This week messed up my #NewMe23 streak; definitely wasn’t able to join the Tuesday meeting. I was in skills lab (nursing school) all day long since Friday and I tested yesterday. Our tests are simulations with high-fidelity mannequin “patients” (voiced by our instructors and their techs) and we’re thrown into the room to figure it out and implement the doctor’s orders while they watch and assess us from the control room. But some of those orders might not be appropriate, so you have to know your stuff enough to, say, hold a scheduled medication and call the doctor to clarify. It’s so nerve-wracking and we’re so tightly wound leading up to it that it took everything in me not to stress eat for days. But guess what. I didn’t! I stayed with my bacon and eggs for lunch, and fasted otherwise. It kept my head more clear to focus. And I rocked that test yesterday. They told me they had NOTHING to give me constructive feedback on and they “thought they were watching an experienced nurse.” They all gave me like 3 hugs before I left 😂 Blew me away, best experience I’ve had thus far in lab. No way I’m clouding my head with stress carbs again going forward! But yeah, I’ve had no opportunity to complete week two’s tasks!

Posted by bethany.aaron at 2023-01-12 14:50:53 UTC