Recommended by 9 out of 10 doctors....

to cure insomnia in nursing students. It's the Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing. I sat down at lunchtime to read up on burns. After an hour of reading, I was roused by a coworker that happened to pass by and find me faceplanted into my book.

I'm ok with my decision to have a hectic life for the moment. I actually kind of need my husband out of my hair to better be able to study. Boy child and I study well together. He is content to read next to me quietly or play with his toys while I read. Sometimes we will read the textbook together. He finds some of the stuff interesting.

Husband is actually more disruptive than a 9 year old. Go figure.

Work at the hospital is going well. I have one more shift of orientation, and then I am on my own. I am looking forward to it, but still a bit nervous. I mean, the likelihood of my breaking a patient is small, but that person will be in my care much more than the nurse. I will be rounding to them once and hour. The nurses on my floor rarely seem to actually go into the patients room unless to do something to them. It seems strange that 95% of the time, I find the nurses sitting in the nurse's station. But maybe that is because I don't know better.

We have nurses that work two 12's and two 16's a week. I can't even imagine working that many hours. I guess I value sleep too much. And acutally seeing my family from time to time.

I actually had 2 days off this week, unexpectedly, but not unwelcome. We had the storm that wasn't, Ernesto, give us a breezy day with a few rain showers. I used the time off to help my friend move, and spend time with my family. It was really a nice break. And now I get another day off tomorrow. I may get spoiled from all this vacationing. However, shant rest too long. I am working Sunday & Monday at the hospital. (Time and a half, baby!) Then I get a few extra days to read before class on 9/11.

Thanks for the words of support. From what I am seeing across the nursing student blogiverse, this looks like a tough semester for everyone. Let's all hang in there together, and continue to encourage each other.

W. :)