Holy crap. Just to give you an idea of how tired I am, I had to type the word “clinicals” in the subject box 4 times before I got it right. I am exhausted. And a little bit sore. Some of it made me sad, some of it was very physically demanding, and some of it was really not fun. But I enjoyed it, believe it or not.
I do hope that we’ll be on a different hall tonight though. Long term care is draining, both physically and mentally/emotionally. I know that I will need to be able to deal with it day in and day out if I plan to work as a CNA, but that will come. Until then, I’d like to get different perspectives on the type of care I may have to do if I work as a CNA. Luckily, long term care is not my only option for work, though I’ll probably have to start out there. And ultimately, it will all better prepare me to be a nurse.
Right now, though, I have realized that clinical days will simply have to be days that I do nothing else. I took a quick trip to the grocery store for milk this morning and I’m pretty sure that’s all I’m going to accomplish today outside of my time at the nursing home. When you consider that I haven’t worked outside the home for over 8 years, I think a little time to ease into it is expected. I’m sure I’ll adjust quickly, though! Until then, I hope my friends and family will be understanding of my complete lack of inclination to do anything else.
I just read over my post to see how it read and I can tell by the abundant overuse of commas and weird grammar just how tired I am. I’m leaving it as is because my brain is too tired to fix it. Time to go put on my scrubs and head to the nursing home. I’m really looking forward to a few days off after this!
