I am most excited about feeling financially secure and self-sustaining. I am excited to start working after being in school for so long (I jumped straight into this program after graduating from my first undergrad). I don’t think I’m going to celebrate, my sister is graduating high school around the same time so I think we will just celebrate her and I’m good with that. I already know that my mom and siblings are proud of me and that is all that matters. I am most anxious about adapting to a 12-hour work schedule and still being able to function, especially if I work nights.  

I stay focused and on track by using a planner. I am a very visual person. I try to study or rewrite my notes at least every day after that specific class. I usually try to have all of my notes rewritten at least 24 hours before the exam so that I can reread and review them. 

  • I had completely forgotten about the “least restrictive” “least invasive” method when it comes to answering multiple-choice questions. At this point, I think it’s just a subconscious method I use. 
  • We had briefly discussed survival potential in our leadership class and I wish we had gone over it in more detail as I don’t think many nurses would be prepared for triaging. 
  • I don’t think there is enough emphasis on external risk factors to patients as typically nurses are more focused on the patient’s internal risk factors.
  • I forgot that there were 3 different types of learners. I was aware of tactile and visual but not auditory.