Sigh of Relief

It has been quite a while since I last posted. The reason for this was because I nearly failed the course which included the RPAH practicals. I just found out my mark 10 minutes ago it appears I am safe from failing.

Right now I have pretty mixed emotions. I got a credit of 66 for the subject- to which I lost the full 15points for the practicals. I should be happy because the clinical practices weren't critical to passing the course (unlike my previous clinicals at Canturbury), but it also meant that the mark I have worked so hard to achieve might have been higher.

I failed because on the second last day of clinicals I was caught not wearing a gown while palpitating for the pulse to do blood pressure on a MRSA patient. I was not aware that gowns were needed for such minimal contact and was not given a second chance. We were first semester students after all! I got failed on the spot... with only one more day to go. I felt that the call was unfair and I protested.. however the facilitators told me that they did not care about my circumstances so I had to take it higher up.

I saw the coordinator and she told me there was a chance I would fail the whole subject regardless of whether I got more than 50% overall because the clinical component is very important. Since then I have held my breath and hoped that all would turn out OK.

During this period I have been embraced with the support of many people around me and I feel very grateful for it. One thing which I found surprising was the understanding of my parents when I told them that I might have failed and will need to repeat ; they told me to just try harder next time and they did not ask me anymore about it.

Anyhow, I will talk about the experiences more later on. Dinner is soon and I am starving. For the results I got a mediocre average.. but I will keep pushing hard for perfection!

		Unit of Study Name	Mark	Grade
		Nursing Concepts: Bodies and Boundaries	75.0	Distinction
		Social Contexts of Health	74.0	Credit
		Observation in Nursing Practice	64.0	Pass
		Applied Nursing Practice	66.0	Credit