First Week

OVERWHELMING already!!

I thought a blog would be a good way for anyone who wants to keep up with me in nursing school, to read the ups/down, good and bad!

Don't get me wrong, I am SOO glad I got into the program, but even after the first day...I know its going to be a lot of work (but well worth it!).

First of all, my books this year were $738....compared to about 250-300 usually. That isn't counting the other supplies like scrubs, lab coat, shoes, hemostat, stethascope (mine is pink!), etc. Oh well though, like I said..its worth it!

We already have a vocab quiz on Friday. We alternate weekly taking a test or a quiz. The first quiz shouldn't be too bad, most of the words I already knew...the worst part is not really knowing how the quiz is actually set up! I'll let ya know how it goes...

I am really excited about starting clinicals though! We start in a nursing home in 2 weeks! I'm a little nervous about it of course, but ready to get started because it makes everything a lot more real that way!

We got a tour of our skills lab on Tuesday, way cool! Really great setup, very life-like. We even have a birthing-mom mannequin, and other simulated ones that have a heart beat, pulse, etc.

Well, it's 2am, and I have been reading/working math problems (dosage calculations)/studying notecards for probably 4 hours today. I am bound and determined to read everything they assign us, do all the math sheets, master all the skills in lab...and pass the board!! (only 2 years to go! haha)

-Riley ....future RN!