My first day of nursing school! Wow....
I'm glad I stayed in Hattiesburg last night. I got up early this morning to get an early start. I started my day out right--with Chick-Fil-A! I got to school at 8:00 (for my 8:30 class) and drove around for 20 minutes trying to find a place to park! It was absolute chaos! It wasn't that I minded walking, I just couldn't find a place to put my car! I finally parked illegally at a restaurant across the street and down a ways from the school. I prayed that my car wouldn't get towed. I made it to class with 5 minutes to spare. The only problem was that my "lateness" made me forfeit all the good seats. I was in the next to last row from the back--bummer. I'm such a front row person. I don't think that I want to be front row right now though...maybe second row. I am determined to be earlier next time so that I can pick my seat.
Class today was on the history and philosophy of nursing, the roles of the nurse and then we talked a little bit about illness and the stages of illness. Not the most "edge-of-your-seat" information, but the professor did a very good job of presenting it. Got lots of notes. I hate to see how many pages of notes when the information gets very complex...whew!
A friend of mine told me that at least at first, my goal should be to blend in to the crowd. Not to be too quiet, but not to be the star either. I really had trouble with this because I'm a born Type-A over-achiever. But after today--my friend was right (Thanks Deborah!). I realize that I know virtually nothing about this subject matter and by watching the other students (who also have almost no knowledge of the subject matter), I know what it looks like to talk about things you know nothing about. It just makes you look dumb? stupid? pick a word...
Started my reading assignment for Monday--Vital signs. I can definitely tell why people get overwhelmed right from the start. I haven't even gotten past body temperature yet and there's already a lot to learn, e.g. when to use which temperature method.
Today we "toured" (if you count a 5 minute walk-through as a tour) a surgical and endoscopy clinic where some of us will do a clinical rotation. Nothing really special...just a surgery center. While we were there I overheard some of the girls saying that after our first unit test they would decide whether this program was for them or not. That test is this coming friday, so I guess we'll see if we have our first drop-outs. They are going to have to kick me out before I leave. I will not quit this just because it gets hard. I may cry and suffer, but I will not quit--#1 - my pride wouldn't allow it, and #2 - I've paid out too much money on uniforms and equipment to just drop out within the first couple of weeks. I pray I don't end up eating those words! :)
I'm trying to get on a new sleep schedule, so I'm off to bed now--WAY before my normal bedtime.
Thanks for reading,
Lad
I'm glad I stayed in Hattiesburg last night. I got up early this morning to get an early start. I started my day out right--with Chick-Fil-A! I got to school at 8:00 (for my 8:30 class) and drove around for 20 minutes trying to find a place to park! It was absolute chaos! It wasn't that I minded walking, I just couldn't find a place to put my car! I finally parked illegally at a restaurant across the street and down a ways from the school. I prayed that my car wouldn't get towed. I made it to class with 5 minutes to spare. The only problem was that my "lateness" made me forfeit all the good seats. I was in the next to last row from the back--bummer. I'm such a front row person. I don't think that I want to be front row right now though...maybe second row. I am determined to be earlier next time so that I can pick my seat.
Class today was on the history and philosophy of nursing, the roles of the nurse and then we talked a little bit about illness and the stages of illness. Not the most "edge-of-your-seat" information, but the professor did a very good job of presenting it. Got lots of notes. I hate to see how many pages of notes when the information gets very complex...whew!
A friend of mine told me that at least at first, my goal should be to blend in to the crowd. Not to be too quiet, but not to be the star either. I really had trouble with this because I'm a born Type-A over-achiever. But after today--my friend was right (Thanks Deborah!). I realize that I know virtually nothing about this subject matter and by watching the other students (who also have almost no knowledge of the subject matter), I know what it looks like to talk about things you know nothing about. It just makes you look dumb? stupid? pick a word...
Started my reading assignment for Monday--Vital signs. I can definitely tell why people get overwhelmed right from the start. I haven't even gotten past body temperature yet and there's already a lot to learn, e.g. when to use which temperature method.
Today we "toured" (if you count a 5 minute walk-through as a tour) a surgical and endoscopy clinic where some of us will do a clinical rotation. Nothing really special...just a surgery center. While we were there I overheard some of the girls saying that after our first unit test they would decide whether this program was for them or not. That test is this coming friday, so I guess we'll see if we have our first drop-outs. They are going to have to kick me out before I leave. I will not quit this just because it gets hard. I may cry and suffer, but I will not quit--#1 - my pride wouldn't allow it, and #2 - I've paid out too much money on uniforms and equipment to just drop out within the first couple of weeks. I pray I don't end up eating those words! :)
I'm trying to get on a new sleep schedule, so I'm off to bed now--WAY before my normal bedtime.
Thanks for reading,
Lad
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