The epic conclusion the ear saga ends here . . .
My ear is finally better!!! Celebrate!!! Please celebrate with me, come on I know you want to. This is a very important day in the life of Kimberly. It has been 2.5 months since the saga began and it is finally over.
I still have to keep my ear dry for the next month but after that I am free! Which is a good thing because I registered to take a swimming class at school. This swimming class is going to be fun because it is a beginning class and I am not a beginning swimmer. I am looking forward to it. I have wanted to go swimming for quite some time but the ear made it impossible.
No more MD appointments here I come!
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Ear . .
The ear saga continues. . .
I went back to Dr. Lee the following Tuesday (October 18) for a follow-up on my ear. He looked inside and said a bunch of crap was still in there. He cleaned it out and put more cream inside and told me to keep it dry still and that he wanted to see me again next week.
I have a really great habit of going to Idaho Falls ever week.
A week went by. . . my ear feels great! I can't seem to find anything wrong with it. However, I was WRONG!!!!!!!!!
My appointment for October 25, was right after I had a 12 hour clinical night shift. I was super super tired. I had not gotten any sleep in the last 26 hours and I looked the part. Everyone in the office knows me by name now because I have had appointments for the last month and a half. I wasn't in the mood for any bad news about my ear not being better. I never should get my hopes up because it still wasn't better. Holy Moly! How long can a stinkin' ear infection turned fungal infection last? I mean honestly? what is the deal? Well he cleaned it out again gave me Fluconazole and said see you next week. Gah! Really?
(November 1)Thank heavens my next appointment wasn't right after a clinical. I arrived praying my ear was all better but to my disappointment. . . it still wasn't. He said we were about 80% of the way there. Now what he put in my ear next was a great surprise to me. He put a chemical the looks a lot like the crystal violet dye in my ear. He said that it would help get rid of the moistness and kill the fungal elements. He also ordered an ear drop to clean all the fungal elements out and see you next week.
This is becoming a habit.
I went on over to Smiths to pick-up the prescription. Guess what? Smiths did not carry the particular ear drop and said they would have it tomorrow. Now I really didn't want to drive all the way back to Idaho Falls in the morning to pick it back up so I had it transferred to Walmart in Rexburg. However, they did not have it either. Apparently this is not a very popular drug so I had to wait until Wednesday to get it but that was alright with me.
Now because of the purple dye Dr. Lee filled my entire ear canal with, my ear leaked purple everywhere! I was going insane. Purple here purple there. It was never ending!!!
(November 8) I had another all night 12 hour clinical. This clinical didn't make me as sleepy because it was in the ER and there was something to do most of the time. I had a great time listening to all the nurses, especially my preceptor Nick. He was a hoot. I never laughed to hard at clinical in my life. It was great! Sorry off track there for a second. I arrived at Dr. Lee's office 1.5 hours early. I attempted to take a cat nap but it was way to cold to sleep in a car and I even had 2 coats and a blanket and I still froze. Thankfully, Reese (office assistant) gets there about 20 minutes early to open the office. I went inside so I didn't loose any extremities. At 0900 Dr. Lee took a look in my ear and said 90% the way there. Great! I wanted it to 100% of the way there. He told me to keep putting the drops in my ear for the next three days and would like to see me next week.
I honestly don't know what the office will do without me coming every week.
The saga will continue next week . . .
I went back to Dr. Lee the following Tuesday (October 18) for a follow-up on my ear. He looked inside and said a bunch of crap was still in there. He cleaned it out and put more cream inside and told me to keep it dry still and that he wanted to see me again next week.
I have a really great habit of going to Idaho Falls ever week.
A week went by. . . my ear feels great! I can't seem to find anything wrong with it. However, I was WRONG!!!!!!!!!
My appointment for October 25, was right after I had a 12 hour clinical night shift. I was super super tired. I had not gotten any sleep in the last 26 hours and I looked the part. Everyone in the office knows me by name now because I have had appointments for the last month and a half. I wasn't in the mood for any bad news about my ear not being better. I never should get my hopes up because it still wasn't better. Holy Moly! How long can a stinkin' ear infection turned fungal infection last? I mean honestly? what is the deal? Well he cleaned it out again gave me Fluconazole and said see you next week. Gah! Really?
