Midterm Week....LET'S GO!

Midterm week is finally here! AHHH...No, just kidding, I am not screaming...yet.
But in all seriousness, midterm week is a busy one, especially if you are a nursing major.
But on the plus side, last week was really exciting! Clinical was so exciting and meeting my patient was so nice! It is great to finally be working with patients and practicing all of the skills I had worked on in the past weeks. I got to take vitals and help my patient prepare for his day. I also got to work as a team with my peers to get patients ready quicker and solve problems that arise while we are working. Clinical this week will be exciting too as I will have a new patient and get to practice other skills specific to this new patient. As time goes on, I am sure I will be able to work extremely efficiently and will get to know my patients even better.

Anatomy is busier than ever this week, with a lab practical on Wednesday and a huge midterm on Friday. So, let the flashcard studying commence. In my other classes I am busy studying for those midterms as well, and I have finally gotten my project blog for Women in Society up and running. After I add a few more posts, I will be sure to post it so prospective students can see exactly what we are discussing and learning about in this class.

On a positive note, break is right around the corner and I can that all of the students, including myself, are extremely excited about it. This weekend provided some fun for everyone because it was Athletic Alumni Weekend and all of the alumni came back to spend time with friends and play in sport games. I had a friend come and visit and we went ice skating with nursing club...and shockingly, I did not fall! I was rather impressed with myself considering I may not be the most graceful human ever...

Anyways, Valentine's Day is tomorrow so campus should be buzzing with cute couples and miserable singles, so it should provide for an interesting day. I have clinical, so I will be busy all day! But I already received some beautiful roses, gifts from my roommate, and packages in the mail, so this week might not be to stressful after all! Off to study!

Tapping Away the Term!

This weekend was the Elmira College Tap Ensemble Show and it was, without any question, the best show to date! We had the biggest turnout we have ever had, and the support from our peers and families was amazing! All of the tappers tapped their hearts out, and as I look at the date today, I realize just how quickly this term and this year are flying by! However, I have made some amazing memories so far, and I am sure the fun will continue and the memories will grow! My mom and her friend drove from NH to come see the show, and I got to spend some time with them which is always nice! After two tap shows this weekend, I participated in Relay for Life here on campus. Relay for Life is a nightlong event where students walk and raise money for cancer. This year, Relay has a new meaning to me because for the first time in my entire life, cancer really effects someone that is really important to me. I am really happy that after two tap shows, Tap Ensemble did a wonderful job walking and supporting each other as a team, and I could not be any luckier to be a part of such a caring and fun group of people. Needless to say, I Relay this year for the four people in my life who will never give up fighting.

Some of EC Tap in our new jackets! (Purple, of course!)

Kaylynn and me in one of my costume ideas to the dance I choreographed!

One of my best friends ever, Steph, walking at Relay!

Tap Costume!

EC Tap Relay Team!

After this weekend, classes started right back up and the studying commenced. This week is exciting because as a nursing major, I will begin my first clinical experience in the hospital with patients! I am a little nervous, but tomorrow is the big day, so I am going to do my best and get acclimated to my home for the next 50years...the hospital! In Anatomy, we are busy getting ready for a lab practical and midterm next week...not excited about it, but it will be good to finish these units and move on. Next week will be busy, but in the end, completely worth it! I have been busy working on my new blog for Women in Society, and as soon as it is up and running, I will post the link for all to see. It is always helpful to see a real class project to understand what a class is really like! I am enjoying learning new things that do not exactly have to do with nursing because I feel like it allows me to further see the world in a way other than through a nursing mind. This term will continue to be busy, but next week I will give a full update on all of the things I have been able to learn in the hospital! Now...time for Encore!