Nov. 7, 2011

Exam this morninig, which was fun and interesting.  I came out of it with an 87%, which isn't too bad, considering how dreadful the quizzes seemed to go, haha.  Community Health lecture after that, which was really boring.  I have a hard time connecting to the material, because it honestly doesn't feel applicable with where I'm at and where I see myself in the future.  And, it's hard to sit and be lectured by someone who has no experience in public / community health nursing--I just can't see her as an expert.  Now, I know she's just teaching us the concepts, but still.

Ahh well.  After class got out a smidge early, I connected with my presentation partner for a bit to review a few things, and then I left early, which was a nice change of pace.  There was no lab that day--just open lab and check-offs for IV placement.  More time to devote to studying pharmacology!!

I spent most of the rest of the day making up notecards like a mad woman to get ready for the exam on Wednesday.

I then got a strange phone-call from a number in the area.  I figured it had to be either an instructor or a class-mate, so I answered.  Sure enough, it was someone in my clinical group who wanted to know if I was re-doing my check-off on Wednesday and if I had failed for the same reason she did.  Instant panic attack--did I accidentally sign up for a lab check-off time today in addition to my open lab and check-off time on Wednesday?  Is that why she called--because she saw my name up there for check-offs twice?!  ZOMG!!!!

Couldn't really focus after that.  I told her that it was my initial check-off, but that I was sorry to hear it didn't go well for her.  She said she would explain more in class on Tuesday.

So, for this evening, I did some studying and some panicking, and not really much else.  Some prep for school health screens tomorrow, which I'm not sure if I'm excited about or not.  Should be interesting, if nothing else.  I don't really remember much about the screening when I was in elementary school.  Perhaps this will bring back some memories!