Snow Day !!!!!

Like the majority of the northeast, I spent the day snowed in. Schools closed and the area is in a state of emergency. Did I complain no, because no school today = no medsurg test on Monday = more time to study. I did study a little, but spent most of the day watching movies and snuggling up with my doggy, Johnson and shopping online. I hope to spend the rest of the evening being more productive, working on a care plan and studying the exciting world of the conduction system of the heart. The Dysrhythmmias section made me fall asleep earlier today. I am hoping for better studying later. I have to do this studying now so I can do what I want to do when I graduate.
Get to observe in the ER tomorrow, which I'm kinda excited for. Hoping to see something more then kids with the sniffles.
Hope everyone enjoyed there day and kept warm.

My life for the rest of the semster

Sorry for lack of posting. School and work have been contolling my life. On a brighter note I recieved a 4.0 on my first pharm exam, soooo happy. On a less brighter note, I had a med surg quiz the same day, and I'm pretty sure I failed it.
It's such a struggle to keep up with all the reading for lecture and then the assignments for clinical. I'm trying my best. I have a medsure exam in about a week and Im super nervous because we only have 2 tests in the class. Which means less room for failure. Praying I could make it through this semester and pass. I need summer to come asap.

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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