First Day of Class

It was an early morning, but I left the house dressed to kill to save some lives in my polo and scrubs. 

The school was a buzz with new and returning students.  In matching kits uniforms, the 2013 Accelerated Class headed up to the third floor for our inaugural class, Patient Centered Care.  Tuesday is technically a clinical day for us which means we have to report to our site by 6:45 am.  Because it was the first day and we needed to be oriented to the class and our clinical placement, we did not have to show up until 8am; after a few weeks of sleeping in and lounging around, it was a very early morning. 

During te first portion of lecture we went over the basic housekeeping items and then jumped into patient care plans.  One of the things that drew me to a RN/NP program as opposed to a PA program was the fact that nursing really focuses on holistic care; nursing is getting to understand not only what brought the patient to the hospital/clinic, but understanding what kinds of family/community/environmental factors influence their decision. 

My clinical placement this semester will be in the hospital and while the commute is much shorter than some of the placements (one friend has a 45 minute drive), it does mean I have late labs on Mondays and Wednesdays.  C'est la vie.