Done with first semester!

[Dd04321]

Hello all,

I just finished my first semester of my BSN program, and I survived to tell the tale. Lol. I came out with an A in Fundamentals, an A in Pharmacology, an A in my introductory class, and a B in Health Assessment.

I have learned so much this semester. I remember how I freaked out over how to properly perform a bed bath at the beginning of the semester and can't help but chuckle. It was an extremely tough semester and I am more than ready for this break.

How did you all do?

[augurey]

I am totally feeling this way at the moment. I just finished the semester yesterday, so I plan on being a couch potato today and start cleaning my house tomorrow .

Oh I haven't gotten that far yet! I've been out a week and have accomplished nothing. When the kids are at daycare, I'm in and out of sleep most of the day and cannot seem to stay awake. First semester, without a doubt, has sucked the life out of me lol Not looking forward how I feel after the remaining semesters as this was the semester with the least credits/classes!

[augurey]

Congrats to everyone finishing up their quarter/semester!

I finished my first quarter of my BSN program in November. I laughed, I learned, I met great people, and there were definitely tears (anyone else cry when you got home after your first clinical? I felt so lost it was all I could do to hold back the tears while I was driving to avoid an accident).

It was all worth it. I got a B+ in Fundamentals Theory, A- in Clinical, B in Pathophysiology (cognate), and an A in intro to psychology (cognate). I'm pretty happy with my grades, especially patho considering most of us were expecting C's in that patho class. It was the first upper division (300 level) class I've taken, and I can definitely see a difference.

Congrats on your grades!

I didn't cry after my first clinical, though I wanted to. I think the look on my face afterwards expressed enough how I was feeling. The first clinical they paired everyone up. Except in my clinical group there was an uneven number. I was the lucky one to be on my own (the one that is the shy introvert at that - and one of the classmates is a nurses aide, so she's totally comfortable in the roll we were in for first semester clinicals). As soon as I found out I was on my own, I'm pretty sure the blood drained from my face. I spent the whole clinical trying not to cry. I honestly didn't think I would get through the semester and wasn't sure if I was cut out for this. As soon I stepped foot in post conference, some of my classmates were asking what was wrong.