StudentNurse
Saturday, August 18, 2007
So long coming
It's been a while, but I've been fine, busy, but fine. I'm raking my brains trying to remember what I updated last on so should there be repetitiveness umh I plead the fifth.
I did my midterm 2 weeks ago, I flanked it, got a 14.4/20, not good at all. Ugh, I think one of the reasons I've slacked off from updating, oh well, I'm working so hard to ace the final exam. God help me. I'm calling out for all the prayers I can get, I need each prayer I can get. I've no doubt I'll make it. All my faith, hope and trust is set on only God. And of course sisy's (hi Rach) best-I can do ALL things thru CHRIST strengthens me-ta!
I had quiz V last monday, it was on Endocrine and I think I did alright. I get it back on Monday so I'll be sure to let you know how i did. Also, I didn't do good on the renal ( quiz IV) I only got a 3.25/5, bad, bad, okie am working on it so give a girl a break, *sigh*. The last quiz, quiz VI is this Monday then the final will be up coming. Wow! days really are flying, just the other day critical care nsg started and now, now I'm prepping for the final. Who am I kidding I so want the days to fly get school out of the way, move on with life, start working as an RN, yanno? the whole business...
Quiz VI is on Neuro. I don't dig Neuro, who does?no seriously...cranial nerves, brain, CVA, AVM, Aneurysms, spinal cord/nerves. Still, I went to the library and studied yesterday. I'll review some more today and tomorrow. I'm trusting God to ace it bigtime. At this point I need every point I can get my hands on.
Something funny, weird has been happening to me during this class. Just suddenly I'm finding every reading in this class so fascinating, almost like mind-blowing, it's like am feeding some hunger in me, quenching some thirst. I can't put it in words but it's more like a hunger for knowledge, a hunger to know, know everything. I love the fact that during my clinical rotations it's coming together, I'm able to piece all the information together and the feeling is so fulfilling, touch-the-heavens/ceiling (hi boopie!) kinda feeling. It's simply amazing. You know most times I feel like I hardly, barely know anything, but now am slowly realizing I know a bit of everything and with time it does come together and damn am having a lot of those aha-got-it moments hmmm...
My floor rotations ended last week 08/09, yaay! This Thursday I floated off to the Cardiac Catherterization Laboratory, the team there is so amazing. Honestly they're special. I went and somehow just blended in with them and in a few hrs we were laughing and making all kind of 'sick' jokes. I love you cath lab team, for making me one of you for those 8hrs and teaching me so much about cardiac bypass and catheterization, for been so kind as to point it out on the screen/monitor, for walking me through the procedures, thank you over and over. I didn't want to leave. During my first med-surg I, I also floated off to cardiac cath and it was amazing, I'd love to work there for a few months. When I was growing up I always wanted to be a cardiologist surgeon, I'm fascinated by the heart, still i detest studying it, doesn't make sense huh? that's why am not going to Med school then lol
This past week I applied to/for 4 oncology nursing externship positions. I'm so excited, I hope and pray to God I get in. I applied to the hospital facility I've always wanted to work in too. Oh God, please grant me your favor, your unmerited favor, your grace :)
Last week, Monday, 08/13, the scholarly paper was due. It was a 10pg paper. I wrote it on Nosocomial Pneumonia (NP) otherwise known as HAP (Hospital-acquired pneumonia). It's the most prevalent or #1 infection acquired during hospitalization especially by critically ill patients in ICU. It was most saddening to find out that if only RN's observed strict/thorough hand washing and changed gloves between patients, NP would be prevented, hand washing is the most effective way to prevent it. Unfortunately, patients who acquire it have to go through an avalanche of empiric antibiotic therapy and still that isn't an assurance of treating it. NP prognosis is poor mostly due to other related underlying causes and co morbidities. Ok, I didn't mean to re-write the paper but you get the gist? This paper is worth 25pts. Honestly, I think I gave it my best. I started working on it literally since week 2 of class so by last week all I was doing was reviewing for mistakes and doing my annotations in the APA style writing format. I hope and pray to God I get brilliant points!
I just finished working on my NCP, it's due on monday. I did it on an 84y.o., male who had Angina Pectoris (my best cardiac disease), I know am evil, blame it on nursing school. I also just finished writing my cardiac cath lab expeience report paper. I sent both of them, so am done with those, woot! Finally, I also attended my 2 professional nursing meetings! The first one was a conference open discussion of oncology patients, wasn't that much fun, just sat for 2hrs and listened to MD's yapping. The 2nd one was on starting a nursing council. Now, that one was more realistic to me. It was very interesting. I already wrote up my reports on both of them and send them to the C.I. ( clinical instructor), even though she still doesn't reply my e-mails to confirm that she's receiving them I believe she is. Plus, when I send her anything I cc myself and of course it's all just not saved in my inbox but also on my memory stick (thanks, boopie :) ). I gotta have my behind covered just incase she flips on me and says she hasn't been getting them I'll just re-send or print all of them and give them to her.
This is a super long update, it had been a minute so I owed you to write/say this much. So far looks like I've stayed on top of pretty much e'rything...
I'll be back soon with more updates on the quizzes and scholarly paper and final review and of course the floating off that's upcoming in 2 weeks, yaay!
