Stressed! Needing encoragement!

[KellyCCRN]

Ok I can't believe I am leaving for the CPNE in 11 days:uhoh3: The rational part of me keeps telling myself that I know this stuff and there is nothing to freak out about.....I just finished re-writing my mnemonics and watching Rob's DVD for the 10th time. I plan on practicing all my labs tonight after the kiddos go to sleep and I'm off all day tomorrow so it will be a day of laundry and studying. I just can't get over the feeling that I an not prepared enough. I was unable to take a workshop due to various reasons. I worked 58 hours this past week so I cram in studying when I can, I worked in CCU this past week and I was trying to study in between titrating levophend, dopamine and diprivan on one pt who was trying to extubate himself even though he was restrained and my other pt was new onset AFIB with RVR that I was constantly running strips on and titrating Cardizem gtt. Sorry not trying to whine! The critical elements are nothing hard and in my moments of clarity I feel like I could do it in my sleep but this anxiety is killing me! For anyone that got this far....thanks for letting me vent:lol2:

[Raggedy Ann]

Good luck to you, Traci!

GaNurse...I know BBFRN was meaning to wish you good luck...Because she will have to be wishing me luck toward the end of the year. LOL! Traci

[Raggedy Ann]

i feel this way :banghead::banghead: and then i just want to run and hide :sofahider... i too test next week as well and feel like i have the devil sitting on my shoulder saying.."gn yeah right"....

my biggest issue is memorizing the mnemonics for drainage / specimen collection, irrigation and for some damn reason enteral feeding ..whenever i say i special (mnemonic for drainage /specimen collection) instead of thinking about what order i need to do things, all i can think of is that old waynes show where he stands up puts a stupid silly grin on his face ...proving that he is missing a screw or two and say's ... "i special".....ugggg i need cpne therapy....:selfbonk::scrm::grn::wtosts:

that is too funny, tx. you and ganurse are going to bring home the gold. lol! traci