Friday, September 5, 2014

Fall term has arrived!

Lets just say that this is the only class in nursing school that has me terrified.
I have no kids.
I am pretty sure I still have the mind of a small child.
I have zero experience with babies.
My middle name is not "graceful"
In fact, I am pretty sure I am close to being the world's biggest klutz.

That's it, I think I am destined to break a baby.

We had our clinical orientation on the "Women's Health Floor" yesterday, and I am more terrified than when the class started. We have different rotations through the unit... Labor and Delivery, Postpartum (after they have the baby), Normal nursery, and the NICU (for the high risk babies).
Of course, it's just my luck that I get assigned to the NICU babies first. It's clearly not enough to be scared to break/hurt a normal baby, they have to throw me in with the sick babies who are even more fragile than non-sick babies. OY!

Well, I ready to jump off the cliff and learn all that I can. People in class kept telling me that I will come out loving babies. I don't think my husband will be too happy about that one...


My first full clinical day is next Tuesday... I will let you know how it goes!