Monday, December 20, 2010

Mondays suck!

 Well that was quick, its Monday again. And boy O' boy, let me tell you it  definitely felt like a Monday!! I will skip the details and just say I shamed myself again today on the externship. WHY is it that I some how manage to sabotage myself just when I think I am doing my best? Every freaking time.

I think before I speak and then...the fit its the shan. UGH. I keep telling myself  to relax and just learn as much as you can, but it seems hard to relax when trying to do something so unfamiliar, and the harder I try the crappier I do.

 I am that girl who does that thing  that you think..." What could she have been thinking?"...
yeah the answer is ...?? She wasent'.

 I believe I have a great many good qualities... hopefully enough to counteract the stupid sucky ones.

NO MORE MONDAYS PLEASE!

Friday, December 17, 2010

Ba- Humbug Blues

Well things just keep trucking along here.Can't believe it's almost Christmas already...I am currently freaking out that this happens to be the last weekend in December and I still have SO much left to do. Thinking I may have to re-prioritize some things.

In other news, I talked to a friend ( who also happens to be on her externship, at another clinic) and she informed me that the whole school was talking about the girl who blurted out " I smoke" at an interview. *hangs head in shame* Leave it to me...Jeeze. I tell you what, I could screw up dang near anything given enough time.

 Thinking of making gifts in all my free time ( that was sarcasm folks, for those who missed it...)  My blogger buddy Meadowlark started a new one called "Kindergarden Crafter" she rates crafts from "easy" to "made me cry"; Love the idea BTW! ;)  Here are some oreo pops, thinking if I have time I will make them this weekend...kindergarten crafter oreo pops!

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Finally getting it.

I am roughly 33 hrs into a 160 hr unpaid externship for school. The first 2 or 3 days were completely overwhelming, I had thought that being in school for 18 months on an accelerated learning program would prepare me for the clinic. Um, not so much.

 Fortunately I am a people person and after I finally got over my huge anxiety about rooming patients and managed to  figure out the clinics "on wall"  blood pressure cuffs, I feel like I am doing fairly well.

Everyone seems very patient and willing to answer my many questions. Sometimes I feel as though I am playing the 900 question game, but I feel like I am "getting it", and my questions aren't too out of the ballpark. I hope.

Yesterday I put in 12 hrs, minus 1/2 hr lunch, so really only 11 1/2. I got to assist w/stitches, and do my first  legitimate in clinic IM shot in the butt.

All in all a fun day, it seems to get so busy that the hrs just fly by.

When it's not busy though it seems to go A LOT slower. The actual ( not in training) M A's have phone messages to answer and Rx's to send to the pharmacy...all I do so far is watch them do it, which is pretty dang boring. Probably should enjoy the break while I can, but ....zzzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZ

Note to self. I HATE GERMS. Starting to feel sick. blah..