9-20-2010

I'm standing in the kitchen cooking my boyfriends bag of chicken! Already cut it up and now it's simmering. It's been a long day and my mood is definitely showing it. I used to feel like such a lucky person, but here lately I feel like my luck has ran dry..I know that's terrible to say but without luck things just suck.
I went to the Learning Commons right after Assessment to work on my paper, finish it up and tweek it a little bit. I got one of the tutors to read over it and I'm glad I decided to do that, even though I was there for almost three hours! But hey, it's done :)
I'm glad todays almost over and that it's going to be a short week for me. I just want to relax for a little bit and try and clear my mind. It seems all I do is think nowadays and I'm not too sure that's a good thing. There's definitely some things I'd rather just forget or at least move past and only remember when I have to..
I'm glad Nursing gives me a distraction and it definitely does make me happy which I'm thrilled about.. everything happens for a reason right? Hopefully I'll get to see the "reasons" soon enough.

xo

9-15-2010

            Just got home from the gym with Lisa, lifted legs.. glad I had a release to get that midterm out of my head. I didn't do very hot :/ bummer. Surprisingly I didn't get as upset about it as I expected, just got to try harder next time and study with a partner maybe? I made a lot of stupid mistakes unfortunately, had the right answer for four different questions....THEN went back and changed my answer because I second guessed myself. I'm very talented sometimes haha I'm trying to keep my spirits high though and not let myself get down about it, hopefully that will make me feel a little better than I do now..positive thoughts right? If anybody did really well can you give me some pointers so I can figure out the best way to study? Cause what I did definitely didn't work :( Either comment back on here or email me at vemadams@aol.com
I'd really really appreciate it!

9-9-2010 First Day of Clinicals

            Today was our first clinical & I must say it went really well. I was pretty nervous when I got there but as the day progressed I got more comfortable. My patient was really sweet and very helpful. Vital signs were definitely a lot harder since they are older but just be patient and they will be too! (They're more than willing to do anything to assist us in what we have to get done) I went in there thinking that we were going to encounter all these mean old people that throw temper tantrums at any slight change in their environments, but in reality they are a lot like us- just a bit older! They go about their lives just as we would ours. I'm glad that they chose this facility for our first clinical, it definitely made the transition as smooth as I could imagine it would be into the medical world. Just relax and enjoy your day! 
            Some tips, get your vital signs done as early as you can that way if you don't get them the first time, you have plenty of opportunities to try again. The day flew by way faster than I expected so get your tasks done early too (the questions as well as the vital signs). Make sure you are attentive to their needs at the same time as well. Last but not least, enjoy yourself! It's definitely not as bad as I thought it would be :) 

9-8-2010

Phew, what a day! Re-took the math quiz this morning, since I got an 80 the last time! Passed it this time :) Then we had the practice mid-term..did pretty well I think but I'm glad that both are over with! I don't know why today seemed so much longer than normal, but I was definitely struggling to make it through. After assessment Bonnie and I went to the Learning Commons and printed some stuff off and did our Medical Terminology assignment-glad that's out of the way too! After that I went to the gym, lifted chest for about an hour and a half then went running at Lake Ella for 45 minutes. Now, I'm sitting on the couch...again haha writing my blog. 

Tomorrow is our first clinical and I'll have to admit I'm pretty nervous! It's gonna be an interesting first time and I'm sure it's one we're going to remember for the rest of our lives...first introduction as a healthcare professional! (if only they knew ;)) Today was a pretty productive day but I'm glad it's coming to an end. I can't wait for the weekend; Friday is my dad's 59th birthday so I'll be out in Wakulla spending the day with the family. I'm really looking forward to the next few days.. more time to relax with the ones I love... & study of course!

9-2-2010

            Today I had COMPLETELY off from everything, school, work & life. I quite enjoyed myself; I finally got the me time I've desperately needed. I still woke up at 7am, went and had breakfast with my old boss at Jimmy Johns then I made the drive out to Wakulla and spent the day at my mom's school. I helped her de-stress a little by grading some papers and just hanging out with her. I'm definitely glad I made a point to do it!
            After she was out of school for the day we drove back into town and she went and bought my blood pressure cuff for me! She wanted to help me out and give me a chance to practice on my own time :) She also bought my Nursing jacket for me- overall it was a really good day! I've taken several different peoples blood pressures and I'm feeling much more confident about it. I can't wait to practice more (I'm carrying it around in my purse now haha), just these little things keep me sane; I'm so excited about each new thing! Can't wait to learn more.

September 1st, 2010

            It's a slow night at work at Gold's Gym, so I figured perfect opportunity to catch up on some blogging ;). Second week of classes down for me, since I'm off Thursday & Friday; it was a pretty good week, hectic though. Right now I'm the only front desk girl working at Golds so they're relying on me to pick up the slack more than normal.. not bad-just makes things a little interesting! We had a pretty fun day in lab yesterday, we learned how to take blood pressure which I'm actually really excited about- definitely harder than I thought it would be though! I can't wait to go buy my cuff and start practicing, cause I'm going to need it. My boyfriend said he was willing to let me practice on him as much as I needed to, but I'm sure once his arm goes numb the first time he'll be over it!!
Anyways, I'm really excited about what's going to happen, excited & nervous...I just hope I manage to put everything we've been taught together and communicate effectively enough to where I can convey the right message. Guess we can only wait and see. Back to work! :)