Feb 2, 2011

The Final Semester!

I am now officially knee-deep in my last semester of nursing school! I am so excited! I am taking High Acuity, Community Healthcare, Pediatrics, and Critical Synthesis. Let's start with High Acuity. I really enjoy this class. My favorite part about it is the clinical. I am doing my clinical in the Shock Trauma ICU in downtown Houston. I have done a total of two night shifts and I really enjoy it. It is really hard to stay awake all night but I think I am getting used to it to some extent. It is really hard without caffeine.
Community Healthcare is interesting. I am not too fond of it, but hopefully it will get interesting. We are doing this huge project for a small school district in north Houston. We are making a presentation for a group of preschool teachers about health and exercise. So, that should be fun.
I am really apprehensive about my Pediatric clinical. Our orientation starts Saturday. From then on, every Saturday I will be at one of the Children's Hospitals downtown. I am not quite sure how I am going to feel working with really sick children. I think that it might be hard for me.
Critical Synthesis is a breeze. Basically, we just have to take a giant test at the end of the semester in order to pass nursing school.
I am so freaking excited to graduate! Right now I am trying to find a job for once school ends. I never realized how hard it is for nursing school graduates. But God is good, and He will provide. Oh, and Brett and I are really looking forward to the newest member of our family!! Take a look!