(November 1)Thank heavens my next appointment wasn't right after a clinical. I arrived praying my ear was all better but to my disappointment. . . it still wasn't. He said we were about 80% of the way there. Now what he put in my ear next was a great surprise to me. He put a chemical the looks a lot like the crystal violet dye in my ear. He said that it would help get rid of the moistness and kill the fungal elements. He also ordered an ear drop to clean all the fungal elements out and see you next week.
This is becoming a habit.
I went on over to Smiths to pick-up the prescription. Guess what? Smiths did not carry the particular ear drop and said they would have it tomorrow. Now I really didn't want to drive all the way back to Idaho Falls in the morning to pick it back up so I had it transferred to Walmart in Rexburg. However, they did not have it either. Apparently this is not a very popular drug so I had to wait until Wednesday to get it but that was alright with me.
Now because of the purple dye Dr. Lee filled my entire ear canal with, my ear leaked purple everywhere! I was going insane. Purple here purple there. It was never ending!!!
(November 8) I had another all night 12 hour clinical. This clinical didn't make me as sleepy because it was in the ER and there was something to do most of the time. I had a great time listening to all the nurses, especially my preceptor Nick. He was a hoot. I never laughed to hard at clinical in my life. It was great! Sorry off track there for a second. I arrived at Dr. Lee's office 1.5 hours early. I attempted to take a cat nap but it was way to cold to sleep in a car and I even had 2 coats and a blanket and I still froze. Thankfully, Reese (office assistant) gets there about 20 minutes early to open the office. I went inside so I didn't loose any extremities. At 0900 Dr. Lee took a look in my ear and said 90% the way there. Great! I wanted it to 100% of the way there. He told me to keep putting the drops in my ear for the next three days and would like to see me next week.
I honestly don't know what the office will do without me coming every week.
The saga will continue next week . . .
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Ear. . .
I have been a swimmer all my life. . . never once in my life have I got an ear infection or swimmer's ear.
My family and I went to Bear Lake the end of August for family fun before everyone went back to school and work. We had a great time. Then on Sunday after family pictures my left ear really started to hurt and I was having trouble hearing out of the left ear too.. Mom set an appointment with Dr. Dawson to get it look at.
Dr. Dawson looked at it and declared it a double ear infection. Which means I had an infection behind my ear drum and in front of it too. Fun! He prescribed a oral antibiotic call Zithromax. Hopefully, this will fix it.
WRONG!!!
The pain started to get worse and worse. I couldn't do anything without being in pain. I stayed up most nights because my ear hurt too bad to sleep and advil wasn't helping at all. So after two days of this Mom called Dr. Dawson and I was prescribed an numbing ear drop. That was heavenly, it didn't take the pain away completely but it got ride of it enough that I could actually sleep. I slept like a rock that night until Mom woke me up when she got home from work to put more in.
After about a week my ear still didn't feel a whole lot better so off to Dr. Dawson again. He took a culture of my ear, cleaned it out, and gave my another PO antibiotic called Ciprofolaxcin. Hopefully, this will fix it. I went back up to school hoping that I wouldn't need to go see a doctor but. . .
WRONG!!!
The ear still wasn't better so Dad found me a ENT doctor in Idaho Falls that took the insurance. Dr. Lee took a look at my ear and said yep it was infected still (this was the 20th of September). Great just what I needed. So Dr. Lee prescribed me Floxcin (ear drop) for seven days and that should clear the problem up. I was also told not to get any water in my left ear, I have to cover a cotton ball with Vaseline and stick it in my ear when I wanted to shower. That was incredibly gross.
I finished the antibiotics and my ear felt great... then three days after the medication was finished my ear started to hurt again and it started to itch. So did the antibiotics work?
WRONG!!!
I called back and got another appointment for October 11. He looked right at my ear and could tell that it wasn't better. I was not surprised one bit of course it wouldn't be better just knowing my luck. He cleaned it out with suction and said that the bacterial infection in my ear has turned into a fungal infection.
Now I know what you are thinking how does a bacteria turn into a fungus? Well my friends if a bacterial infection goes on for a extended period of time it mutates into fungus. Brilliant huh?
So now I have this cream that I have to stick in my ear twice a day for three days and if it doesn't feel better by Friday I have to call back and see Dr. Lee again that day, but if it does I have a follow up on Tuesday.
That is the adventure of my left ear for the entire month of September and half of October. I just want it to be gone by my birthday. I would really like to be pain free, drainage free, and be able to hear again.
