Okay, I know that there will be some of you who think I'm nuts, but here goes anyway..
.. My friend and I both just found out that we were accepted to the nursing program here in town. It's a junior college, but still very competitive, and its supposed to be one of the best in the state. I was number 2 on the list, and she was number 6.
Here's my concern: I spoke with my friend yesterday, and she mentioned that her husband read a cartoon about someone always being overprepared, and he thought of me. She laughed, and I know it was meant to be a compliment, but it made me think.
When I was in the military, it was the same type of thing; I was always the one in my unit who was prepared, always the one who took the heavier workload, because the others couldn't handle it, and I would rather get it done right than to allow it to slide.
Now, I've been planning and preparing for NS for months, buying little things here and there for school (to avoid that huge bill by buying everything at once right before Christmas), doing research, basically trying to make sure I have as many bases covered as possible before I start the program. If this experience is anything like what I dealt with during my military career, I am going to be one seriously tired person! I've always been the go-to girl, always the one with typed study guides, the one everyone seems to come to for answers. For the most part, I don't mind, but it seems like my own A+ personality type may land me with more work than others.
So, just as a question for those ahead of me (and anyone else with a bit of advice), is this reflective of what I can expect in NS? And later when I'm working? I love being able to help people, and I take pride in my knowledge and competence in completing tasks, but I dont' want that part of me to provide an excuse for others not to learn or do their own work. When I was in the service, our motto was always "watch one, do one, teach one", and that was how we learned. I'm thinking that NS is probably going to be similar, I just don't want to take on the burden of ensuring that others can keep up.
Thanks for listening, I'm probably crazy, and worried about nothing, but it feels good to be able to at least attempt to explain this worry to a group of people who have been there and done that.
