2 down 1 to go... Déjà vu!

Peds and Med Surg clinicals are completed. Today is OB Sim then 3 Saturday shifts of OB to go.

Of course Peds and OB lectures are already DONE!

First Med/Surg exam is tomorrow. I finally finished my paper yesterday, hope it is cited correctly as the majority of it came from quotes, paraphrases and stats from about 4 articles and websites.


Honestly this totally has a very Déjà vu feeling!! Can't believe the end of the semester is so close. Block 4 will be here before we know it and then the really hard work begins.

My month at a glance...

Week 1

Sunday -
Monday- 12 hour clinical 6a-6p
Tuesday- 8 hour clinical 8a-4p, work 7p-7a
Wednesday- class 8a-1230p (EXAM), work 7p-7a
Thursday- class 8a-1230p, work 7p-7a
Friday- no school, no work, Trainer
Saturday- 12 hour clinical 6a-6p

Week 2

Sunday -
Monday- Clinical 8-4, work 7p-7a
Tuesday- NO SCHOOL, work 7a-7p (Trainer probably)
Wednesday- School 8-1230, (EXAM), work 7a-7p
Thursday- School 8-1230, no work (Trainer probably)
Friday- no school no work! Trainer
Saturday- 12 hour clinical 6a-6p



After this all hell breaks lose because it's finals time!

Week 3
Sunday-
Monday- work 7p-7a
Tuesday- work 7p-7a
Wednesday- HESI Final, no work
Thursday- Lab Practicum Final- work 7p-7a
Friday- No school, no work, Trainer
Saturday- last OB clinincal


Week 4
Sunday-
Monday-work 7p-7a
Tuesday- work 7p-7a
Wednesday- no work
Thursday- FINAL!!
Friday- work 7p-7a, Trainer


And if I make it to week 5... there is 1 whole week off until Block 4 - the SENIOR YEAR begins!

I may have been at lecture today...

Except I can't remember it because I was inspired to complete my Powerpoint presentation on Advanced Practice Nursing moving toward Doctorate Level Practice instead of the current Master's Degree practice.

Now if only I could write the damn paper on this... but alas... not motivated enough for that yet!

ED Bust

This is not the time of year to actually be trying to get some clinical experience in. The census is so low hospital wide that there is too much standing around.

So let's see there is officially 1 month left of Block 3 and actually as predicted I did totally bomb that last test. I did pass, but it was a squeaker. So yeah I really should have gotten some sleep prior to that class because I could not remember anything, and these are actually concepts I was familiar with.


So what's up next? Two more Peds clinicals, 1 OB Sim Lab, 3 OB clinicals, and then 1 Med/Surg Sim Lab. Which all leads up to HESI 8/1, Lab Practicum 8/2 and the final 8/9.

Block 4 will startm if all goes well, on 8/20 and Senior Practicum is after that with graduation in early December.

Bindi Loo Who?

Ok I tried to change my mind, cuz I mean really who in the world has extra time for this with my schedule? But my hubby would not let me. Course I think now he is regretting it. But anyway...



This is Bindi our new Queensland Heeler (Blue Heeler) She is now 7 weeks old and has come into her "attitude" this week and is driving our other 3 babies crazy!

I'm loving it...

New clinical instructor for Peds does not believe in careplanning! Woot!

OB Lecture is done. Med/Surg lecture starts on Monday.

Was unable to make myself study for the last OB exam, really it was totally impossible and I have no idea why. But anyway I probably BOMBED it.

But we shall see, I know of at least 1 question I totally got wrong and a few others were very on the fence based on the post mourtum rumblings I listened to after the exam today in the hallway. I never talk to anyone about my grade at school or what I put for which question, I usually hide in a corner and listen off and on to the others around me as I see fit. So now I sit and await the final verdict.

2 outta 3 ain't bad...

Time for round two of clinical rotation. Peds on the agenda starting today. Not looking forward to it as usual. 5 12 hour shifts in total. Mon/Tue week, 2 Mon/Tue week and then 1 the Mon the week after followed immediately on Sat of that week OB clinical 3 shifts.

OB last lecture and exam is on Thursday and then it is on to the final lecture rounds with Med/Surg.


Med/Surg Clinincal- DONE
Med/Surg Lecture - 7/9- 7/16

Peds Lecture- DONE
Peds Clinical- in progress


OB lecture - DONE
OB Clinical - 7/21, 7/28, 8/4