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End of third semester, sorta

Becca — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:00:46 +0000

I made a decision back in October to withdraw from my Med-Surg lecture class. I had just completed the clinical portion (and passed!) but I was failing the class, horribly. After a meeting with the professors who teach that class, I made a decision to withdraw and try again next semester.

This decision was not made lately, I spent several days in agony. I went through the stages of grief, and my poor husband had to put up with me through all the angst and disappointment.

I had a meeting with the professors on Monday and by Friday afternoon I had withdrawn from the class, taking a W. It’s not something I’m proud of, but I feel like I made the absolute best decision for me and my family. This spring I will be taking that class and a physical education class, and I won’t be working. It’s another sad decision, but unfortunately, I can’t work at my job without being a full-time student. Also, I need as much time as possible to study for this evil class and kick its butt.

Other than nursing school, I’m now jobless and enjoying some quality time with my cat and television.

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Nursing School: OB

Becca — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:00:15 +0000

Today is my last day of clinical for the year, woot! I’m both happy and sad, but mostly happy because I’m so tired of school.

I’m not exactly sure of what I’d like to do with nursing. I did want to be an OB nurse, but now I’m not so sure. I think I might like being a nursery nurse, because that’s the clinical I’ve enjoyed the most, so far. Labor and delivery was fine, but I didn’t get to experience as much as I originally would have liked.

I’m just glad that we get to experience many different clinicals, because it may turn out that I really like Pediatrics or maybe Critical Care. I’m glad to get the full experience, and our last semester we get to choose an area we like more, so I’m looking forward to those clinicals.

So, here’s to the end of the semester, may I survive!

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Long week ahead

Becca — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:56:36 +0000

Long week ahead:

Funeral today
VOE tomorrow
Project on Wednesday
Thursday is school work day
Friday is school, work, possibly bonfire
Saturday is work, Twilight(!!), grocery shopping
Sunday is maybe a free day?

So yeah.. long week ahead.

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I think I can…

Becca — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 14:15:00 +0000

I have really been slacking with updating this blog, but I think the semester is going to be a bit easier from now on, thanks mostly to being done with the awful and dreaded Med-Surg clinical! While I have a busy two months ahead, I am excited that I won’t be at the hospital three days a week!

I’m not going to lie, it’s been a constant struggle the past week. I do have a big decision to make, and I’m praying, and probably over-thinking, about the decision. I will share the decision once it’s been made, but it does have to do with nursing school. At this time, I just need prayers that I do the right thing for me, and not try to make others happy.

Besides nursing school, did you know it’s almost Halloween?! It truly seems like this semester is flying by and it’s really hard to enjoy my favorite season. The days are getting shorter and the temperature outside is falling. This past week I had to deal with several days of sinus headaches thanks to the sudden drop outside.

Although school is trying to suck me dry, I’ve enjoyed spending some time with friends and family. I’m excited that my parents are driving up today because I would not be able to come see them until Thanksgiving and I haven’t seen them since we moved in August! That’s far too long. With Gray being a full-time employee, although he has plenty of vacation time to have taken off for my fall break, we’re saving it for the Christmas season and next summer. Yes, we might finally get to take a vacation together!

I’m debating whether I will take part in NaBloPoMo this year, simply because I’m not sure if I can justify the time to write a bunch of blogs during the busiest month of the semester, we’ll see I guess.

P.S. – Don’t forget about the Shutterfly giveaway, open until Halloween!

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First half is over, almost

Becca — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 01:56:02 +0000

Tomorrow night I will be on fall break, and as I look back on the first half of the semester all I can think is: “Where has the time gone?” When the semester started I wasn’t looking forward to fall break because I had to get through my first few weeks of clinical and then there was Trina’s wedding… which was like 3 weeks ago? I’ve been SO busy with school that time has flown by… seriously SO busy.

The thing is, I’ve enjoyed being busy, but it’s been hard. I am currently struggling in my Med-Surg class because I haven’t had time to properly study. I just can’t spend a weekend studying and expect it to be enough, I need to go over the material day after day until it sinks deep in my memory.

So yes, I’ve got a long 2 months ahead of me because my grades have to be very good in that class to pull off a passing grade. However, I will now have some more time to study, so I plan on kicking some butt. I mean, I have no choice.

So while I will enjoy some of my fall break, I will also be spending some time reading and preparing for my OB clinical.

Bring it on, OB.

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Almost to the top of the mountain

Becca — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 16:28:36 +0000

If you had asked me a few months ago if I thought I’d enjoy the third semester, I’d probably start crying and ball up in a corner somewhere.

The truth is: by the time you get to the third semester, you have learned to take one day at a time. I can honestly say I am not overly stressed about this semester. Do I worry about the tests? Of course, but I’m trying my best to study hard and that’s all I can really do. This semester does not leave much time in general, so you have to do your best to manage the time you’re given. For me, this means I’m studying while at work and trying to force myself to crack open the books after clinical days.

I’m not saying this semester has been easy, I’ve had my share of meltdowns. However, it’s not been the dizzying and overwhelming pile of mess I expected. I am almost to the end of my Med-Surg rotation and I honestly have enjoyed the experience. I truly love to help people and I’ve had some wonderful patients. There have been some bad experiences, but for the most part, it’s been wonderful.

