(This is me before starting school, pretty relaxed....not now!!)
I just wanted to give everyone a quick update.....it seems like when school starts my blogging and phone calls and any other form of contact falls of the face of the earth. Good new, I am surviving my LAST semester of nursing school. I can't even believe that the time has arrived for me to say that or to be talking graduation plans or even getting a job as an RN!!! Can I tell you how excited I am!
Clinicals have started and this semster they are geared more towards critical care. My first day of clinicals I got watch OPEN HEART SURGERY twice!! It was so awesome. I loved every second of it. I will NEVER forget the image that is burned into my brain of the sternum being sawed open (a real saw) and seeing the heart beating!! Our bodies, what an amazing thing. It is the like the image of witnessing the first birth of a baby on Labor and Delivery....never forget that either. My other clinicals have been great too but I started out with the best that is for sure.
I am 5 weeks into the semester and I have like 90 days til graduation, it is May 18th. I am sending in my application to the state for my licensing right now since that takes 2 to 4 months to process.
I have to keep pinching myself saying yes it is really happening....it has been a long road and it always seemed like such a far away dream that I almost thought would never happen. What a great feeling.
Plans for now....survive my last semester of nursing school and hope my husband can too... I can be a little cranky :(
Plans for my future after May 18 :)......1st head to Cancun for a much needed vacation, work in Vegas (better pay, better experience and better hospitals), probably start a family and enjoy my time with no school, although I do see myself going back eventually for a Nurse Practioner degree ( you all really didn't think I would stay away forever right?)!!!
9 comments:
Hey what happened to the trip to see me? I see how it is, you finish school and you're too busy to visit me. I am glad things are going well in school. Can't wait to see you in April.
You go girl! I am so proud of you! I loved the feeling of being done with school...I just kept thinking 'what do I have due next?' When the answer was 'nothing'...I just kept on watching the good old boob tube (I swear I just had to veg out for a bit)! ENJOY!
That is Rob's birthday so I will remember!! How exciting you are almost done, I was wondering where you had dissapeared too. And I love that picture of you and Curt, you guys look great!!
Congrats Heather. That is so exciting that you are almost done with school. I have to say I could not do what you are doing, the sight of that much blood and cutting bodies open for surgery and that no thanks. But I am glad that there are great people like you out there that love this kind of things.
CAN YOU BELEIVE IT!!!!!! It is almost done and then you get to go out into the real world and get a new job. :) I love you!!!
Heather, RN...nice work! What an accomplishment. You will never regret it. I am also in love with medicine and surgery and all that stuff. So amazing! In my head I am DR. Abbie...maybe some day. Your future vacay sounds so nice and well deserved. :)
Heff! I'm so pround of you! I think it's awsome what you've done. You have worked hard! That will be nice to go on a vacation after you're done!! GOod luck with the rest of school, it will be done before you know it!
Yeah that last semester is sureal, for sure. i am so excited for you!!! You will be a great nurse. I cant wait until you come down here and start to work. We will have to get together while you are down here for sure!!
That is really exciting to be so close to finishing school. Starting a family is such great news! Oh, and of course the vaction, I forgot what that was?.
I have got to talk to you more about this saw. My grandpa just had open heart surgery and I have a few questions. :)
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