The CCU has no idea what it's in for.

Forgot to mention that I received my preceptorship assignment.  I will be in the Coronary Care Unit at Hoag for about 5-6 weeks, 1-2 days a week talking care of heart patients.  I like heart patients.  I'm beyond excited and pretty much humbled I was given one of the two spots.  

That being said, yesterday was a good and tough day.  Good in that my test went better than I could've dreamed.  I about cried halfway through because it was going so well and I knew most of the answers.  Good because I will finish out my semester in the CCU.  Good in that I took my photo for graduation, was legally fingerprinted and received all my paperwork to apply for state board exams in June.  Bad in that we lost 3 students yesterday, on top of 2 last week, bringing the grand total of lost students to 5 this semester.  

It's hard to lose students at this stage.  We're so close to the end, but this semester is TOUGH, there's a LOT of material and the questions change and get harder.  Some of the students have been with us since our first semester, and it's scary to think about making it this far and not being able to pass it this time and have to retake the class.  But that's the upside, they can repeat the class and still get a chance at graduating.  It just won't be with us, and that's hard.

I'm pretty darn thankful to be here at this place right now.  I've got a lot weighing me down and a tough schedule ahead of me, but the light at the end of the tunnel is shining brighter.  I'm definitely not here on my own, Someone is guiding me and pushing me along.  

And that's encouraging.