Bs'n

I cried every single day doing my stats homework in undergrad. Here's my best description of Statistics class: Take a bunch of words that you think you know the definition of, change the definitions to some arbitrary nonsense, then add math. Lots of long math. Advanced patho was fascinating. But I love that kind of science.

I've been working nights for 2 of my 4 years as a nurse and I have never grown accustomed to it. Add to that four young kids and full-time grad school, and I'm wiped. Working nights isn't just working your shift; if you have a family or other day obligations, you can't "stay on nights" and participate in real life. You spend your days off trying to recover from not enough sleep. I flip back and forth from nights to days when I'm off, and I am exhausted all of the time. I have also suffered from depression since I was a teenager, and I can feel it creeping back in. I'm in NP school now, and honestly, a big impetus to get my FCNP is so that I can work M-F 8:00-4:30 and have a normal life again. Nights suck.

I'm in my first semester of NP school and I'm beginning a theory framework paper. I'm a little lost as I haven't written a paper of this nature before. Writing is generally my strong suit, but the terminology and rubric have me very confused. Mostly, I'm stuck on presenting the rationale for selecting this particular theory (Watson's Philosophy and Science of Caring). For this assignment, we're supposed to apply our own professional values and philosophy to the theory, and I really am not sure how to approach this. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Any and all help is appreciated.