Preparing for Nursing 101

Yesterday evening I went to the bookstore to pick up my textbooks for class. Holy crow!!! I asked for a box, because the bags were just not going to cut it. I picked up 9 of the 10 I need for this ONE class. Three of the books are approximately 2.5 inches thick and all I could think of was "I hope I don't have to carry anymore than one at a time to class." I'm already looking into a rolling crate to lug these bricks around!

Today I decided I needed to review Fundamentals of Nursing and the several reading assignments sent to us over the summer. I took a post-it pad and flagged the pages and material I needed to review. I'm not even a third of the way through my reading but I already am very excited to get to class Monday morning and review the material in class. I've already taken out the trusty hi-lighter and marked up my textbook.

What I enjoy about this book is that they added "Through the Eyes of a Student" stories and its relieving to see that other people with my same passion for nursing had that "What was I thinking?" feeling and still continued with their dream because they grew from the experiences that they thought initially would have them throwing in the towel. I look forward to clinicals and learning from my own experiences.