The Transformation Journals

Well here it is. The week I have been waiting for.  Headed out of town to Atlanta for four days of R and R, or debauchery if you prefer.  No school.  No work.  School starts back the first week of June and along with it a better mindset and focus on trainig and diet.  I really have been on the edge of burnout with all the things going on at work and the heavy load at school.  Again, not blaming it all on those but that did contribute to the stress.  There just was not enough time and unfortunately gym time took a back seat to school and study time.  I feel the effects of that and if I had done things differently I may have been able to arrange things better.  I didn’t and it is behind me now.  No regrets and time to move forward.  This almost feels like a New Year’s resolution and in a way I suppose it is.  The course of study I am about to start is 12 months long.  Two nights a week with lab/clinicals every other weekend.  Still working 12 hour shifts and working every other weekend.  Yes weekends are going to be non existent for a while. 

I haven’t mentioned it anywhere in my blog about my course of study.  For all my healthcare friends and visitors, or anyone who stops by that might be interested, it is a bridge program to RN.  The course was initially designed for LPN transition to RN but this year the school is allowing Paramedics and Respiratory Therapists to enter.  There is a class that we had to take before hand that dealt mostly with nursing theory, skills validation, and nursing thinking (insert nursing diagnosis and care plans here).  Along with a few prereqs I had to retake because they were too old, A&P I and II, Microbiology, with Human Growth and Developement tossed in on top.  So, if all goes well 12 months from now I will have my ADN and be getting ready to sit for boards.

Thats all for now.  Time to finish packing and head out.  More later.
As always, be well and safe.

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