My family and I went to Bear Lake the end of August for family fun before everyone went back to school and work. We had a great time. Then on Sunday after family pictures my left ear really started to hurt and I was having trouble hearing out of the left ear too.. Mom set an appointment with Dr. Dawson to get it look at.
Dr. Dawson looked at it and declared it a double ear infection. Which means I had an infection behind my ear drum and in front of it too. Fun! He prescribed a oral antibiotic call Zithromax. Hopefully, this will fix it.
WRONG!!!
The pain started to get worse and worse. I couldn't do anything without being in pain. I stayed up most nights because my ear hurt too bad to sleep and advil wasn't helping at all. So after two days of this Mom called Dr. Dawson and I was prescribed an numbing ear drop. That was heavenly, it didn't take the pain away completely but it got ride of it enough that I could actually sleep. I slept like a rock that night until Mom woke me up when she got home from work to put more in.
After about a week my ear still didn't feel a whole lot better so off to Dr. Dawson again. He took a culture of my ear, cleaned it out, and gave my another PO antibiotic called Ciprofolaxcin. Hopefully, this will fix it. I went back up to school hoping that I wouldn't need to go see a doctor but. . .
WRONG!!!
The ear still wasn't better so Dad found me a ENT doctor in Idaho Falls that took the insurance. Dr. Lee took a look at my ear and said yep it was infected still (this was the 20th of September). Great just what I needed. So Dr. Lee prescribed me Floxcin (ear drop) for seven days and that should clear the problem up. I was also told not to get any water in my left ear, I have to cover a cotton ball with Vaseline and stick it in my ear when I wanted to shower. That was incredibly gross.
I finished the antibiotics and my ear felt great... then three days after the medication was finished my ear started to hurt again and it started to itch. So did the antibiotics work?
WRONG!!!
I called back and got another appointment for October 11. He looked right at my ear and could tell that it wasn't better. I was not surprised one bit of course it wouldn't be better just knowing my luck. He cleaned it out with suction and said that the bacterial infection in my ear has turned into a fungal infection.
Now I know what you are thinking how does a bacteria turn into a fungus? Well my friends if a bacterial infection goes on for a extended period of time it mutates into fungus. Brilliant huh?
So now I have this cream that I have to stick in my ear twice a day for three days and if it doesn't feel better by Friday I have to call back and see Dr. Lee again that day, but if it does I have a follow up on Tuesday.
That is the adventure of my left ear for the entire month of September and half of October. I just want it to be gone by my birthday. I would really like to be pain free, drainage free, and be able to hear again.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
NICU. . .
Yesterday I had my first clinical for the BSN program. I went to the NICU.
I was a little nervous because I didn't think the nurses would want some student nurse following them around all day asking questions and asking to do all sorts of things, but I was wrong my nurses were wonderful and they let me do all sorts of stuff.
I fed babies both bottle and gavage style. I did assessments and I held quite a few babies. Babies are so smart. They figured out that if they cry enough a nurse will pick them up and hold them, sure enough we do.
Mom says that after my four clinicals that I have, I should know if that is what I want to do for the rest of my life. That day went pretty well, hopefully next time there will be more babies and perhaps a couple of admits I can help with. I will just have to wait and see.
I was a little nervous because I didn't think the nurses would want some student nurse following them around all day asking questions and asking to do all sorts of things, but I was wrong my nurses were wonderful and they let me do all sorts of stuff.
I fed babies both bottle and gavage style. I did assessments and I held quite a few babies. Babies are so smart. They figured out that if they cry enough a nurse will pick them up and hold them, sure enough we do.
Mom says that after my four clinicals that I have, I should know if that is what I want to do for the rest of my life. That day went pretty well, hopefully next time there will be more babies and perhaps a couple of admits I can help with. I will just have to wait and see.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
School. . .
Here I am again at school. It seems that is all I can do with my life currently. I am in the Bachelor's of Nursing program at my school. Classes officially start tomorrow. My schedule isn't too busy, like the other semesters have been.
Monday
0900-1000-- Foundations Capstone
1015-1115-- D&C
Tuesday
1515-1645--Pathophysiology
Wednesday
0900-1000-- Foundations Capstone
1015-1115-- D&C
Thursday
1130-1330-- Nursing 316
1515-1645-- Pathophysiology
Friday
1015-1315--Nursing 400
I also work Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
Hopefully this semester will go well.
