Taken' a break!
Done. This summer from hell is finally DONE!! I made a B in OB and an A in Peds, but since they average, it's going to be a B. Good enough. An A in clinicals still keeps my GPA respectable. It's been study, study, study and then stress, stress, stress. I'll have to go to another day in clincals tomorrow, but just to sign my evaluation. We got our clinical and class assignments for next semester, and with one exception, I like everyone in our group. I'm not looking forward to Psych. Weird (and I completely accept that they are disturbed and ill) people make me uncomfortable, but if I can fake it at the nursing home, I can handle this. Since I have no intention of ever doing psych nursing, it's just a blip. I can finally take a deep breath and enjoy my vacation.
posted by hoosier nurse @ 3:13 PM
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You may actually find that you really like psych. Didn't like nursing home myself, and was sure I would hate psych (my family has provided me with way too much baggage there), but I actually ended up really enjoying it. Shocked me to no end.
Congrats on the completed Summer. Enjoy the break, you've earned it!
I LOVE Psych nursing. You might too. I like seeing the way the individual can stretch the limits of human endurance. Disorders of the mind are just..... fascinating. It's one of those "I am totally repulsed, but I just can't look away" sorts of things.
Congrats on getting through this Summer.
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Many people yearn to make nursing their career, but few have to battle the odds like Valerie Bush.
The Independence, Kentucky, woman, who was a medical technician for six years and a nurse’s aide “on and off forever,” waited until her children were raised to return to nursing school. When she finally entered the Gateway Community and Technical College, it was unbelievably stressful. Not only was the single mother dealing with her course work, but her father died, and her youngest daughter was dealing with medical problems, including bipolar disease.
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Congrats!! Hang on there just a little bit longer!!
Congrats on getting through the summer. Well, I hated psyche--but know many people who liked it ok. It is just...different. Yeah. GL! Let us know what you think...
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