Nursing School: Week 3
At school today we had our clinical instruction meeting. As a direct result, I had my first panic attack in 3+ years. I managed not to pass out, (or do anything equally embarassing) but I did have to excuse myself from the room to get some air. Altogether, the first 2 hours of the meeting were fairly unpleasant for me. Eventually, as with all anxiety attacks, I realized that I was having one and began to feel better.
I had just begun to think that I had a handle on the workload for school. I knew there were going to be additional assignments related directly to clinical. However, I was unaware that my workload was essentially going to DOUBLE once clinical got started. It's totally depressing how little time I will have in the next coming months to do anything that is not school related. No wonder people bond so closely with their fellow nursing students, they are the only people you see or talk to for 2 years.
Tomorrow, I'm doing my first recorded skill demonstration on Range of Motion at 2pm after the Nursing process orientation from 9am-12pm. Then on Monday, I'm doing a live demonstration on administering PO meds. And on Wednesday, we have our first test.
I'm going to try to go ahead and get a jump on a couple of assignemnts that aren't due until later in the semester...becuase the week after next is when I actually go to the clinical site...
I had sushi for lunch as a reward for not having a nervous breakdown. I may have chilli cheese hotdogs for dinner for the same reason.
I had just begun to think that I had a handle on the workload for school. I knew there were going to be additional assignments related directly to clinical. However, I was unaware that my workload was essentially going to DOUBLE once clinical got started. It's totally depressing how little time I will have in the next coming months to do anything that is not school related. No wonder people bond so closely with their fellow nursing students, they are the only people you see or talk to for 2 years.
Tomorrow, I'm doing my first recorded skill demonstration on Range of Motion at 2pm after the Nursing process orientation from 9am-12pm. Then on Monday, I'm doing a live demonstration on administering PO meds. And on Wednesday, we have our first test.
I'm going to try to go ahead and get a jump on a couple of assignemnts that aren't due until later in the semester...becuase the week after next is when I actually go to the clinical site...
I had sushi for lunch as a reward for not having a nervous breakdown. I may have chilli cheese hotdogs for dinner for the same reason.