1 semester down....6 to go!

Summer semester is over, and fall classes resume August 17th. I'm trying to enjoy my last real break between now and graduation. Of course Daniel starts back to school Monday so while my classmates are at the beach, I'm stuck here in Gadsden!!! I've come to terms with it though. I've got a whole week to get some shopping done, not to mention this weekend is AL's tax free weekend!

My second day in the OR wasn't much more exciting than the first...I did start an IV, put down an OG and chart, but no "tube dance" yet. I'm sure I will have plenty of opportunities come fall.
Grades have been posted for the summer, and here is my "report card":


Semester: SUM 1 2009
NURS THEORY- B

ADV HEALTH ASSESSMENT-A

ADV HEALTH ASSESS LAB- A


Semester: SUM 2 2009
DIVERSITY/ETHICAL ISSUES- A

AD ANAT/PHYS NUR ANESTH- A

INTEG HEALTH SCIENCE NUR ANEST- B


I can live with those grades, especially since a "B" is now an 85-92 on the grading scale!

Fall is reportedly the most stressful semester of the program and I've heard things will finally start to "click" around April of next year...if I can make it til then, I've got it made! I'm not much of a morning person, but that will soon change. We will have clinicals for 4 hours a day, 4 days a week from 7-11 am. Although our scheduled start time is 7am, we are required to have our rooms set up and ready to go by 7, so for the first few weeks we will all be getting to the hospital around 5 am. (every week day except Wed.) On Wednesday mornings we will get to sleep in and won't have to be at Erlanger until 6 am! Wednesday mornings are set aside for clinical conference (discussion of cases, etc.) The afternoons are reserved for class time and the schedule is as follows:

NURS 501 NURS RESEARCH W 830-1200
NURS 543 AD ANAT/PHYS NUR ANES II TH 1230- 300
NURS 545 PRIN NUR ANES PRAC-BASIC W 130- 400
NURS 581 AD PHARM FOR NUR ANES I M 1230- 300

I've heard most of Research is online but we will still meet every other week, so this gives us Tues. and Fri. afternoons off. I guess I might have to become a coffee drinker too!