This past summer I was dreading Med-Surg clinicals and my cousin kept telling me that I’d change my mind. I just had no idea how right she was/is about this fact. It’s true, I love Med-Surg, although the intensity of this semester is intimidating. I’ve enjoyed Med-Surg so much that I’m starting to wonder if I’ll like my OB rotation.

So as I near my fall break, I have three clinical days and a paper to write, along with two tests and a flu shot clinic. While I don’t super enjoy being so busy, the time has flown by and I’m grateful that in two weeks I will get a small break to snuggle with my cat on the couch and spend some time with my husband. Gray has decided he’s taking me shooting that weekend.

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Less than a week!

Becca — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 16:14:48 +0000

I’m such a slacker when school is in session.

Let’s see… less than a week until Trina and Kody are MARRIED! I imagine my week is going to fly by, and then it will be Thursday night and I will be an emotional mess because… MY BEST FRIEND IS GETTING MARRIED. AHEM.

Other than the wedding news (I picked up my bridesmaid dress), this week was full of school. I am beginning to feel more comfortable in the hospital, mostly thanks to my awesome instructor. Seriously, any professor should take note… if your students aren’t doing well, it might be because they are afraid of you.

I kept the same patient for both days, which was nice because it meant less paperwork. Thankfully, I didn’t have anything on Thursday, which allowed me to catch up on studying for OB and go have lunch with Trina. We did a little window shopping, probably the last time we’ll go shopping before she’s married. Crazy.

So I’m off to study for this ridiculous test, wish me luck!

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First week back

Becca — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 12:29:14 +0000

Wow. I’ve been a slacker this week, but for a very good reason.

I started back to work last Friday and then on Monday was my first day of third semester. It’s been a long week. Monday we had a lecture for Med-Surg, which is my five-hour lecture class. The material doesn’t seem hard, it’s just having the time to study with everything else going on. All the class build up on each other, so this class is building up on my Health Assessment and Intro classes. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday were all clinical related days. We had two days of learning new skills and then Wednesday was orientation to the Med-Surg clinical, which I have first. Finally, Friday was my first OB(Babies) lecture and the first part of my work hours.

I’m working five hours on Friday and five on Saturday. I had to cut my hours down because I didn’t want to spend my weekends working because I don’t feel I’m as productive at studying for a variety of reasons. It’s not really fun to stay later on a Friday or get up early on Saturday, but we need the money, so I am just dealing.

I learned a lot this week, but I am still feeling unprepared for this coming week of actually being in a hospital. I’m sure that uncertainty will ease over time, but hopefully this weekend will give me some time to prepare and review.

P.S. – I dreamed that I was trying to check out a book from a weird library and was told I couldn’t, but the librarian slipped me the book, and I woke up crying (one minute before my alarm went off). Yes, I have weird dreams… analyze it for me.
P.P.S. – How was your week?

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New Chapter: Nashville edition

Becca — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:30:13 +0000

Here I sit in my apartment, needing to finish my online orientations, but yeah I don’t really feel like spending the rest of the day doing anything productive.

Sigh.

The apartment is unpacked, and pretty much decorated. I figured I’d do a post with some pictures later this week, hopefully after we get rid of these moving boxes.

I had everything unpacked within a week of moving, and we’re re-arranged the living room so it’s more open. Bellatrix has been defying my left and right. It’s almost like she wants to get thrown into a tub full of water. She’s been climbing on top of kitchen counters, tables, everything she’s not supposed to, and yet nothing I’ve tried keeps her off, and I’ve tried pretty much everything. The best I can do is keep the kitchen clean and not leave anything breakable where she can easily knock it over.

We’ve explored the new neighborhood, and I kind of love it up here. I don’t think my mind or body has yet adjusted to the fact that I don’t live in Murfreesboro anymore, but maybe I will feel better after this weekend when we go get our cars tested for new license plate tags. I also need a new library card, so maybe once that happens I will feel more at home.

A new chapter is starting soon. I know I write that every time, but it’s true. I’m back in school and Gray is working full-time. I have to say moving has been wonderful. Gray know works 7:30am-4:30pm and so we get to spend more time together. Plus, he’ll be able to help me with cooking and the house some. I am so ready to be done with school and working a real, full-time job in nursing. I can’t wait.

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Oh the place you’ll go…

Becca — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:47:51 +0000

All I have left for summer class is to write my final paper, and then I’m done. I could probably make a 50 on that paper and still have an A in the class. This is a horrible thing to think about if you are a procrastinator like me.

Speaking of procrastinating, we got an email late last night from the third semester professor about the next few weeks. Let’s just say I already feel under pressure! I am glad I am almost done with this class because I’d like to start reading so I could get ahead, or at least stay on top of everything from the beginning.

Aside from school, packing is coming along nicely. I’ve packed a lot of the kitchen, although that seems to be get harder each day because of how much stuff I use to cook. I’m planning on cooking a casserole tonight, and that should get us through until Friday night, when we’ll probably grab a pizza anyway. Friday is when we are signing the lease at the new apartment and we’ll be moving on Saturday. The logistics of getting addresses changed are insane. I remember the last time we moved, I had a list of probably 40 places to change our address at. The one change I’m not looking forward to doing the most is at MTSU, because I will have to trek all the way over to Cope and fill out a form that, in my opinion, should be electronic.

I need to make a calendar of the next month so I get everything accomplished. It’s amazing how quickly the rest of this year is filling up. So. much. to. do.

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