Nursing School Year in Review

Wrapping up the review of last school year two days before I start my last first-day-of-school. Bittersweet. Here's a look at April & May!

Can it please be Wednesday afternoon so I can be done with this Med/Surg midterm? #nursingschool
— Breanna Friedrich (@breannamf) April 1, 2012

Best part of the day was when the head of the nursing department whipped out a Playboy. In the middle of lecture. #nursingschool
— Breanna Friedrich (@breannamf) April 3, 2012

4 hours of studying Sunday, 45 minutes on Monday, 4 hours today + 1 hour tomorrow. Let's hope I'm ready for med/surg midterm! #nursingschool
— Breanna Friedrich (@breannamf) April 3, 2012

Just registered for the LAST TIME! Finally!
— Breanna Friedrich (@breannamf) April 12, 2012

And now a full day of clinicals followed by an hour of research. But tomorrow is Friday!
— Breanna Friedrich (@breannamf) April 12, 2012

It was wonderful to actually FEEL like a nurse today!
— Breanna Friedrich (@breannamf) April 12, 2012

I have 3 group presentations, all with different group members, due within less than a week of each other. Not possible. #nursingschool
— Breanna Friedrich (@breannamf) April 15, 2012

Oh and that med/surg midterm before Easter I was studying obsessively for? Got an A #thankyouverymuch #nursingschool
— Breanna Friedrich (@breannamf) April 16, 2012

It's funny how coffee & a good outfit can make a Monday with 8 hours of class a good day! #nursingschool
— Breanna Friedrich (@breannamf) April 23, 2012

Our class is complementing everyone today. I love it! And we have so many desserts that people brought! #nursingschool
— Breanna Friedrich (@breannamf) April 23, 2012

Done with clinicals at Mayo Clinic. Sad day. #nursingschool
— Breanna Friedrich (@breannamf) April 27, 2012

I have way too many things to get done in the next week. #nursingschool
— Breanna Friedrich (@breannamf) April 28, 2012

I have no motivation to study for the #Kaplan tests tomorrow. At all. #nursingschool
— Breanna Friedrich (@breannamf) April 30, 2012

4 day weekend! 4 day weekend! Too bad I have a ton of work to do. #nursingschool
— Breanna Friedrich (@breannamf) May 2, 2012

I hate group projects so freaking much. Just let me present on it myself! #nursingschool
— Breanna Friedrich (@breannamf) May 6, 2012

Finally done with my 2 big presentations. Now to start studying for finals. #nursingschool
— Breanna Friedrich (@breannamf) May 7, 2012

What are the chances I'm ACTUALLY going to study patho today? ...not very likely. #nursingschool
— Breanna Friedrich (@breannamf) May 8, 2012

And the studying for finals like a mad woman starts NOW. #nursingschool
— Breanna Friedrich (@breannamf) May 10, 2012

Oh my gosh. Need to control myself. Haha. Nursing parties are crazy.
— Breanna Friedrich (@breannamf) May 12, 2012

Ugh. I really need to study. I hate #finalsweek. #nursingschool
— Breanna Friedrich (@breannamf) May 12, 2012

If you saw my strategy for how to remember the disease process of Multiple Myeloma, you would judge me. #nursingschool
— Breanna Friedrich (@breannamf) May 12, 2012

And that commences studying for my Saturday. Too many kidney conditions with the same signs & symptoms... #nursingschool
— Breanna Friedrich (@breannamf) May 12, 2012

Studying for spring semester finals are always 100x worse than fall semester. You want to do everything but study. #finalsweek
— Breanna Friedrich (@breannamf) May 13, 2012

...thank god this is my last spring semester!
— Breanna Friedrich (@breannamf) May 13, 2012

Must. Keep. Studying. Don't. Want. To. #finalsweek #nursingschool
— Breanna Friedrich (@breannamf) May 13, 2012

2 finals down. 3 to go. #finalsweek #nursingschool
— Breanna Friedrich (@breannamf) May 14, 2012

3 down, 2 to go. Too bad it's the 2 tests that matter most! #finalsweek #nursingschool
— Breanna Friedrich (@breannamf) May 15, 2012

Half hour nap & I'm ready for another 4 hour study session. I think... #finalsweek #nursingschool
— Breanna Friedrich (@breannamf) May 15, 2012

Really neighbor? Is it really necessary to blast oldies rock into my window when I'm trying to study patho?! #finalsweek #nursingschool
— Breanna Friedrich (@breannamf) May 15, 2012

2 hours of studying, 2 hours of #glee...right?! #finalsweek #nursingschool
— Breanna Friedrich (@breannamf) May 15, 2012

One last final tomorrow morning. So crazy to be done with the dreaded Roch year! #finalsweek #nursingschool #luthercollege
— Breanna Friedrich (@breannamf) May 17, 2012

Last day at Zumbro with the best nursing class ever :( But last final! #finalsweek #nursingschool #luthercollege
— Breanna Friedrich (@breannamf) May 17, 2012

Done! Pretty sure I got anywhere from a B- to an A on that final? #finalsweek #nursingschool
— Breanna Friedrich (@breannamf) May 17, 2012

All that freaking out and studying paid off. I ended up on the Dean's List for Spring 2012. I miss Mayo Clinic clinicals so much, especially now that I'll be starting my last semester of clinicals at Winneshiek Hospital, which only has 1 floor of rooms. We have to calculate IV drip rates manually because there aren't enough IV pumps (Mayo uses ALL IV pumps) and we have to manually draw up Insulin to mix (Mayo uses Insulin pens which are super, super easy). We are in for a rude awakening...