1st week is over!

Yeah, yeah my first week is over. I still have a tremendous amount of reading to do and I find myself so busy with my family that by the time I can read I am too tired! So my goal this weekend is to get through the material covered this week and get prepared for next. We already have our fist quiz next Thursday!

I do have to say that inspite of the amount of work I must do I am LOVING this. It fits me like a glove and I think my instructors are just amazing! I had a bit of a talk with the Nursing 1 instructor yesterday and I know I am in some good hands. At the end of theory lecture yesterday they threw us a party. It was so cute. They gave us cookies, juice and some cute presents. The Goodie bags consisted of pens, nutritional bars, notepads that will fit in our scrubs, #2 pencils and stress relief items like a stress ball and bubbles. The best part was a certificate that they made up. I will try to enclose a pic of it.

Anyways I am tired and I need to study more. I hope everyone is well and if you can't post on here then just e-mail me at ckjt95@msn.com. Okay!

Much Love,
Cher

My Father-in Law

My wonderful, handsome, talented Father-in-Law reminded me that I made no mention of him when I spoke of my amazing husband so I thought I would post my favorite picture of him! Isn't he a catch!

First Day Jitters

I was so nervous about school today! Then I got there and realized I was just being silly. I met my new friend and classmate "Lisa" and we went into class together. Got a front row seat too!!! That left me open to be the first one to give an introduction of myself. How do I go about introducing myself? My life is so busy but boring at the same time :) So I just said that I am a mother of three amazing children and the happy wife of a good man. I have wanted to be a nurse ALL my life and I am so excited to be there. I think that was a good answer.

My Teacher "Julie" is awesome! I really clicked with her and had a few chuckles with her about our upcoming experiences in a hospital setting. She dove right into our skills today. First and most important was proper hand hygiene. We rubbed synthetic germs all over out hands. They were really stinky! Then we washed our hands and looked at them under a blacklight. I am a dirty girl!! I thought I washed my hands well. Nope. SO then we used surgical scrub brushes and iodine soap. I though for sure they would be perfectly clean then. Not so. I have to practice something as simple as handwashing. Oh well. Then we went onto assistive devices such as canes, walkers, and crutches. That was fun! A bunch of students walking around with these things trying to learn how to use them properly. We could have been mistaken for a convalescent hospital meeting room! The last skill we learned was how to tie a quick release knot on a restraint. I was the one who was restrained a few times over and my wrists were so sore by the time I was done but I now can tie anyone to a bed. He he watch out!!

Overall, it was a good day. I was just so excited to be there! Tomorrow is from 1-7pm It will be a long day but I am looking forward to it!

I got my boys back from their Dad today too! They have been with him for 4 days and I realized that I was missing them as I was getting ready for school today. Their smiles warmed my heart and Jonathan snuggled on my lap this evening. That was a special treat!

All right I am off to study more. I love this stuff!

Night!

Tomorrow it all begins

Tomorrow I will begin the nursing program at my college. I am eager, excited and scared to death. I have spent the last week taking a study skills class that will hopefully prepare me for the events and hours of studying to come. I know I have an extremely supportive family and for that I am grateful. I have had tons of reading to do to get prepared and I still feel so unprepared. I think that maybe I need to just get there and get started to have any idea what I am in for.

I met a couple of my instructors and for the fist time I do not feel like they look down on us but view us as future colleagues. That is an amazing feeling. I know we are going to be taught in a way that will help us succeed. I just need to put my time in.

As I sit here writing this first post my Husband is sitting on the couch with my daughter and I can hear the washer finishing up it's load so, it is off to the laundry and family I go!!!