Mundane Monday

is not so mundane, but still. Man, do I hate mondays. AND for the better part of the morning, Ive been sitting here thinking it was Tumultuous Tuesday. Ueergh. I just want Wednesday to come, I want to be finished classes, I want to take all my fabulous friends to Spoon Me. I want to enjoy the sunshine. I want to feel like I do not want kill my dog in a blinded rage.

Not much planned today, just kind of working through my OSCE skills, as the practical final is tomorrow.
I am covering, among other things:

• perineal care
• musculoskeletal assessments of the hand/wrist, shoulders, hips, knees, ankle/foot
• Blood pressure
• Pulse, respirations and O2 sat
• unoccupied bed making
• hot/cold therapy, including COLDSPA pain assessment
• abdominal assessment
• positioning
• and a few others I can't bring to mind right now.

The way the test works: You show up with your lab partner 10 mins before your 10 min time slot, and register. During this time, you and your partner each draw a skill out of a mixed bundle at random. Then, you have 5 mins to review a quick checklist, and you perform the skill as if you are in a hospital with a client. Your partner acts as your client. 

These tests are either pass/fail, and there is no grading. So it's basically - ALL OR  NOTHING. :/

Ive got about half of the skills down pat without a doubt, but the other half always leaves me with room to worry. Lets hope tomorrow will be a good day and I get something super easy like positioning.