Ok, I promised to pop in with an update. I got a 94% on the exam, but I'm pretty sure she's going to toss out at least one really bad question. VERY happy about this! I have a shot at getting an A, and not the dreaded A-.
Yippeee!
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
No, I'm not dead...
I have just been absolutely freakin' buried. I did the math the other day and realized this semester is about 98 hours a week of work. I am one tired kitty.
So far things are going well...I'm doing great in all my classes (knock on wood), except that I am on the cusp in Mental Health. The school has a new lecturer who is HORRIBLE, so I can't say my enthusiasm for the class has been high. Oh well...I am basically approaching it as a self-taught course at this point, so we'll see how I do on the exam this Friday. How many college professors do you know that not only read the PPT slides word-for-word, but call on students to do the reading for them? And no, I am not making this up.
Anyway, after the exam in MH this Friday then I am looking at a more mellow schedule for the rest of the semester. Not really "mellow", but all of my big projects will be finished and all I'll have to look forward to are exams and two ATIs. Med/Surg clinical ended yesterday with a couple of highlights...I got to see two codes (one successful, one not) and do my first Foley. I realized immediately doing a Foley in the ER isn't quite the same as doing one in the lab with your drill-sergeant professor critiquing your every move. It was actually not stressful at all! Yay!
I also got to go to the MICU and the NSICU this semester, plus spent three weeks on the cardiology floor. I can definitely say I like taking care of ONE patient a whole heck of a lot more than I like taking care of multiple pts...but boy was I nervous when my ICU nurse when on her lunch break, leaving me with a vented and coughing patient. STRESS!
For this next clinical rotation, I go back to Mental Health, and for this segment we focus on community health. I'm pretty sure Ih have to go to a 12-step meeting of some kind and give a presentation about a health topic. That's about it. Mental Health rotation is SO MUCH easier than Med/Surg (but also not nearly as fun!)
I am also now the proud owner of a superbly craptastic 22-page gerontology paper that is the most repetitive pile of poo I have ever written. The grading rubric is such that the repetitive nature of the paper was completely unavoidable so it's not my fault! The really sad thing is, I can sum up the whole idea of the huge pile-of-doo-paper in a few words...oh, I did...it's the title!! Anyway, I am extremely bitter about this project...not only because it is so lame, but because it took about 30-40 hours...and get this...it's a 2-unit class! (Insert scream of despair and frustration here). I swear this class is making me not even like old people. Ok, not true, but I am extremely bitter!
OK, that's enough kvetching...sorry again for the humongous delay...I guess that's what 2nd semester does to you!
I'll try to remember to pop my head back in here to let you know how the Mental Health exam goes!
So far things are going well...I'm doing great in all my classes (knock on wood), except that I am on the cusp in Mental Health. The school has a new lecturer who is HORRIBLE, so I can't say my enthusiasm for the class has been high. Oh well...I am basically approaching it as a self-taught course at this point, so we'll see how I do on the exam this Friday. How many college professors do you know that not only read the PPT slides word-for-word, but call on students to do the reading for them? And no, I am not making this up.
Anyway, after the exam in MH this Friday then I am looking at a more mellow schedule for the rest of the semester. Not really "mellow", but all of my big projects will be finished and all I'll have to look forward to are exams and two ATIs. Med/Surg clinical ended yesterday with a couple of highlights...I got to see two codes (one successful, one not) and do my first Foley. I realized immediately doing a Foley in the ER isn't quite the same as doing one in the lab with your drill-sergeant professor critiquing your every move. It was actually not stressful at all! Yay!
I also got to go to the MICU and the NSICU this semester, plus spent three weeks on the cardiology floor. I can definitely say I like taking care of ONE patient a whole heck of a lot more than I like taking care of multiple pts...but boy was I nervous when my ICU nurse when on her lunch break, leaving me with a vented and coughing patient. STRESS!
For this next clinical rotation, I go back to Mental Health, and for this segment we focus on community health. I'm pretty sure Ih have to go to a 12-step meeting of some kind and give a presentation about a health topic. That's about it. Mental Health rotation is SO MUCH easier than Med/Surg (but also not nearly as fun!)
I am also now the proud owner of a superbly craptastic 22-page gerontology paper that is the most repetitive pile of poo I have ever written. The grading rubric is such that the repetitive nature of the paper was completely unavoidable so it's not my fault! The really sad thing is, I can sum up the whole idea of the huge pile-of-doo-paper in a few words...oh, I did...it's the title!! Anyway, I am extremely bitter about this project...not only because it is so lame, but because it took about 30-40 hours...and get this...it's a 2-unit class! (Insert scream of despair and frustration here). I swear this class is making me not even like old people. Ok, not true, but I am extremely bitter!
OK, that's enough kvetching...sorry again for the humongous delay...I guess that's what 2nd semester does to you!
I'll try to remember to pop my head back in here to let you know how the Mental Health exam goes!
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