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
Saturday, March 26, 2011
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.
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