School has been keeping me busy. Really busy. Writing two 10+ page SOAP notes a week, getting ready for final case, studying for the final exam, and trying to work on Clinical Seminar (kind of like a thesis) all at the same time has sort of pushed a good night's sleep from my schedule. By the time Friday gets here, I'm too tired to go out and do anything! It's a good thing Mike is a teacher and just as tired as me by the end of the week. ;)
On the bright side, I feel like I've progressed significantly in the two months I've been at Hurley. My first three years of P school were sort of like baby steps, shuffling along slowly. I was learning it, but not knowing it. Now, since starting Internal Medicine, I can do so many things I couldn't before. I can look at a patient's drug list and pick out major drug interactions. I can recognize lots of usual dosages. I can pick out which medications need to be dose-adjusted based on poor renal function. I can look at their lab values and pick out abnormalities without needing a cheat sheet to tell me what the normal ranges are. I can calculate their Creatinine Clearance, ideal body weight, and adjusted body weight off the top of my head. None of these things I could do seven weeks ago. Those seven weeks have not been baby steps--they've been leaps towards knowing. I've got a long, long way to go, but I'm getting closer to a pharmacist just a little at a time.
A week from this coming Wednesday is my final day in Internal Medicine, and October 1st I'll begin Ambulatory Care at a family care clinic north of Bay City. That will take me through to Thanksgiving weekend, and will also put me halfway through my final year. My first Thanksgiving weekend without homework in college ever. OMG. I'm so excited for that.
Today is September 19th, which marks nine months until the wedding! Not that I'm counting or anything. ;) This weekend we're meeting with my cousin who will be our photographer, and my grandma and aunts who are throwing me a spectacular bridal shower! I'm so excited to take a break from pharmacy-related things and focus on the wedding, which has become something akin to a sweet finish line. Mike also whipped up some Save-the-Date templates which we hope to finalize this weekend! It feels good to be making progress. :)
For now though, it's back to the homework.
3 comments:
I can finally say, I feel your pain on the SOAP notes! O.o
Wow. I really don't understand exactly what you were talking about in the first part of your post, but I'm so proud of you!!!
AND YEAY WEDDING!!!!!!! xox
UPDATTTTTTTTTEEEEEEEEE TODAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!
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