Jennifer Vitti

Hello hello!

Took my exam–it was tough. It wasn’t my best grade, but I passed (86!) and at this point that seems to be really all I care about haha. I still have one quiz, one exam, a paper, and a final in acute care to go and one exam, one paper, and a final in psych to go as well. I also had yet another REALLY tough week at clinical with another dying patient and it included some major ethical issues that I won’t discuss due to HIPAA, but it was pretty dicey at times. I think I handled it well though, so just another experiences to throw under my belt. Glad for some time off this week. Only about 5 weeks left though! This week has been nice because since I attend a Catholic school we get a lot of days off for Easter (Thursday-Monday). So I am spending it working and catching up on homework. I actually have been very productive, which feels great

Found out this week about the preceptorship we are doing in the fall. I’m very excited about that. We do 160 hours with one RN at one of the local hospitals. We have the “choice” (they’ll try to honor our choices, but no guarantees) of the facility and the department (except no peds–kinda bummed about that, but that will probably be the last semester that I won’t get to work in the specialty that I want. Still excited and plan to make the most of it!) I’m thinking of doing the hospital that I’m at currently. It’s one of the closest hospitals to my home and I’ve really enjoyed the experiences I’ve had there this semester. As far as department I think my first choice is going to be the PACU. I got to observe there for only about 30-45 minutes one day during clinical when I followed a patient there after I observed a surgery and I really liked it. It satisfies my OCD nature because it’s very organized and it will help to strengthen my assessment skills and I also figure I will get to see SOME pediatric patients since most people who come out of surgery go to the PACU no matter the age (kind of my way of cheating the system, except not really). My second choice will be another acute care/med-surg floor because I will get to have a variety of experiences there. Other options include rehab, ICU/CCU, or ED. I’m not really an adrenaline junky haha so the last two kind of freak of me out, but I’m also sort of intrigued, so you never know!

This weekend I’m updating my resume and applying for CNA/MA jobs in local hospitals and dr’s offices. There are a few I have my heart set on, but I’ve heard it’s tough out there so don’t get my hopes up Some people haven’t had any trouble with CNA/MA positions though it’s mostly just the RN ones that people are spending a long time before they even hear back let alone get offered, but still scary. WISH ME LUCK!!!

~love always~

Jen