Waterlilies

"Close your eyes and define.....integrity"

"Draw a picture of what nursing is. No words allowed"

"Nursing is like waterlilies. You have to dig into the mud to find out what makes the beauty grow"

Umm.....

In other words, welcome to grad school!

In all actuality, it was really good. Realistically, I have determined that I am naive and very optimistic to think I can handle grad school while having a full time position. It would be very manageable except for the fact that I still like doing other things not related to nursing at all. However, I still believe that I'll be able to get into the swing of things and develop a schedule that allows me to maintain the important things (Family, friends, food, fitness, fsleep).

Anywhoo..... I'm taking a pathophysiology class that includes an 1800 page, 10 pound textbook that we will read from cover to cover in 15 weeks. It is not light reading either. Luckily, that class works like a normal nursing class. A syllabus with assignments and due dates and memorization. Bring it on.

My other class is nursing theory. The quotes from the beginning of this post were from my theory professor. I actually found it rather fascinating, but this class is nothing like a regular nursing class. Our end of the semester project is our concept of nursing in an art form. She said we could include quilts, sculptures, dance, song, or any other art we could think of that didn't include words. All of the nurses in the room were staring at her like deer in the headlights. We are nurses. For a reason.
BUT. I think that the professor is actually extremely smart, and I'll learn a lot from her class. I might roll my eyes a couple of times, but I am excited.

That's all for now.
See ya on the flip side.

-C-