Well, I probably should be doing my End of Life Care homework instead of posting, but I'm hoping it won't take me too long. I also am trying to do things other than school and work so as to rescue my sanity.
I got to spend a wonderful, extended weekend with my family and that included a few days with just my fiancé. He even made dinner for me on Friday (honey-herb chicken).
And the last few days have been spent in class, at work, or doing homework. Somehow, I snuck some sleep in there, as well.
I'm beginning to really feel the strain of nursing school on normal life. I almost feel guilty stopping to spend time with people. I do homework while my man is at work and still end up having to do more studying while we watch TV.
What the professors need to realize is that life doesn't stop so we can become nurses. I had to leave my Senior Seminar early today to go to a funeral and only just got back in time to take my Complex Care exam. I was definitely distracted, but they can't adjust my grade, because every other person in the class has distractions. Mothers worrying about their kids being sick, a few of us planning weddings, difficulties with work, passing classes in general. We teach patients how to cope with stress in their lives for their own health, and yet we cannot seem to keep our own stresses at bay.
Luckily for me, I have a God to Whom I turn frequently for comfort, and a fiancé who loves me and supports what I'm doing. Even when I come back from OB clinical telling him I want a baby.
