The first week

So, this week got off to a slow start. Orientation was Tuesday. Lots of information was covered but no "meat" yet. I was so anxious to get this thing going- I still am. Its been such a long wait it seems. Then the campus was closed on Wednesday due to a power outage from the storm. So we basically started the program five hours behind on lecture. I'm still not sure how this is going to affect things. Finally, yesterday I got to hear lecture and it covered all the basic general foundational stuff like confidentiality, the theorys of nursing and infection control. I'm ready for more and still can't wait to get to the nitty-gritty. I know it will eventually snowball but I'm a little impatient at this point.

Today was fun- we actually got to DO stuff. We learned the task- not a skill- of bedmaking, handwashing and using personal protective equipment. I did well with reviewing the chapters that were required before lecture this week. I did the workbook assignments that were on the schedule (even though we didn't turn them in or discuss them). So far, I am staying up with the coursework and even a little ahead of the game. My goal for this weekend is to prepare for the first lecture of pharmacology (the class is Monday). The one thing that has most of us nervous is this pharm class. Apparently its pretty intense and is a lot to do along with the first semester of nursing. Time will tell. So far I am pretty positive and feel like I am made for this!