It's been so long since I've been able to take the time to sit and write. Nursing school gets really busy, life gets really busy, and before you know it a whole month has flown by.
To make a long story shorter, my husband and I had our first round of clinicals. I was in morning, his was in the evening. And then I got sick on top of it all. So, I would be at the clinical location by 6:30 am, leave again at 2:30 pm, pick my youngest up from my babysitter where my husband had left him at 2 to go to his clinicals. Next it was off to pick the older kids up from the after school program and home for the evening routine. Dinner, homework, manage the house. All sporting a fever of 103, my husband would get home from his clinicals around 112 pm. I wanted to cry. I did cry. Our program does not allow you to miss any clinical time, so staying home was not an option.
After clinicals we had an ATI test, still no time to get to the doctor so went to that sick too. Somehow I tied for the highest score in the class, not sure how that happened. Finally made it to the doctor and got antibiotics. It took days to feel human again. Then we were running straight into finals week.
Finals were last week, and I did well. I wish I would have had more time to study, but thus is the life of a married/mothering nursing student. After our last final exam we went out as a group to celebrate the end of our first quarter. It's fun to get to hand out with the class outside of the classroom. For the most part, we are a really fun group of students that get along really well.
We also had a class picnic at a local park. Great fun! Got to meet a lot of the spouses and kids of class mates and it was nice to put some faces to names. The next day I left town with a group of girlfriends to have my very first spring break. Spending 4 days worrying about nothing and no one but myself was fabulous!
So, now I'm back and spring break is almost over. Another field trip with some of my class mates is scheduled for tomorrow, and I need to finish my assigned reading. Second quarter, here I come!
Oh, and first quarter grades have been posted. I earned two 3.9's, a 4.0, and a pass in my lab/clinical.
To make a long story shorter, my husband and I had our first round of clinicals. I was in morning, his was in the evening. And then I got sick on top of it all. So, I would be at the clinical location by 6:30 am, leave again at 2:30 pm, pick my youngest up from my babysitter where my husband had left him at 2 to go to his clinicals. Next it was off to pick the older kids up from the after school program and home for the evening routine. Dinner, homework, manage the house. All sporting a fever of 103, my husband would get home from his clinicals around 112 pm. I wanted to cry. I did cry. Our program does not allow you to miss any clinical time, so staying home was not an option.
After clinicals we had an ATI test, still no time to get to the doctor so went to that sick too. Somehow I tied for the highest score in the class, not sure how that happened. Finally made it to the doctor and got antibiotics. It took days to feel human again. Then we were running straight into finals week.
Finals were last week, and I did well. I wish I would have had more time to study, but thus is the life of a married/mothering nursing student. After our last final exam we went out as a group to celebrate the end of our first quarter. It's fun to get to hand out with the class outside of the classroom. For the most part, we are a really fun group of students that get along really well.
We also had a class picnic at a local park. Great fun! Got to meet a lot of the spouses and kids of class mates and it was nice to put some faces to names. The next day I left town with a group of girlfriends to have my very first spring break. Spending 4 days worrying about nothing and no one but myself was fabulous!
So, now I'm back and spring break is almost over. Another field trip with some of my class mates is scheduled for tomorrow, and I need to finish my assigned reading. Second quarter, here I come!
Oh, and first quarter grades have been posted. I earned two 3.9's, a 4.0, and a pass in my lab/clinical.
