You can't just bury them in the backyard!

I'm really trying to keep yall informed about the funny lines that come out of nursing school--I could write a book! (Risk for elevated temperature!) So my subject line this time is one of those! We covered death and dying yesterday in class. It was okay, just dull. I have not been around someone as they passed away so I was interested in the content just to know what happens. I can't very well prepare my pt's family for death when I've never experienced it (bad choice of words) myself. So this girl in class who talks a lot (not me) was asking all these questions about what you do with the body of the deceased and she commented that some people don't want their loved one to go to the funeral home. Our instructor responded with--you guessed it, "Well, you can't just bury them in the backyard!" I can think about that little comment and just laugh! Good times....
I'm beginning to have a sleep disturbance. I had to be up this morning at 4:15am to get ready to leave home in time to meet my carpool (Leslie & Sabrina) in Hattiesburg and make it to the hospital. Well, I went to bed at 10:30pm. I woke up and sat straight up in bed and realized that my alarm clock hadn't gone off. I was sure I had overslept. I jumped out of bed and went into the bathroom to get ready to get in the shower. I realized that I didn't remember turning my clock off, so I went to check the alarm. What time was it?????----12:30AM!!! So back to bed I went. And lo and behold I did the same thing again at 3:00am. What is up with me? I think I was stressing out so much about oversleeping and missing clinical, that I woke up every 2 hours.
So, we had hospital clinical again today. I think I had a good day. I was able to answer a couple of spontaneous questions from my instructor. Any time I get an answer right, I feel a little less inadequate.
Tomorrow's class is on fluids and electrolytes. There is a ton of work involved in preparation for class tomorrow.
Thursday early, I leave for nursing convention. I'm so excited. A few days without school. No paper to write over the weekend--happy days are here again!

I'm trying to do better at posting more often. Please bear with me. Sometimes (like yesterday) I just have more to do than I have hours to get it done.

Til next time, blog-fans!
Laddie