Week 8: Halfway through N100. Only 7/8 of the Program to Go!

This blog doesn't write itself in one day and I've learned my lesson.  I began writing this entry (though not completed, I can't write about the future) after I finished writing Week 7 (fyi, it's currently 10/19/10 at 10:26 pm if you're curious). For you guys, it will be either Sunday, Monday or Tuesday (hopefully not Wednesday)  After Week 7's debacle of not really remembering what happened, I thought I should get a head start on Week 8.

Week 7: "One day after we graduate, we will look back and laugh"

I'm sure I'll laugh a lot looking back at this blog when I'm an R.N., but this definitely was not the week for laughter.  Stress is the perfect word to describe the week.  Many people did bad on Exam #2 and I began to ask myself "What the f*** did I get myself into?"  I was on facebook de-stressing and found a picture of the old me volunteering with Pilipinos for Community Health.  I was assessing a person blood pressure and educating them why high blood pressure is bad.  It was this picture that reminded of why I want to become a nurse.  The old me was a leader (literally, I was the director of PCH) and motivated to becoming a nurse in any way possible.  I just have to remember that in the end, all of this will be worth it.

Week 6: A Stressful Beginning to a Happy Ending! (get your minds out of the gutter!)

Stressful Day and a Stress Lecture

Tuesday was Exam #2 and the level of stress was evident on everyone's face.  Sure it was only a 40 point exam. But still, it was important to me and the rest of the class to do well.  I kinda had a feeling that I wouldn't be doing well.  I didn't feel good on Sunday and didn't get any studying done.  Monday was slightly better, but I didn't cover as much as I wanted to.  So it came down to a couple hours on Tuesday to finish what I had to study.

Week 5: Motivation is the Key

It was stressful, it wasn't fun, it was a situation that was difficult to work in.  Although the previous sentence could have possibly referenced my day in the hospital, it is actually a reference to the weather Monday.  Being in an air conditioned environment is great if you have it.  The lab was cool, the computer lab was cool, The Corner Bakery Cafe was cool, so I thought the classroom would be cool too.  But alas it felt just as hot inside the classroom as outside.  Class is from 3-5 and at this point the temperature was definitely pushing 110 degrees.  Out of all the days to need air condition, the classrooms a/c wasn't working.  Luckily class did not last too long, as the head instructor dismissed us from class stating that it was too hot to learn.

It was 96 degrees at 7PM (109 for a high) in Long Beach.  I don't think it ever dropped below 80 throughout the night.  Insane!