Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Monday, November 23, 2009
Friday, November 20, 2009
Friday
Well, I made it through another week! Ended up not having to take either of the 2 quizzes that were scheduled for this week. Bonus! The IV teacher was sick on Thursday and cancelled class, so we will take that quiz in 2 weeks (no classes next week because of Thanksgiving). The Pharm teacher turned our quiz for today into a take home, open book quiz. Nice.
The kids all seem to be feeling much, much better after a few days of having the flu and feeling miserable. So far I have managed to avoid catching it (knock on wood) and I hope that it stays that way!
Tonight is a quiet evening at home. My oldest is chatting on the phone with a friend from school, The younger two are playing wii, and I am laying in bed watching White Noise and playing bejeweled. Tomorrow I'm going to see New Moon, I've been waiting for it to come out for a long time...like...since I saw the first movie, and then read the books! My girls and I are very excited to see it.
The kids all seem to be feeling much, much better after a few days of having the flu and feeling miserable. So far I have managed to avoid catching it (knock on wood) and I hope that it stays that way!
Tonight is a quiet evening at home. My oldest is chatting on the phone with a friend from school, The younger two are playing wii, and I am laying in bed watching White Noise and playing bejeweled. Tomorrow I'm going to see New Moon, I've been waiting for it to come out for a long time...like...since I saw the first movie, and then read the books! My girls and I are very excited to see it.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Gah
Well, I made it through midterms (and passed them all, btw). This week, I have a quiz on Thursday in IV, and another one on Friday in Pharm. After that, next Monday is my check off in lab for starting an IV. EEK!
I am seriously considering staying home from clinicals tomorrow. I may have an excuse to anyway since my little man is sick, but I am just really not feeling being at the nursing home tomorrow!
I am seriously considering staying home from clinicals tomorrow. I may have an excuse to anyway since my little man is sick, but I am just really not feeling being at the nursing home tomorrow!
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Midterms
Three down, one to go. I had my IV midterm last week, today was med/surg and nursing concepts. Tomorrow is pharmocology, and I am SO stressing out about it! Everyone in my class failed the last pharm quiz. Then she did something with the grades due to a "miscalculation" and nearly everyone's grades went up by various amounts. I am still unsure how that quiz was graded. I'm a little nervous to even ask her about it, since she has been very pissy whenever anyone has asked her about it. But, I really need to find out what is going on with it. It just makes me extremely worried about how tomorrow's midterm will go. =(
Back to studying...
Back to studying...
Friday, November 06, 2009
Finally Friday
This week has been just creeping by. Monday seems so long ago. In lab, I got checked off on IV drip rates and did my first practice stick on a mannequin. Tuesday and Wednesday were clinical days. I did treatments this week. Tuesday, I mostly applied TED stockings and ointments. Woo. Wednesday, I followed around the wound nurse. That was a bit more interesting. I assisted her in lots of dressing changes on bed sores and other wounds. Those can get quite nasty, for sure.
Yesterday was the mid-term in IV. It was much easier than I was expecting. I still think I missed a couple, but overall, I think I did well.
Today is finally Friday, but I have a feeling this afternoon at school is going to drag, and I will likely spend a lot of my weekend working on online quizzes for school, and hopefully doing some studying for the rest of my mid-terms next week. Sadly, I don't usually get much of a break from school even on the weekends, but at least I don't have to go sit in class. :-/
Yesterday was the mid-term in IV. It was much easier than I was expecting. I still think I missed a couple, but overall, I think I did well.
Today is finally Friday, but I have a feeling this afternoon at school is going to drag, and I will likely spend a lot of my weekend working on online quizzes for school, and hopefully doing some studying for the rest of my mid-terms next week. Sadly, I don't usually get much of a break from school even on the weekends, but at least I don't have to go sit in class. :-/
Monday, October 26, 2009
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
BAD day...
Yesterday was a crappy day. It actually started out well. I was up and working on some note cards to study for school and was in a pretty decent mood. However, that was changed rather suddenly, and I started feeling really down about myself, life, etc. Shortly after that, I spilled my coffee all over myself and my bed. That certainly didn't lift my spirits. So, I get up to get a towel, and step on my laptop cord, twist my ankle, and fall down. At that point, I just burst into tears. Not because I was hurt, I was not. Physically, I was fine, but emotionally....I just had a meltdown.
