What a difference a day makes...

Yesterday was my first day of clinicals. Well kinda. No wait scratch that. On Friday we had midterms for my new job. Yes, midterms, like I am back in school again. Anyway, now for the next 3 weeks (2 for me because of an upcoming family vacay) we don't have class, we are just in the OR. Let me just tell you how nervous I was yesterday and how absolutely terrible the day was! I pretty much got yelled at for everything I did, I feel like I would have gotten yelled at for breathing if I breathed too loudly. I even went home and cried. First time EVER!!!
Today, however, COMPLETELY different.I was in the gyne room, and I was nervous that I wouldn't like it. However...so not what I thought! The nurses were laid back. The actually let me learn,let me ask questions. I got to open sterile instruments, open up the back table, add things to the sterile field. I got to prep op sites, do pre-op interviews AND I got to do some charting. I wanted to scrub in today, but that didn't happen. I am not disappointed, I did do a lot today. I know this isn't much to you guys...but to me...this is HUGE!! I assisted in surgical counting, and learned lots of new things. I am in the Open heart OR tomorrow with my favorite surgeon, maybe he will let me scrub...if not, I will see what I can do to gain more experience and continue to grow!

New Job

Soorrry for the delayed post, but between starting the new job on day shift, and having to revert back to night shift for last night and tonight, I don't really know when I should be awake and not. That being said, so far the new job is awesome. The first day was a little overwhelming, but, most new things are. There is A LOT of new stuff that I will be learning and each little stage will be a test for me. I am looking like I am back in school. I had to buy text books, there are quizzes and midterms, and if I give my all when in school, why can't I give my all in "workschool" (Yes, I know I just made up that word). It will be a lot of work, but a challenge that I am up to. All the work that it entails is making me think about my other job. My new job is M-F plus homework, which leaves the only day that I can work my other job is Sat; Sat night actually. Do I want to give up one of the only days that I can set aside for me and my homework just to earn some extra money? I have decided to see how it plays out. The next days that I work there are the middle Sats of July. What that means is that I have off the first and last Sats in July and only work the middle 3. We will see how my life settles out with working 6 days a week, and unhappiness is not worth any amount of money. If it feels like all I get to do is work, work, work, and not have any time to play than something is going to give and the other job is going to have to go. Well, that is it for now. I am watching the US play Ghana in soccer right now, and I just saw Landon Donovan score a beautiful penalty shot goal. I better get back to that and doing my homework. I hope you have a relaxing weekend.