Stressathon

10/31/2010

Tomorrow is promising to be a bitchin' day! I'm going to be at the psych hospital until 1pm and after that I've got to write up my full care plan so I can turn it in Tuesday. I expect to be up at around 0530 and I won't be done with my day until around 2200.

I like psych so much and I worry it will turn out to have no talent in that area. So far, I think I've identified two really good nursing diagnoses and the information I need to gather on my client. All that remains is to write it up.

I tend to be a bit of a procrastinator and don't write my papers usually until a day or two before they are due. It's not that I don't work on them, it's not that I don't think about it ... I just tend to write in my head and then it all just spews out on to paper. I'm pretty confident I'll pass clinical but you know, we only have four clinical days at the psychiatric institute and it's just not enough to get a good handle on the role of the psychiatric nurse (which is a direction I'm really leaning toward).

I'm lucky. I've got an excellent memory and my instructors all tell me I'm a great writer, very easy to read, and I've been described as a "verbal person." I am always so anxious about this stuff. Right now I feel so jittery about tomorrow's clinical! I'm attending a care conference for the clients at API. Hopefully I'll hear some enlightening things about these clients.

Oh well. At least I have a nice outfit picked out for tomorrow. Grey slacks and a purple and blue shirt. Too bad I can't wear my necklace! It'd be a potential choking hazard. I hope my shirt isn't too revealing either. It shouldn't be, but it does have a V neck. Such clothing can attract ... unwanted attention.

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As far as this diary goes, I really like it. I just wish I had more time to comment and explore and trick out my page. I've seen some really lovely layouts and can't wait until I have more free time.

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Two More Weeks in Anchorage! We're almost there! We're Almost Done! There's just over a month left until graduation. Someone get me a benzo, 'cause I feel like my veins are full of snakes. I know we can do it though. The worst is almost over. The instructors all say that the hardest degree is the first one and after that the Bachelor's is easy. I don't know about that, but I intend to take a break from school to establish myself working as an RN before I go on with my degree.

~Tak~