Pardon the Interruption...

Nothing going on right now. OB clinical on Saturday was BUSY and fun, 1 more shift there for the semester which will be in NICU. Still enjoy women's health and Postpartum was great.

In the throes of studying for HESI right now and the Lab Practicum, which are looming ever closer. Aug 1 and 2nd respectively.

Eeek... Block 4 information

So today was the last day of lectures for Block 3. Next week is all about the exams.

So in honor of that the Block 4 Instructors made their appearances and low and behold the glorious Preceptorship info was passed around along with the Block 4 Critical Care and Mental Health clinical sites. Yikes!



So we had to make 3 hospital choices with 3 department choices within those hospitals


Hospital 1: (Have been to all of these at this hospital before)
OR
PACU
IRR

Hospital 2:
PACU
L&D
Urgent care


Hospital 3:
ICU
L&D
Tele



Totally all over the spectrum but I was trying to avoid a huge system of hospitals, however I did stay pretty close to my heart and try and get as many options in Peri-Op as possible with a sideline in L&D.


BTW: We had to have a "B" currently to make our choices for a specialty unit instead of a Med/Surg floor.

***updated 12/6/13 - Yeah I actually didn't even end up getting ANY of these options. Trauma/Ortho/ Med/Surg is what I ended up with***

Worst test by far

Thank God for the cushion I had because of my other tests. This test was awful and I actually straight up failed it. 74% Although it appears so did half the class.


Whatever... onto the Final and I WILL study study study for that one.


Don't get me wrong, I still have a proctored points grade of a high B (which are exam grades) going into the final, with quite a few extra points already to add to that so I am not on the cusp or anything, but yeah maybe finally making my A has just been replaced with PASSING.

I'd make a good L&D Nurse

Is what my Primary RN said to me, which was awesome to hear, but I really don't think I want to do that type of nursing in the future.

I had a great day as usual when it comes to clinical experience in the Unit. I managed to do a lot of interventions, education and eventually saw my first C-Section. I bonded with the family and felt totally comfortable just getting all up in there.

Of course Women's health does interest, and I always have a great time, but to spend day in and day out in such a litigious field. I think L&D is the highest risk for lawsuits.

Two Lectures

Yup that is right two more lectures and that's it.

Next week starts exams! HESI on Wed the 1st, Skills Practicum on Thur the 2nd.

I can not believe how fast this semester went. Of course it's only just now started to get stressful and I am feeling a bit overwhelmed.

Drug Test Debacle

So I get a phone call at 7am about the drug test that I took the day of orientation. Turns out the results were never sent to the college this whole time!

Now they want me to pay the $68 so they can send the results to the school finally because they forgot to collect the amount attached to my original order.

Mind you there are only 3 weeks left in this block and they have not mentioned this yet.

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.