It seems like things just add up, and I try to ignore how I'm really feeling. Some days are better than others, but there are times, like yesterday, when all those little things, that normally wouldn't be such a big deal, have piled up so high that it's just too much.
To top it off, I went out to do some shopping, and I guess I was distracted and not paying attention to where I was going because I ended up running into a curb with my front tire and putting a hole in it. So.....even more crying for me. :( By yesterday afternoon, my head felt like it was about to explode from crying so much all morning and afternoon.
If I never have another day where I feel like I did yesterday, it will be too soon!
It seems like things just add up, and I try to ignore how I'm really feeling. Some days are better than others, but there are times, like yesterday, when all those little things, that normally wouldn't be such a big deal, have piled up so high that it's just too much.
To top it off, I went out to do some shopping, and I guess I was distracted and not paying attention to where I was going because I ended up running into a curb with my front tire and putting a hole in it. So.....even more crying for me. :( By yesterday afternoon, my head felt like it was about to explode from crying so much all morning and afternoon.
If I never have another day where I feel like I did yesterday, it will be too soon!
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
Here we go again!
Well, back to reality with school this week. I am so not feeling it. I can't seem to get motivated to really get started on anything. I am just dreading this quarter so much. :(
Yesterday was lab, and it went alright, I just completely did not feel like being there. I was also hoping to be able to trade with someone from the earlier lab so I could have the whole afternoon off, but the teacher knows no one likes her due to her overall teaching suckiness from last quarter, so she is refusing to let anyone switch. Oh well. It's still only 2 hours.
Today was orientation before clinicals at school, then we went to our clinical sites, where my group and I spent the afternoon giving flu shots. Tomorrow will be more of the same, and apparently next week we will be giving H1N1 shots.
I'm not as impressed with the facility I am at this quarter. It is another long-term care and rehab center. I would still rank it much higher than where I was placed 1st quarter, but far below where I was 2nd quarter. I got kind of spoiled 2nd quarter by being in a clean facility and not having to endure the oh-so-unpleasant strong aroma of urine all day long! Sigh.
Hoping I can start feeling a little more motivation before classes start on Thursday!
Yesterday was lab, and it went alright, I just completely did not feel like being there. I was also hoping to be able to trade with someone from the earlier lab so I could have the whole afternoon off, but the teacher knows no one likes her due to her overall teaching suckiness from last quarter, so she is refusing to let anyone switch. Oh well. It's still only 2 hours.
Today was orientation before clinicals at school, then we went to our clinical sites, where my group and I spent the afternoon giving flu shots. Tomorrow will be more of the same, and apparently next week we will be giving H1N1 shots.
I'm not as impressed with the facility I am at this quarter. It is another long-term care and rehab center. I would still rank it much higher than where I was placed 1st quarter, but far below where I was 2nd quarter. I got kind of spoiled 2nd quarter by being in a clean facility and not having to endure the oh-so-unpleasant strong aroma of urine all day long! Sigh.
Hoping I can start feeling a little more motivation before classes start on Thursday!
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
My break
My break from school is going by way too quickly! I had last week off, and spent it in Kiawah Island, SC with my cousin. Just us girls, no kids! It was very relaxing, but went by way too fast!
This week, I have off as well. Don't really have anything planned except for a lunch on Thursday with a friend from school and an old middle school friend. I recently found out that this person from my nursing classes is best friends with someone I used to hang out with in middle school. So, we thought it would be pretty cool for us all to get together.
Next week, school starts up again and I'll have a full schedule. I will have something school related M-F, no days off. :( At least I won't have to get up crazy early on Saturdays this quarter, so that's a plus. I am hoping for a really good clinical assignment this quarter with a nice instructor, fun group of classmates, and a good facility.
This week, I have off as well. Don't really have anything planned except for a lunch on Thursday with a friend from school and an old middle school friend. I recently found out that this person from my nursing classes is best friends with someone I used to hang out with in middle school. So, we thought it would be pretty cool for us all to get together.
