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Hey Everyone,

I hope every one is doing great and for all you who are in school I hope the first day back went well for you. My first day back consisted of orientation for my Senior Practicum & a Dosage and Calculations Exam. I am so ready to get this semester over with already because I can’t wait to graduate. The thought that this semester is my last is the only thing getting me through it. Overall, today wasn’t that bad but it was sort of stressful hearing everything that is due this semester because it is all thrown at you at once. However, I just have to remember it won’t be that bad and everything isn’t due right at once.

I am excited about my clinical though. Like I said in December, I’m on a ICU step-down cardiac unit. I am hoping to learn a lot so I can feel a little more confident when I graduate and before I enter my “real” job. The perks of this semester is that I only have class one day a week from 8:15am-3:30pm which is absolutely awesome and the rest of the time is open for me to attend clinicals, meetings, study, and do whatever. It really helps only having class one day a week….it feels sort of weird though because I feel like I should be busy everyday (like it usually is). I guess it gives me more time to study for my exit HESI.

My schedule for next week consists of the following: Wednesday class 8:15am-3:30pm & Friday at 3:00pm a meeting with my precptor for my Senior Practicum. I have heard she is great and I can’t wait to meet her. During my meeting with her I will look at her schedule and pick the days I need to attend and go through the basics. I have to do 240 clinicals hours….so I am thinking about pulling about 2 12 hour shifts a week. I will let you know how everything goes next. Well I’m off to study….fun fun!! I hope everyone is keeping warm and have a great Friday!

Until next time,

Sarah

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Hey Everyone,

Happy Friday to every one! I’m glad this week is over and done with. Next week I only have finals to take and I am done for this semester. I have two finals on Monday. One is 8-10am and the other is 120-320. Then on Wednesday I have a final from 8-10am and I’m done…..woohoo I have been studying for them but I am so tired of studying. It is very hard studying for one test alone but I am having to study for three. Yikes! This time next week its all gravy baby lol!!

Yesterday I had my interview for my Senior Practicum on the cardiac ICU step-down unit. The clinical manager is so nice and made me feel really comfortable during my interview. I can’t’ wait to start. The student who done their Practicum there this semester got hired so may be that will happen to me??!! I’m not going to get my hopes up to much because that other job didn’t work out

Update: On Wednesday of this week I looked at the status of my application for that job as the nurse intern and it said “position filled by another applicant”. I was like what??!! I have no idea what happened because I even followed up with the manager and she told me “well you are hired as far as I am concerned all you need to do is fill out the paper work and let me call you in a couple of days”…she took my number but never called back and then I see that the position was filled by another person. I guess it wasn’t meant to be but I figured when someone tells you that you have the job you sort of do right?? Oh well there are always other jobs and may be this unit will be the one.

I hope every one has a great weekend and happy studying to all you students out there!

Until next time,

Sarah

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