Wish me luck!
Monday
0900-1000-- Foundations Capstone
1015-1115-- D&C
Tuesday
1515-1645--Pathophysiology
Wednesday
0900-1000-- Foundations Capstone
1015-1115-- D&C
Thursday
1130-1330-- Nursing 316
1515-1645-- Pathophysiology
Friday
1015-1315--Nursing 400
I also work Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
Hopefully this semester will go well.
Wish me luck!
Monday, August 29, 2011
Monday, August 22, 2011
NCLEX. . .
Took my NCLEX today.
That test was really hard.
Now I begin the 48 hour wait to see my results.
Wish me luck!
That test was really hard.
Now I begin the 48 hour wait to see my results.
Wish me luck!
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Exams. . .
The Nursing program has a test all 4th semesters take called the Diagnostic (exit) Exam. This test is a Kaplan test, which is how the NCLEX is set up. The scores that are required to pass these exams are low but, if a person gets the scores he/she is competent, according to Kaplan.
The passing score for this exam was a 65%. I thought I could do that. I sat in the testing center for 2 hours and 50 minutes taking a 180 question test. I thought it was going to be the death of me. Around question 120 my brain was turning to mush. I finished the exam and saw my score. . . I was in a state of shock. . . brace yourselves . . . 64%. I was like are you kidding me. . . really? I was entirely upset. Two stinking questions separated me from a 65%.
The following week Monday-Wednesday I spent approx. 6 hours with my entire class doing Kaplan questions. Those were the longest days of my life. On Thursday morning, the entire class had to take the Readiness exam, which is another Kaplan. This test was deemed to be harder than the Diagnostic, so the passing score was only a 60%. For 2 hours and 37 minutes I sat in the testing center taking it, my score??? . . . 69% I creamed it. I got the highest score in the class! According to Kaplan I have a 98.1 % chance of passing the NCLEX. Which make me feel really good.
Now what was the point of taking these two tests. Well the Nursing program says that a student must pass one or the other in order for the school to post his/her degree. Now if a student doesn't pass it isn't the end for them, he/she just has to do lots of remediation with the department chair. Thank heavens I passed!!!
Only 6 more days!!! and four more tests!!!
The passing score for this exam was a 65%. I thought I could do that. I sat in the testing center for 2 hours and 50 minutes taking a 180 question test. I thought it was going to be the death of me. Around question 120 my brain was turning to mush. I finished the exam and saw my score. . . I was in a state of shock. . . brace yourselves . . . 64%. I was like are you kidding me. . . really? I was entirely upset. Two stinking questions separated me from a 65%.
The following week Monday-Wednesday I spent approx. 6 hours with my entire class doing Kaplan questions. Those were the longest days of my life. On Thursday morning, the entire class had to take the Readiness exam, which is another Kaplan. This test was deemed to be harder than the Diagnostic, so the passing score was only a 60%. For 2 hours and 37 minutes I sat in the testing center taking it, my score??? . . . 69% I creamed it. I got the highest score in the class! According to Kaplan I have a 98.1 % chance of passing the NCLEX. Which make me feel really good.
Now what was the point of taking these two tests. Well the Nursing program says that a student must pass one or the other in order for the school to post his/her degree. Now if a student doesn't pass it isn't the end for them, he/she just has to do lots of remediation with the department chair. Thank heavens I passed!!!
Only 6 more days!!! and four more tests!!!
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Almost. . .
I only have 9 more days until I graduate with my Associates in Nursing!!! I am so very excited.
The only downfall is now I have to take the NCLEX.
I got into the Bachelor's of Nursing program at my school. I will be coming back up in the Fall for another 3 semesters of school. But I will be a RN!
Almost done!!!
The only downfall is now I have to take the NCLEX.
I got into the Bachelor's of Nursing program at my school. I will be coming back up in the Fall for another 3 semesters of school. But I will be a RN!
Almost done!!!
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Random. . .
Let me tell you... the ICU was awesome, except for the part that my patients were very very sick. I felt kind of bad for them. I never ever want to be in a ICU.