Next week, school starts up again and I'll have a full schedule. I will have something school related M-F, no days off. :( At least I won't have to get up crazy early on Saturdays this quarter, so that's a plus. I am hoping for a really good clinical assignment this quarter with a nice instructor, fun group of classmates, and a good facility.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Finals and a birth
Well, I am 2 finals down, and have 2 to go. I know I passed the first one, still not sure what I got on the second, but I'm pretty certain I passed it. The one today I'm faily comfortable with. Just need to look over a couple of things about congenital heart disease. Then I really need to cram for my last final on Thursday for IV Therapy!! That's the one I'm worried about. :(
Satuday was a good day at clinicals. I woke up late, and barely made it in by 7:00, but I still got to go in on a birth! Two of the other people in my group did not show up, so it was just me and one other girl. Obviously she was there first, since I was late (she would have been there first anyway since she lives less than 10 minutes from the hospital and always got there first...) so the laboring patient was hers. Fortunatley, I got to go in with the nurse that was to triage the baby right after birth, so I got to see the whole thing. Very exciting!
Satuday was a good day at clinicals. I woke up late, and barely made it in by 7:00, but I still got to go in on a birth! Two of the other people in my group did not show up, so it was just me and one other girl. Obviously she was there first, since I was late (she would have been there first anyway since she lives less than 10 minutes from the hospital and always got there first...) so the laboring patient was hers. Fortunatley, I got to go in with the nurse that was to triage the baby right after birth, so I got to see the whole thing. Very exciting!
Friday, September 11, 2009
One more!
Well, just one more OB clinical tomorrow. There haven't been any babies born on Saturday mornings there since my clinicals started. :( Even if there were, we are chosen to be in on a birth according to the order we arrive at the hospital. So, if there is one birth, the first person to arrive that day would get to be in on it. Unfortunately, I live the furthest away from the hospital I am at and am always the last to arrive, even getting there at 6:15 for a 7:00 clinical. Sigh. We are also getting our clinical reviews tomorrow. Hopefully that will be painless.
I cannot WAIT to be done with this quarter! Lots of studying to do this weekend and throughout the coming week. But at least then I will be off for 2 weeks, yay!
Well, guess I'm gonna watch a little tv as I go to sleep. Btw, I still hate getting up at 5:00 am!
I cannot WAIT to be done with this quarter! Lots of studying to do this weekend and throughout the coming week. But at least then I will be off for 2 weeks, yay!
Well, guess I'm gonna watch a little tv as I go to sleep. Btw, I still hate getting up at 5:00 am!
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Stress-out time!
Next week is finals week! I will have one final each day, Monday through Thursday. At least they're spread out a little, so I don't have to go in Monday prepared for all of them. I am going to be stressing out for the next week until these are over!!
Not only do I have to study for all these finals, but I have to write a 5 page research paper for my English class and do peer reviews for 2 other people's papers and submit feedback on their papers to my teacher. The paper is due to my peer group by tomorrow, and then my final paper as well as the feedback on the other papers is due Sunday. AAAAHHHHHH!!!
Not only do I have to study for all these finals, but I have to write a 5 page research paper for my English class and do peer reviews for 2 other people's papers and submit feedback on their papers to my teacher. The paper is due to my peer group by tomorrow, and then my final paper as well as the feedback on the other papers is due Sunday. AAAAHHHHHH!!!
Sunday, September 06, 2009
Two more weeks...
I just have 2 more weeks of school for this quarter! This Tuesday in nutrition, we are presenting our 2nd projects. Each of us was to choose a dish that relates to our culture, make it (along with the recipe and nutritional value) and bring it in to class. So, all we're doing in there is eating and reviewing for the final. I think I can handle that. :)
Just one more week of Saturday cinicals, woo! I hate getting up at 5:00 am!! Though, next quarter, I'll have clinicals 2 days each week rather than just one. That's gonna suck! Hopefully I'll be somewhere that's not 45 minutes away from where I live. That would be a nice change. Not gonna count on it though.
