hooray
Well today was the first day of my labs for mental health. For a few weeks now I have been dreading the thought of this day. I thought that not only would it be boring, but it would be weird to talk to someone with mental problems, one on one. I was really scared I’d say the wrong thing and they’d commit suicide or they’d like, I dont know, get all weird on me and I’d be super uncomfortable the whole time. Well, today came and lo and behold it went great! I actually didnt have a bad day at all, which is surprising, because everybody knows how Ive felt about nursing thus far. So anyways, I got there and we had our pre conference and got our assignments, and we were sent out to our wards. Somehow the only other two people in class I really talk to and I were assigned to the substance abuse unit. While I was getting information about my client for my paperwork out of his chart, I got to sit in on the first group therapy meeting of the day. It was interesting, really. They all had to introduce themselves, say why they were there, and then say a goal for the day. Everyone just looked like a normal person, and it was strange to hear them say things like they were addicted to cocaine and tried to kill themselves. I also got to sit in on another meeting. I liked watching the group meetings, it was interesting to see how the patients interacted with one another, and the person doing the meeting. My patient was addicted to alcohol and morphine and had 2 DUIs and had been fired because of his addictions. He was very cooperative and I was glad since he was my first mental patient ever. The time flew by, it was weird.
So yeah, I havent minded mental health class too much so far. Even though I dont want to admit it, I kinda like it so far. Its more interesting than my other classes have been. Its kind of a good feeling to actually halfway enjoy something I have to do for school.
ps that cute little stripey cat is gone! I am sad. I cant wait til i have my own place to live so i can have my own little stripey cat to love on.