My least favorite song..right now!

If you don't know It (me) by now...you will never ever ever ever know It (me) ooh oooh ooh  by: Simply Red.  Here is the music video.  Right now, I feel like he looks, "little out of sorts."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTcu7MCtuTs

I'm rubber your glue

Everything I read is bouncing off of me and sticking to...SOMETHING.  Wow! I am so theoryous!  Just trying to figure out why nothing is sticking to me.  If you have any suggestions, please share.  Anyways, clinicals were very rewarding this week.  I met my goal to be more assertive.  There is still plenty of room for assertive growth but I am happy about the little sprout that came forth.  The clinical group I was part of were all wonderful, thoughtful, giving and of course very intelligent.  Hope you all have experienced a wonderful group like ours.  

I need my teeth cleaned!!!

I know, GROSS!!  Wednesday after class a lovely nursing student had an appointment to get her teeth cleaned.  She arrived early but was not invited to sit in the recliner until the waiting room was empty.  A gentleman next to her shared a few words of wisdom, "If you choose a magazine that you really like you will be called back much sooner."  She looked down at what she was reading and immediately knew her fate.  In her hands was a Fundamentals of Nursing Textbook.       

Brain is fried and I still have more to read

Okay, I will share my fear with all of my new friends.  I am so worried that even with all of this reading and learning and practicing, I will never know enough to give my patient what they deserve...the best.  Nurses do a lot more than I thought they did. 

Fourth week and ready for more

I really enjoyed my first hands on Clinical experience.  The nurses and CNA's were very helpful.  The CNA's made sure I knew their way of making a bed.  They were FAST!!  All the patients were appreciative and happy to see us.  I did do one blonde thing...while keeping eye contact with the patient and listening to his delightful story I put his roommates linens in the trash can.  He got a kick out of it while my face turned bright red.   

Third Week First Clinical

I don't know why I was so nervous.  My patient was very kind and very intelligent.  I had a good experience and am looking forward to being even MORE hands on. 

Not Obliterated...Yet

It was pretty cool to obliterate my lab partners pulse.  Time really flew by in lab today.  Thanks to our lab instructor and lab group I am comfortable checking someones blood pressure.  Time to go home and practice on my family.  I should probably have lolly pops ready when they leave my little vital signs clinic.

To be or not to be a NURSE

When I decided to go back to school my initial goal was to be a Pharmacist. I started taking my core courses while volunteering with Meals On Wheels. That is where my love for the Elder Community began. As I thought more about the Pharmacy field and caring for the elderly, I realized that Pharmacy would not give me the patient contact that I wanted. I was a pharmacy technician for 6 years while in the Navy and I enjoyed it. Most of the time patients were in too much of a rush to ask questions about their medications. The elderly population had the most medications per person. I definitely saw a need for this population to be well informed and cared for. I would like to be an ICU or Cardiac Nurse. In doing so, I will gain the knowledge to work closely with the elderly. Eventually I would like to work for a Veterans Hospital.


A nurse is one who must put others first. He or she has the knowledge to care for and protect those who are in their care. He or she must be a teacher to those in their care. A nurse should be humble enough to learn from co-workers and superiors. A nurse is more like an Angel. All though we won’t get paid what we’re worth, we will be blessed.