the nursing students out there who feel the passion to be a nurse but yet feel beat down by the system we know as nursing school. This blog is to follow my year and a half left to get my bachelors in nursing. My highs and my lows. The blood (literally), sweat and tears.