So, the first few days of graduate school have gone by. I was supposed to start on Thursday... But I received a shock MONDAY morning when my online course content was available to me! It took my breath away, literally. I was not ready to start classes until Thursday. I felt utterly unprepared... As if, a mere 3 days would make any difference at all... I felt like I was being cheated out of my last three days on earth.
I can only explain my feelings as being traumatized by my nursing school experience and NOT wanting to re-enter that state of living... Work, School, Clinicals... No sleep... No family time.
But, here I am... I refused to open any books or do any on-line work until THURSDAY, thank you very much... But, now I'm knee deep into Physiology... Tomorrow I will start bio-statistics...
Remember the action potentials? How bout DNA/RNA transcription/translation? The sodium potassium pump? Mitochondria and Endoplasmic Reticulum... Yep, that's my world right now.
I'm striving to connect what I learn to my future as a midwife... so when I find little gems in the midst of advanced physiology that directly connect to childbearing women I get a little thrill.
Today I was able to connect the action of lysosomes to the process of uterine involution after childbirth. Lysosomes act as an intracellular digestive system... and when regression of unneeded or unused tissues is needed, the lysosomes get to work. Another example of this occurs in the mammary glands after lactation has ceased. Tissue dissuse lead to increased lysosome activity.
So, while spening 8 hours today studying advanced physiology I was able to directly relate a small part of what I learned to what I practice.... The whole base knowledge will be needed, I know... But, I love connecting it as I go!
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