I've managed to get through 3 weeks of nursing school without quitting. My first nursing course will be done a week from today. Hard to believe! I thought it was going to be okay working while doing summer school. But there are days when I think I should've quit work sooner. My Intro to Nursing course, while it should be an easy A, is really overwelming most of the time because it's crammed into 5 weeks. I'll be okay and I'll survive the summer...but I cannot wait to be unemployed and be able to focus on school full-time and possibly get a bit of a social life back. I need balance! There are folks in my cohort who are planning to work full-time while going to school. I have a pretty good idea that they won't be successful at it. I'm thankful for a scholarship, my savings account, a place to live that is "free" and that my parents can loan me money if I drain the barrels dry.
I took my first Health Assessment test and somehow managed to score a 100. Everyone did really well--with everyone scoring 95 or higher. How's that for encouraging? Yes. Very. We are all relieved and excited. Health Assessment is fun as we are learning how to take focused assessments and write them up. Everything we see on our lab partners is "normal" or close to it. As close as we've gotten to feeling like nurses. :)
I'd love to write more, but there's school work to do and of course, work cometh in the morning.
Cheers.
