Pharmacology

Tonight was my first pharmacology class. I think I'm going to change my major. I'm going to pharmacy school. Really cool stuff.

Next semester

I"m already really excited about the classes I'm taking next semester. I'll spill the beans after I'm done with my last final tomorrow!

Oh, now I get it

The best one liner I've heard all semester happened tonight in my Research Methods and Design class.
"So, if you are having trouble finding the answer, just google it." Thanks professor. Oh, now I know why I pay $4,000 per class. Ah, just google it. I think I got my money's worth tonight.

Is it Friday?

What a week! The week started with a 7p-7a shift at the hospital. I thought I would be able to study Monday afternoon while the girls were at daycare but no such luck. The sitter who the girls and I love ended up in the hospital with an aggressive virus that affected her small intestine. Poor thing. Then, to end the week on a high note, Isabella got sick with a cold. I didn't study nearly as much as I would have liked for the patho exam, but what do you do when you're a mother of two? Jason has been such a great support all week, coming home early so that I can go to class, study, etc. This next week has to be better. I hope.

Pre Exam Snack

I am making these beauties tonight. Who cares that I have a test tomorrow morning.

The Exam

I never posted about the first pathophysiology exam and so because I got my grade back today, I think it's time. The test was last Friday. I felt that given the amount of time I had in the early morning and late at night that I studied as much as I could have to prepare for this beast of an exam (I signed up to work too many shifts at the hospital and now realize my mistake) Anyway, I thought the test was fair. There was a mix of difficult and easy questions. Unfortunately, I glossed over the "easy" material while studying and focused on the more complex material. I was pretty bummed about getting stuck on the easy questions and thought, "I should have spent some time on this, but I can't believe it's on the test." I ended up with a B and am ok with that for now. I have to be, the test is over.
So, after the exam ended, we had a generous 10 minute break and spend the next five hours listening to the first cardiac lecture of the semester. Again, I'm amazed by the complexity of the human body and feeling overwhelmed by the amount of material I have to shove into my brain before the next exam in three weeks.

Life....it's so short

My 12 hour shift in the Surgical ICU had me thinking a lot about how short life really is. I started out the day with two patients as is usually the case. By 9:30am we were emergently intubating (inserting a breathing tube) my patient, performing CPR, shocking her, putting her on tons of IV medication to help her heart beat and waiting for the family to arrive. By the end of the day, I was putting that same patient into a body bag. Sad, I know.

I'm now reflecting on my own life and have drawn a few conclusions. Life is short. Make the best of it. I know people say that a lot, but when you actually work in a place that deals with death on such an intimate level, you're really forced to deal with the reality of death and it's inevitability. It really sucks sometimes.