Mucho amor,
student nurse
Current mood-chill'd out
Currently listening to-Carey Underwood cd
I'd rather be out there...
I did my midterm 2 weeks ago, I flanked it, got a 14.4/20, not good at all. Ugh, I think one of the reasons I've slacked off from updating, oh well, I'm working so hard to ace the final exam. God help me. I'm calling out for all the prayers I can get, I need each prayer I can get. I've no doubt I'll make it. All my faith, hope and trust is set on only God. And of course sisy's (hi Rach) best-I can do ALL things thru CHRIST strengthens me-ta!
I had quiz V last monday, it was on Endocrine and I think I did alright. I get it back on Monday so I'll be sure to let you know how i did. Also, I didn't do good on the renal ( quiz IV) I only got a 3.25/5, bad, bad, okie am working on it so give a girl a break, *sigh*. The last quiz, quiz VI is this Monday then the final will be up coming. Wow! days really are flying, just the other day critical care nsg started and now, now I'm prepping for the final. Who am I kidding I so want the days to fly get school out of the way, move on with life, start working as an RN, yanno? the whole business...
Quiz VI is on Neuro. I don't dig Neuro, who does?no seriously...cranial nerves, brain, CVA, AVM, Aneurysms, spinal cord/nerves. Still, I went to the library and studied yesterday. I'll review some more today and tomorrow. I'm trusting God to ace it bigtime. At this point I need every point I can get my hands on.
Something funny, weird has been happening to me during this class. Just suddenly I'm finding every reading in this class so fascinating, almost like mind-blowing, it's like am feeding some hunger in me, quenching some thirst. I can't put it in words but it's more like a hunger for knowledge, a hunger to know, know everything. I love the fact that during my clinical rotations it's coming together, I'm able to piece all the information together and the feeling is so fulfilling, touch-the-heavens/ceiling (hi boopie!) kinda feeling. It's simply amazing. You know most times I feel like I hardly, barely know anything, but now am slowly realizing I know a bit of everything and with time it does come together and damn am having a lot of those aha-got-it moments hmmm...
My floor rotations ended last week 08/09, yaay! This Thursday I floated off to the Cardiac Catherterization Laboratory, the team there is so amazing. Honestly they're special. I went and somehow just blended in with them and in a few hrs we were laughing and making all kind of 'sick' jokes. I love you cath lab team, for making me one of you for those 8hrs and teaching me so much about cardiac bypass and catheterization, for been so kind as to point it out on the screen/monitor, for walking me through the procedures, thank you over and over. I didn't want to leave. During my first med-surg I, I also floated off to cardiac cath and it was amazing, I'd love to work there for a few months. When I was growing up I always wanted to be a cardiologist surgeon, I'm fascinated by the heart, still i detest studying it, doesn't make sense huh? that's why am not going to Med school then lol
This past week I applied to/for 4 oncology nursing externship positions. I'm so excited, I hope and pray to God I get in. I applied to the hospital facility I've always wanted to work in too. Oh God, please grant me your favor, your unmerited favor, your grace :)
Last week, Monday, 08/13, the scholarly paper was due. It was a 10pg paper. I wrote it on Nosocomial Pneumonia (NP) otherwise known as HAP (Hospital-acquired pneumonia). It's the most prevalent or #1 infection acquired during hospitalization especially by critically ill patients in ICU. It was most saddening to find out that if only RN's observed strict/thorough hand washing and changed gloves between patients, NP would be prevented, hand washing is the most effective way to prevent it. Unfortunately, patients who acquire it have to go through an avalanche of empiric antibiotic therapy and still that isn't an assurance of treating it. NP prognosis is poor mostly due to other related underlying causes and co morbidities. Ok, I didn't mean to re-write the paper but you get the gist? This paper is worth 25pts. Honestly, I think I gave it my best. I started working on it literally since week 2 of class so by last week all I was doing was reviewing for mistakes and doing my annotations in the APA style writing format. I hope and pray to God I get brilliant points!
I just finished working on my NCP, it's due on monday. I did it on an 84y.o., male who had Angina Pectoris (my best cardiac disease), I know am evil, blame it on nursing school. I also just finished writing my cardiac cath lab expeience report paper. I sent both of them, so am done with those, woot! Finally, I also attended my 2 professional nursing meetings! The first one was a conference open discussion of oncology patients, wasn't that much fun, just sat for 2hrs and listened to MD's yapping. The 2nd one was on starting a nursing council. Now, that one was more realistic to me. It was very interesting. I already wrote up my reports on both of them and send them to the C.I. ( clinical instructor), even though she still doesn't reply my e-mails to confirm that she's receiving them I believe she is. Plus, when I send her anything I cc myself and of course it's all just not saved in my inbox but also on my memory stick (thanks, boopie :) ). I gotta have my behind covered just incase she flips on me and says she hasn't been getting them I'll just re-send or print all of them and give them to her.
This is a super long update, it had been a minute so I owed you to write/say this much. So far looks like I've stayed on top of pretty much e'rything...
I'll be back soon with more updates on the quizzes and scholarly paper and final review and of course the floating off that's upcoming in 2 weeks, yaay!
Mucho amor,
student nurse
Current mood-chill'd out
Currently listening to-Carey Underwood cd
I'd rather be out there...
Labels: Critical Care Nursing
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