Hell-week

I'm in the last class of my pre-semester week at USD. We're studying EKGs today. On Monday, we reviewed skills and on Tuesday, we had the orientation for Maternal Child.

I'm understanding the EKG stuff pretty well. I think I'm very logical when it comes to things like this. It's kind of like geometry with all of its theoroms and postulates. With EKGs though, it's all about the regularity of the beat, the length of P-waves and QRS complexes and some other things which I don't quite comprend well enough to explain without being able to draw it for you. Suffice it to say, I feel a lot more prepared for my ICU externship.

Speaking of which, my first day in the DOU (I'll be there about 2 months before I actually go to the ICU) will be next Saturday, the 3rd. This should be pretty fun. I was going to work tomorrow, but the nurse I'll be following isn't working tomorrow, soooo I have a day off. Yah!!!! Now I'll actually have time to study and learn.

Well, class is starting again. Only 2 1/2 hours left til my weekend. Oh, and we're moving to a 2-bedroom apartment this Saturday! Yah!