The ICU is completely different from a regular hospital floor. I would rather be in the ICU than a floor. Even though the work never stops and I hardly every got the chance to sit down, I would rather work there than the floor. Too bad I get to only go there once. :(
School is going... as good as can be expected. I actually like 4th semester. I have no idea why the previous semesters say it was hard and that the teachers were mean. Yes, there is a lot of studying and busy work, but the teachers are hilarious. I enjoy going to class everyday.
Only 51 days till I graduate I believe. Wow, almost done.
I applied for the BSN program. Hopefully, I will get in and been done within a year. Then perhaps there will be more nursing jobs available. Let's hope!
My little brother is no longer a high schooler. Wow, all my siblings are grown-up. I cannot believe it. Just crazy!
The ICU is completely different from a regular hospital floor. I would rather be in the ICU than a floor. Even though the work never stops and I hardly every got the chance to sit down, I would rather work there than the floor. Too bad I get to only go there once. :(
School is going... as good as can be expected. I actually like 4th semester. I have no idea why the previous semesters say it was hard and that the teachers were mean. Yes, there is a lot of studying and busy work, but the teachers are hilarious. I enjoy going to class everyday.
Only 51 days till I graduate I believe. Wow, almost done.
I applied for the BSN program. Hopefully, I will get in and been done within a year. Then perhaps there will be more nursing jobs available. Let's hope!
My little brother is no longer a high schooler. Wow, all my siblings are grown-up. I cannot believe it. Just crazy!
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Last semester . . .
So I am officially in my last semester of nursing!!! YIPPEE!!!
However, according to the previous semesters students, this semester is the hardest. Oh man, why nursing gods do you curse me like this?
So yesterday I spent 14 hours at a clinical orientation. 14 hours people, I was bored stiff out of my mind. . . why spend 14 hours doing something when it could actually be accomplished in 3 or 4 hours. I would have preferred that instead (as would the rest of my class).
So my schedule for this semester is as follows:
Monday
1245-1445 Microbiology Lab
Tuesday 0600-1200 Clinical
Wednesday
0745-0945 Nursing
1900-2100 Old Testament
Thursday
0600-1800 Clinical
Friday
0745-0945 Nursing
1000-1100 Nursing
Saturday
Homework
Sunday
Day of Rest
Now I know that does not seem life a lot but I also work Wednesday's and Friday's from 1400-1700. I also have one online class which is Medical terminology (which should be really easy for me, hopefully:
Clinicals this semester are Orthopedics, Cardiac, and Medical/Surgical (which I cannot stand). I also get to go to would care, angio, and cath lab. Hopefully I will enjoy these clinicals, because I am not to fond of taking care of people that talk back to me, which is why I love the babies!
I will keep you updated!
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Fun...
I had an adventure tonight!
My roommate decided to flush a toilet bowl with no water in it . . . and guess what happened . . .
It started to over flow, it kept going and going and going . . . soon water was on the floor every where . . . all the way to the hall way door. She asked me to call my dad, but I was like he is probably in bed, so she called her mom. We were told to plunge the toilet, but Carolyn did not know how to do it, so I had the privilege of doing it. Ya, standing in water the came from a toilet. Just what I wanted to do at 11:30 pm.
I fixed it!
But there was still water on the floor . . . gross
So that was my adventure for tonight
My roommate decided to flush a toilet bowl with no water in it . . . and guess what happened . . .
It started to over flow, it kept going and going and going . . . soon water was on the floor every where . . . all the way to the hall way door. She asked me to call my dad, but I was like he is probably in bed, so she called her mom. We were told to plunge the toilet, but Carolyn did not know how to do it, so I had the privilege of doing it. Ya, standing in water the came from a toilet. Just what I wanted to do at 11:30 pm.
I fixed it!
But there was still water on the floor . . . gross
So that was my adventure for tonight
Monday, March 21, 2011
Almost...
So only 3 more weeks, then a week and a half off, then four months, and I graduate!!!
If only it were that easy. I have been told by many Fourth semesters that the Fourth semester is the hardest. Great! Just what I need another hard semester, but luckily I will have more spare time next semester, so I will be able to study my brains out more.
So my little brother got Stud 2 in Mr. Box Elder. It was actually quite an entertaining show, I laughed really hard plus I got to wear my really cool shirt made just for him.
Well, I will be posting my next semester schedule later. . . just wait. . . it is brilliant!
If only it were that easy. I have been told by many Fourth semesters that the Fourth semester is the hardest. Great! Just what I need another hard semester, but luckily I will have more spare time next semester, so I will be able to study my brains out more.