Now, I'm getting ready head out with my kiddos for one last trip to the pool for this summer, then home to work on some assignments for school.
Just one more week of Saturday cinicals, woo! I hate getting up at 5:00 am!! Though, next quarter, I'll have clinicals 2 days each week rather than just one. That's gonna suck! Hopefully I'll be somewhere that's not 45 minutes away from where I live. That would be a nice change. Not gonna count on it though.
Now, I'm getting ready head out with my kiddos for one last trip to the pool for this summer, then home to work on some assignments for school.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Just a few more days!
The kids will be starting back to school next week. It didn't really seem like summer break to me this year. Probably because I have been going to school summer quarter. But, we didn't really do much in the way of "summer activities" like we normally do. In the past, the kids and I spent a lot of time at the pool, going to the park, etc. This year, not so much. The number of times we went swimming this summer can probably be counted on one hand. I feel kinda bad, like they didn't really have much of a vacation, but at least they had time off from school, and that's the biggest thing, I guess.
If the weather is nice on Monday, I am going to take them to Zoombezi Bay. I think it's the least I can do for them, since Tuesday is the first day of school for the girls (the boy starts kindergarten on Thursday). I really don't want to go on the weekend, as it's likely to be much, much busier. Plus, I like the idea of doing something fun with them on their last day of summer break. Fingers crossed for warm, sunny weather on Monday!
If the weather is nice on Monday, I am going to take them to Zoombezi Bay. I think it's the least I can do for them, since Tuesday is the first day of school for the girls (the boy starts kindergarten on Thursday). I really don't want to go on the weekend, as it's likely to be much, much busier. Plus, I like the idea of doing something fun with them on their last day of summer break. Fingers crossed for warm, sunny weather on Monday!
Monday, August 17, 2009
Midterms done, time for more quizzes!
Well, midterms are finally over. I did well on them all, thankfully. I actually got an A on my IV Therapy midterm, which is good, because I did not do so hot on the first quiz in there. However, the really hard stuff in there is yet to come: respiratory and metabolic alkalosis/acidosis. For some reason, I have a very difficult time grasping this, especially the more in depth it goes.
This week, I have 2 quizzes. One tomorrow in maternal/child and one Wednesday in psychosocial. I've been a complete slacker since I left school last Wednesday. Winding down after the stress of midterms, I've not done any studying and have done very bad on my diet and exercising. :(
Today, I did get back to some studying, since I have a quiz tomorrow. I also have some case studies to do for homework, due tomorrow, that I haven't started on. :o
So, I suppose I need to stop blogging and start working....cannot freaking *wait* to be done with school!!!
This week, I have 2 quizzes. One tomorrow in maternal/child and one Wednesday in psychosocial. I've been a complete slacker since I left school last Wednesday. Winding down after the stress of midterms, I've not done any studying and have done very bad on my diet and exercising. :(
Today, I did get back to some studying, since I have a quiz tomorrow. I also have some case studies to do for homework, due tomorrow, that I haven't started on. :o
So, I suppose I need to stop blogging and start working....cannot freaking *wait* to be done with school!!!
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Ok...
Three midterms down...one to go! The hardest one! I really hope I pass it. It is worth 35% of my grade in the class. EEK!
Friday, August 07, 2009
Monday, August 03, 2009
Friday, July 31, 2009
I need motivation!
I am sick of being stuck at my current weight! Sometimes I wish I didn't hate vomiting so much. :o
I also have tons of work to get done for school; studying, papers, etc. I can't seem to just sit down and do it. Then, I always end up cramming at the last minute...argh!
I have plenty of things left to unpack and put away at home too, though at least I'm FINALLY done getting everything out of the apartment and got the keys turned in today, so no more trips back there!
I just can't get motivated, I'm feeling very depressed lately :(
I also have tons of work to get done for school; studying, papers, etc. I can't seem to just sit down and do it. Then, I always end up cramming at the last minute...argh!
I have plenty of things left to unpack and put away at home too, though at least I'm FINALLY done getting everything out of the apartment and got the keys turned in today, so no more trips back there!
I just can't get motivated, I'm feeling very depressed lately :(
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