Did I mention...

I passed Nursing III.

What have you done lately?

LOL! I'm just keeeeding.

I just don't think anyone (aside from those who have done it) really understand how freaking hard this material is. And there is just SO much of it. OB is 1/4 of the semester... it includes: pregnancy... everything that happens with the mother & the fetus...when, where, why... dx testing...when, why, what happens, risk factors, normal/abnormal lab values...genetics..risk factors.. autosomal dominate/recessive.. x-linked dominate/recessive everything that could possible go wrong... when, where, why, what to do, not to do... diet during pregnancy... appropriate pt. teaching.. labor & delivery.. normal findings.. and complications.. risk factors.. why they happen..and what do to.. medications..c-sections.. why, different types.. risk factors.. complications.. pain management... mental health related to pregnancy and birth... what's appropriate/inappropriate behavior.. maternal-infant bonding... fraternal-infant bonding...breast feeding... care for the neonatal.. vital signs...normal variable findings opposed to abnormal findings... reflexes why? when they disappear...... this is 1/4! of our semester... and these are just broad topics.. the amount of information we have to know about each is insane. Peds is another 4th of the semester... and that includes all disorders of pediatric pts. within the neuro, respiratory, GI, musco-skeletal systems... as well as hematology and immunology... by all disorders i mean the pathophysiology is just the BASE we need to know.. we need to know all interventions (which are very specific.) and all medications/tests/treatments/surgerys for each... ...all immunizations and when/why they are given.. genetic disorders... developmental theorist... appropriate cognitive and behavioral development etc....then 1/8 of the semester is spending cramming everything there is to know about the respiratory system... EVERYTHING and no it does not help that respiratory was covered in pedis because there are completely different disorders and ways to treat/intervene. another 8th is hematology... same goes for this.. and another 8th is immunology.. including HIV/AIDs... another 8th! JUST A FUCKING 8th of the semester is CANCER... did you figure out yet that this program is a little messed up.. the fact that only 1/8 of a semester is dedicated to cancer is beyond me... it is cancer. you have no idea how much there is to know about it... i can't and won't even begin to list... and then there is really no more time left to learn anything else.. but they SOMEHOW include male and female reproductive disorders and STD's. LOVELY. of course the final is comprehensive.. but of course.. like where do you even start??..

and to be totally honest this post does not even do the actually material justice.. i am definitely missing things... there is just to much to list, but this gives you a general idea. oye.

so yeah.. i passed.

it was probably the happiest day of my life thus far.