Since school started in August I have been busy trying to keep up with my studying and going to clinicals. This is my 3rd semester of nursing school and the clinicals are focused on pediatrics and obstetrics. I never thought I would be interested in either of these areas and if I had to pick one that I thought I would like better, I would have probably chosen peds. The funny thing is, I really didn't like my peds experience. I have finished all of those clinicals now and I thought they were a little boring. I think I would have enjoyed it more if they would have let me take on more patients so I had more to do. I did like working with younger people though. I don't think I would mind working as a peds nurse if I had more patients at once and wasn't so bored all the time. So I was wrong about liking peds, but once I started learning about pregnancy/labor & delivery, it was like I had found my calling. Now that I've had some experience in both postpartum/newborn care and labor & delivery, I am almost positive that I would really like working in that area after I graduate and pass (hopefully) the NCLEX. That whole area of nursing is so interesting to me that I actually ENJOY reading/studying about it. The OB clinical experience has been my favorite clinicals so far and I really want to do my 5th semester preceptership in this area. I am just getting SO excited to become a real nurse and not just a nursing student. I just want to be done with school so I can just be a nurse :)
Speaking of "getting done with school," I have also been spending my time trying to prepare for the NCLEX exam. I am just so nervous that I won't pass and all of my schooling will go to waste. I now have 4 NCLEX prep books haha. The nice thing is that they are really helping me with my exams at school.
I don't really have much else to post about because my life only entails school, studying, and clinicals, and I don't really have time for anything else.
I found this cool recipe though...it tastes really delish AND makes my apartment smell amazing.
http://www.salad-in-a-jar.com/family-recipes/apples-in-a-bag
YUM!
That's all for now :)
