Zippity doo Dah! I’ve finished my work for nursing school!! No more discussion boards, no more, case studies, and no more papers!! The only thing left is my HESI Patient Care Management exam and my HESI exit exam. (Both this week Wednesday and Friday respectively.) I took my second module exam this past Friday and …
Nursing school
Admitted!
I received my admission (or readmission) letter to the University of Central Florida today. I am free now to apply to the RN-BSN (or AS to BSN) program which ever happens to be what I am at the time I apply. The application deadlines for the transition programs are May 15th to July 1st for …
I am (or will be) a NURSE
I saw this on Twitter and I thought it was great.
And it starts to wind down
This was a tough practicum week for me. It was day 7, 8 and 9. I don’t know what it was, me being tired, taking the whole team for the first time or the complicatedness of my patients. By complicated I mean, they had chest tubes, drains, fresh incisions and the charting! The charting was …
PCMP exam 1
Today was exam one for my Patient management practicum class. I had intended to study more when I got to school EARLY like I usually do on the day of the exam. But, unfortunately, I hit the back passenger side bumper of my neighbors car with the back passenger side bumper of my car. It …
Nursing and Hydration
No one ever told me that I would not be able to keep myself adequately hydrated as a nurse. During my practicum shifts I have found my self with signs of dehydration- Thirst, dry mouth, dry skin, tiredness, sunken eyes (or is this from nursing school and getting up at 4am?) I have been so …
Practicum Day 5
Practicum day five was a tough one for me. I took three of the four patients that we had. The thing I’m having the most trouble with is charting. Not charting or doing my assessments but doing all the other charting, the goals, the education as it relates to plan of care. I am still …
Practicum Day 4
I feel so behind in my practicum shifts. Partly because I had to go home on Wednesday and party because several of my classmates are doing 3-4 days a week to get it done quickly. I can’t do that I just don’t have the stamina. So I am going slower than everyone else I guess. …
What was supposed to be Practicum Day 4…
I got up this morning at 0430 and got ready for practicum and I leave at 0530 to drive up there. I arrive on unit 0630, and find out my preceptor had called in sick at 0405. There were no available preceptors so they sent me home. Now I will have to make up at …
first application
I just applied for my first position. It is for a graduate nurse program at a local hospital.