Sunday night December 9th I was studying OB while my LPN friend studied pharmacology…. We studied for hours, desperately trying to keep focused on school and finish strong. I posted Remember by Lauren Daigle to our RN fb page as the song of the night.
Monday I passed both exams. One 91% and one 84% (I believe). My LPN friend failed pharmacology. It was extremely sad but she had focused so much on the other courses throughout the semester that it couldn’t be saved. Plus, from the sounds of it, the teacher isn’t the best. I decided to post “Not Today” by Imagine Dragons to our fb group.
Tuesday I studied for and took the online physical assessment final, with my RN friend that has been with me from the beginning of our journey. We both made a 90% on that test. Yay! My LPN friend took 2 more finals and did well! Passing those classes was a huge relief, but I was extremely worried about Wednesdays assessment. I practiced assessment on my non-nurse friend that night, she would be the one I assessed for Wednesdays final exam.
Wednesday morning was a Phi Theta Kappa volunteer hour. Then my assessment friend (who also signed me up for this blog) and I practiced till 1pm then waited in the hall till 130pm. The assessment did not go very smoothly and I made a couple mistakes, but I passed by some miracle. I wanted to cry walking out, and did actually. After dropping my friend off I drove straight to the other campus an hour and a half away from where we started so that I could study med surg with class mates. I could not focus. I literally got nothing accomplised, and I was shot for the day. I still had to turn in my final documentation using my phone at 10pm that night. I wished I could stay longer and study med surg with one class mate who was struggling in that class but I was almost useless. At the end of that long and stressful day the radio was playing “Chandler” by Sia and I was “just holding on for tonight.”
Thursday was our med surg final, the last list check off for semester 1. We reviewed our notes ahead of class but our friend still failed. We were all super sad for her, and that we would not go on together. It was a sadder get-together at Applebee’s afterwards, but still fun. We had some hope that they would let her through after the meeting this week but that hope has since been squashed. She will still graduate in 2019 though!
Now we are down to 3 ladies who want an apartment in town for next semester, which means higher rent, but it can’t be helped. The apartment entrance reminds me of a movie scene…. Literally right next to a bar, but we need cheap and practical. Being close to the college and the hospital will help. Driving long distance is a waste of precious time.
-Precious time
The RN journey 