Is there a thread for the struggles of college life? Because I'm deep in the paramedicine stress right now trying to study for these A&P tests and wondering how other girls find balance!


Is there a thread for the struggles of college life? Because I'm deep in the paramedicine stress right now trying to study for these A&P tests and wondering how other girls find balance!



Word of advice, don't take it too seriously!
Heeeey howdy! Yup, grad school over here, pulling my hair out. I have been a nurse for years so I took A & P in the western medicine paradigm. Now I am working on my masters in Chinese medicine, learning about health and disease from a whooooole different perspective. I love it, and it's hard, and it's stressing me out.
For me lately the only thing helping relieve my stress is binge watching RuPauls' drag racewhich isn't great as it's cutting into my study time. In all seriousness though, just having a commitment to myself to doing 5 or 10 minutes a day of qigong (or yoga, or meditation or whatever works) is so important. Having that daily internal check-in and centering is so helpful.
That and exercise; I do free youtube video workouts, squats, lunges while listening to lecture videos, etc. Movement is paramount for my sanity while in school. Hope this helps,
OH! One more thing, keep in touch with a hobby. Make sure you are doing something fun once in a while, cuz all work and no play is a recipe for disaster. I got back into trapeze class, which is my happy place, once a week. You have to have something outside of school to engage with that makes you happy


I've been watching Bob Ross before bed to like unwind and calm down, I don't even paint but I love watching his videos! They make me feel less overwhelmed.


SO I'm halfway through my medic program right now with one year and two classes left, and I'm thinking really hard about getting my RN instead? I want to stay on the road as a medic but like shit





In my area the paramedics top out around $50k but that's a starting salary for RNs... I know one who got jumped to $80k+ after 2 years of work. Lots of opportunity to advance into management and admin positions with even higher pay, or to go on for CRNA or NP. They have a lot of flexibility and ability to change environments too. You can work bedside, OR, psych, home care, etc.
If you know you want to work in healthcare, I would definitely do the RN instead. If you aren't totally sure that's where you'll be in 10 years, maybe then stick to paramedic if it's shorter.
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