The intensity of nursing studies is coming to a boil. I had a test on the respiratory system yesterday, number 2 of 3 tests before a comprehensive final. The results for my class as a whole was dismal. I passed. I know of two others who also passed and everyone else (there are 38 in my class) failed the test. Our instructor was absent today, without any notice, so there was a group of pissed off nursing students crying foul and loosely planning a revolution. The most popular theory is that we are being weeded out because there are not enough nurses available for our next phase of training which is one on one shadowing of a working nurse.
Now I'm not one to beat down a good revolution but I know a couple of my peers who failed, missed a lecture or two or have a very busy life and not enough time to study as much as she likes...I'm just sayin..
I'm feeling confident in regards to my classroom training but am scared BM-less in regards to my clinicals this week. I've failed one week and cannot fail another. I have two weeks left. Tomorrow I will go to the hospital and assign myself two patients to work with on Thurs/Fri. I'll spend a few hours studying their charts then come home and investigate all of their medications, disease processes and lab values. I have to be able to verbalize all of this information at anytime during my clinical rotation. High pressure, but I guess like anything, if it's meant to be, then I'll be a nurse soon.
I need to take the big dog for a walk, weather has been very beautiful here in Iowa, it was a record 95 degrees today!!
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