Just wondered how everyone who is studying this year is finding things now the first semester is done and dusted? I have to say I am loving it so far. I enjoyed my nursing placement far more than I thought I would, but am so excited about my midwifery unit this trimester. First practical class is tomorrow And my first midwifery placement is in September, yay!
First semester was great! I got some brilliant marks and I seemed to be able to get into it really easily. This semester on the other hand is harder to get into - I think because I know I have so much ahead of me. I start a 4 week prac on august 1 and I'm crappy my dacks LOL!
Sucks for me. Got a bad mark for my first semester paper and looking like I will only scrape through my full year one. Currently trying to get an assignment done but I am soooo far behind on the course work - have done up to chapter 3 of the text and I should be up to at least chapter 8.
I was hoping to get ahead before baby arrives but it just isn't happening and my kids have been even more disastrous than usual at night so I am using all my study time trying to catch up on sleep!
I'm glad to be back, I'm studying Primary teaching as well and am loving the unit I am doing on special needs, as heartbreaking as it is to hear some of the things that get said.
I did suprisingly well in first semester but don't really see myself doing as well this semester because it's all maths and science units.
Traveller- how exciting! I have loved my mid placements so far! It is the most amazing experience, and to be involved in the birth of baby is so special! I love it all though, not just the birthing part (although i do love that the most)
I love uni
I didn't do as well first semester this year as i did last year, but still did pretty well. I certainly think i slacked off a LOT- as i only had 3 subjects, and i did so well last year! Going to pull my socks up and get back into it for this next semester, which is looking really full on as i am back to 4 subjects! I have uni on 3 days of the week, then prac placement at the hospital the other 2 PLUS an online subject and follow throughs to complete. So hopefully i can surface again at the end of it all.
I can't wait to get back to prac though! I love it so much. I start back in antenatal, then have 5 weeks on postnatal then i get to do births again! YAY!!!
I'm still in the middle of mine as I'm doing my theory subjects on-line. Have 2 assignments due next Sunday and then a mid-semester exam to be done by the following Sunday.
Will be back on-campus next semester as I don't think I can fit 3 on-line subjects, working full time and an on-campus subject in this year, considering I've got a week in Bali just before my final exams for 2 of my subjects (yes I'm taking my laptop, books & notes with me), I could be pushing it. I know I'm good but not that good
And I start my 4week prac tomorrow and i'm so scared and nervous. because I feel like we havent been at uni enough to learn anything. (expecially this term we're starting out at prac)~ But I'm thrilled to bits that this is it
I had a really good first semester and past fairly comfortably which I was happy about. I am glad to have gotten all the general health stuff out of the way so that now I can focus on the actual nursing bits and more specifically the Mid unit.
I found placement a bit average and definatley know I won't be aiming for a job in general nursing. If I was to work as a nurse and not a Midwife I would have to do peri operative or PACU or something like that. But the goal is midwifery so I am so looking forward to that placement in october. I already have a couple of ladies due early next year for my 'continuity of care' follow throughs so that is exciting as well.
Traveller, we only have one 6 hour prac in august and 4 hours of mid tutes every second week which is bit of a bumber but it does mean we don't have to come to geelong for anything now.
a 6 hour prac! Blimey, I thought we were bad with our two 3 hour pracs. We get a tute every week though, the highlight of my week I have my first follow through arranged too but uni says I can't officially do it until second year so I am just unofficially attending her appointments and am on call for her birth in January. So excited!
Not so good, and I'm only doing one subject, sociology.
We met our teacher at the first class and I left excited, thinking "ok, I can do this with him". He had an obvious passion for the subject and basically said "I won't give up on you unless you do, we will get through this together and I will help you any way I can". That was on the Tuesday. On the Thursday this wonderful man died of a heart attack. Truly.
So now he has been replaced by a teacher who doesn't know the subject (never mind loving it the way Raj patently did), can't answer our questions and is basically learning along with us. It's not his fault, he seems like a lovely and really interesting man, but that doesn't help me.
Now I have 2000 words due on Sunday and I can't seem to even push myself to make a start. I need to, I know i need to, I just.....can't. I am so screwed.
So that's me . Thanks for letting me get it out.
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How are all the students doing?
And my first midwifery placement is in September, yay!
I have my first follow through arranged too but uni says I can't officially do it until second year so I am just unofficially attending her appointments and am on call for her birth in January. So excited!
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