So my little brother got Stud 2 in Mr. Box Elder. It was actually quite an entertaining show, I laughed really hard plus I got to wear my really cool shirt made just for him.
Well, I will be posting my next semester schedule later. . . just wait. . . it is brilliant!
Friday, March 18, 2011
Finished...
Hey everyone!
I have finished my last 12 hour clinical for this semester and it was in Labor and Delivery. I saw twin born by c-section and two other kids born the regular way. It is really cool to see a baby born. However, it makes me think why in the world would anyone do that?, it looks painful. Ooo...ouch!
I have finished my last 12 hour clinical for this semester and it was in Labor and Delivery. I saw twin born by c-section and two other kids born the regular way. It is really cool to see a baby born. However, it makes me think why in the world would anyone do that?, it looks painful. Ooo...ouch!
Friday, February 25, 2011
Long while...
Hey I know it has been almost a month since my last blog... but things here at school are really busy. I hardly have time to do much of anything.
Classes are going... some are great others I am having issues with, but hopefully I can pull through and make the grades.
Russell, my little brother, is 18 today! Wow. He is all grown up. It is really weird to think that this time next year he will be on a mission for the LDS church.
Clinicals are fun. I have enjoyed L & D and day surgery.
For nursing next week I get to travel down to Salt Lake City and Provo/Orem and tour hospitals! Ya... not. This is going to be a fun filled three days, in which I have to miss Micro and English, in which I am not so fond of missing. Why do they do this to me?
Next week is my competency day-- which is really scenario they just changed the name. My semester of students had such issues with scenario that they changed it. Well my semester has such issues with everything. All every ones does is complain and complain about howthings run and about grades. We are so mean and several teachers are not fond of my classmates. We are bad.
Classes are going... some are great others I am having issues with, but hopefully I can pull through and make the grades.
Russell, my little brother, is 18 today! Wow. He is all grown up. It is really weird to think that this time next year he will be on a mission for the LDS church.
Clinicals are fun. I have enjoyed L & D and day surgery.
For nursing next week I get to travel down to Salt Lake City and Provo/Orem and tour hospitals! Ya... not. This is going to be a fun filled three days, in which I have to miss Micro and English, in which I am not so fond of missing. Why do they do this to me?
Next week is my competency day-- which is really scenario they just changed the name. My semester of students had such issues with scenario that they changed it. Well my semester has such issues with everything. All every ones does is complain and complain about howthings run and about grades. We are so mean and several teachers are not fond of my classmates. We are bad.
Friday, January 28, 2011
Mom & Babe...
For one of my clinical sessions I get to go to the mom and babe unit. For those of you who don't know that is... well I will explain. It is the postpartum unit, which is in lame man terms- where mom and baby go after delivery.
On a regular medical/surgical floor a head to toe assessment is required on every patient every shift change. On the mom and babe unit another assessment is added called BUBBLE: breast, uterus, bladder, bowel, lochia (bleeding), and episotomy (if they tear or are cut by the MD). I basically have to ask questions related to these with the exception of the uterus because I have to palpate it. You didn't know that the uterus can be felt did ya? well it can. The top portion of the uterus is called the fundus and it can be palpated during pregnancy once the uterus becomes an abdominal organ instead of a pelvic one. (P.S. that is how the measure growth during pregnancy, from top of the symphis pubic to the fundus... so when you hear people saying I measure such and such cm... that is what they are talking about). Usually after birth the fundus is above the umbilicus (belly button) all I have to do is massage it in a circular pattern, which causes the uterus to constrict and shrink back down to size. The fundus is either firm or boggi. IT NEEDS TO BE FIRM!!! Any questions?
If I could spend my whole clinical with the babies I would. I love them, they are just so cute. Every baby before discharge has to have a heel stick test. Of course babies cry during this but they can be easily distracted by Sweet Toot. Sugar!!! When they cry, a few drops can be placed in their mouth and suddenly the crying stops. It's kind of fun to watch how suddenly the switch in mood occurs. Before discharge babies are given their first Hep B vaccine if the parents consent to it. Because babies are small this shot is given in the vastus lateralis (muscle on the leg). i have given three of these to babies. After I finished giving the shot I bend the leg and tickle his or her feet or I drop Sweet Toot in the mouth. The mood changes immediately. I love babies!!!
