stress.

I was (well really I still am) so excited to be in NP school. However I have been freaking stressed out the last week or so. I signed up originally for THREE online classes, (the 3 "beginning" classes they offer, the 2 I'm in and "theoretical foundations") which was 9 graduate hours. I am so glad I decided to just take 6 hours, which in the summer is a full-time grad load.

I've been stressed out because for one my manager at work gave me a totally bizarre schedule. Secondly my brother who lives in Los Angeles has been home for a week and I would like to see him since I so infrequently get the chance. Then I got my first paper back for Health Policy and I had received an 88%. Her main critique of my paper was that I had too many sources. 35% of my paper was "similar" to my sources. WTF!??!?! Since when is quoting sources, and referencing them correctly a bad thing? Apparently a lot of people had that problem because she sent out a mass e-mail saying that she had received several e-mails asking about it, and vaguely stating that quoting too much (even with citations) is plagiarism. I'm really at a loss.

When I graduated nursing school I was burned OUT from school, and actually thought I would never return. Only a few months later I was so dang excited about getting the opportunity to become an FNP that I could not WAIT to start studying and was reviewing health assessment in April. I don't think at the end of this program I will barely making it out and cursing the last 2 years of my life but, I'm sure I'll be relieved it's over however. But then you just have to get a job and work.. LAME =) ....just kidding... sort of.