How hard can it be to give a shot???

Why did I become a nurse? Did I have some epiphany or some incredible role model? Nope. I needed to make some money and fast. A two year nursing degree sounded good. I thought “Heck. How hard can it be to give a shot?” Yeah. That’s when I got my eyes opened.

I had previously gone through what seemed to be most all of the introductory courses that the college offered in almost every area of study. I had almost enough “hours” to graduate but NOTHING seemed to add up in any one area. Let me introject that I also have ADD (Attention deficit disorder). This didn’t help anything. I did eventually get this under control though.

I was accepted into a BSN program and began my first semester. I had no idea that they could make some of the simplest concepts so stinking difficult. It was almost like they WANTED you to mess up. (Now, having taught college nursing courses, I can understand that “some” of the teachers simply thought that was the best way to learn!)

I remember this one classmate that I had who seemed to be making rather good grades. So I decided I was going to put my pride aside and ask her how she was doing it. What was her secret. I was quite surprised by her answer. Her reply was “Well, I just find the answer that I think is right, and then choose the opposite one. That’s because when I pick the one that I really think is right, it’s always wrong.” Hmm…..such an interesting approach to this problem. I have to admit that I was not brave enough to go to that length. I figured I’d just keep taking my B’s and B-happy.