I have yet to see a baby born but hopefully I will get to go to labor and delivery soon.
On a regular medical/surgical floor a head to toe assessment is required on every patient every shift change. On the mom and babe unit another assessment is added called BUBBLE: breast, uterus, bladder, bowel, lochia (bleeding), and episotomy (if they tear or are cut by the MD). I basically have to ask questions related to these with the exception of the uterus because I have to palpate it. You didn't know that the uterus can be felt did ya? well it can. The top portion of the uterus is called the fundus and it can be palpated during pregnancy once the uterus becomes an abdominal organ instead of a pelvic one. (P.S. that is how the measure growth during pregnancy, from top of the symphis pubic to the fundus... so when you hear people saying I measure such and such cm... that is what they are talking about). Usually after birth the fundus is above the umbilicus (belly button) all I have to do is massage it in a circular pattern, which causes the uterus to constrict and shrink back down to size. The fundus is either firm or boggi. IT NEEDS TO BE FIRM!!! Any questions?
If I could spend my whole clinical with the babies I would. I love them, they are just so cute. Every baby before discharge has to have a heel stick test. Of course babies cry during this but they can be easily distracted by Sweet Toot. Sugar!!! When they cry, a few drops can be placed in their mouth and suddenly the crying stops. It's kind of fun to watch how suddenly the switch in mood occurs. Before discharge babies are given their first Hep B vaccine if the parents consent to it. Because babies are small this shot is given in the vastus lateralis (muscle on the leg). i have given three of these to babies. After I finished giving the shot I bend the leg and tickle his or her feet or I drop Sweet Toot in the mouth. The mood changes immediately. I love babies!!!
I have yet to see a baby born but hopefully I will get to go to labor and delivery soon.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Well...
So this is kind of embarrassing to say but I can educate anyone about the human reproductive system and anything they would like to know about contraception. That is what I learned about last week in OB class. Which is a good thing because my roommate keeps asking me all sorts of questions about sex etc... like I would know stuff about that. She thinks I am an expert in everything medical. Which is not true!
My first clinical is Thursday in Labor and Delivery at the local hospital. It will be 12 hours long. Hopefully I will be able to understand whatever is thrown at me.
Well nothing else has happened thus far.
My first clinical is Thursday in Labor and Delivery at the local hospital. It will be 12 hours long. Hopefully I will be able to understand whatever is thrown at me.
Well nothing else has happened thus far.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Here I go again...
Today is my last day of freedom till July 22, 2011.
School officially starts tomorrow and I am going to be a busy busy busy person. I will have time for school and school. Yep that is about it.
My schedule:
Monday:
1130-1230 - New Testament
1400-1500 - Microbiology
1515-1615 - Advanced Writing/Critical Think
Tuesday:
0700-1900 - Clinical
Wednesday:
0745 -0945 - Nursing 202
1015- 1115 - Nursing 205
1130 -1230 - New Testament
1400-1500 - Microbiology
1515- 1615- Advanced Writing/Critical Think
Thursday:
Not sure what is going on with this day ???
Friday:
0745-0945 - Nursing 203
1400-1500 - Microbiology
1515-1615 - Advanced Writing/ Critical Think
Doesn't my week sound like loads of FUN? I think not, however, this semester I am learning all about OB and Peds, which is what I want to work in so I am hoping that I actually like this semester nursing classes.
Well more to come on what I actually learn.
School officially starts tomorrow and I am going to be a busy busy busy person. I will have time for school and school. Yep that is about it.
My schedule:
Monday:
1130-1230 - New Testament
1400-1500 - Microbiology
1515-1615 - Advanced Writing/Critical Think
Tuesday:
0700-1900 - Clinical
Wednesday:
0745 -0945 - Nursing 202
1015- 1115 - Nursing 205
1130 -1230 - New Testament
1400-1500 - Microbiology
1515- 1615- Advanced Writing/Critical Think
Thursday:
Not sure what is going on with this day ???
Friday:
0745-0945 - Nursing 203
1400-1500 - Microbiology
1515-1615 - Advanced Writing/ Critical Think
Doesn't my week sound like loads of FUN? I think not, however, this semester I am learning all about OB and Peds, which is what I want to work in so I am hoping that I actually like this semester nursing classes.
Well more to come on what I actually learn.
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