What I'm doing

Tomorrow is my first clinical at PCMC. It will be a long day. They have asked us to take Trax in because the parking is bad for patients' families (I actually remember this from when the twins were in the NICU). I'm fine with it, it will give me some extra study time. However, I also need to go to the U to have my TB test read and get my badge so that I'm officially ready for my first shift next week. My clinical doesn't start until 9 so I have time to do this stuff beforehand, but it means I'll have to leave my house at 6:15 to make sure I get to the hospital on time. My clinical goes until 8, then it's Trax to the park and ride lot and then the drive home. I'm not planning on getting home until 9:30 or later. Yikes. My peds rotation is only three weeks long so it won't be too bad. I start my OB clinicals at the end of September, Med/Surg clinicals start at the end of October and go through December 4th. The days won't be quite as long for those though.

Friday I will be studying during the day and then that night I'm meeting up with a big group of ladies who are lucky enough to be enjoying a retreat in Heber for the next 4 days. I knew I couldn't swing it with my upcoming exams, but I do want to get a chance to see some friends I haven't seen in awhile and meet some of the ladies from our group that I haven't met yet. We're going to dinner at the Snake Creek Grill and I'm really excited about that.

Saturday we are planning on taking the girls to the state fair. Aaron also has a co-worker getting married that day so he wants to go to the reception on Saturday night. Sunday we'll go to church and I'll be studying every chance I can over the weekend for my tests on Monday and Tuesday. Monday is my first med/surg exam (yikes) and Tuesday is my first pediatric nursing exam. I have been studying for 2-3 hours a night almost every night for the last two weeks, I hope that I'm ready enough by Monday to pass the test. That's all I'm asking for!!!