Life is Good
I think I'll write a positive blog this time around, so no right-wing bashing here...this time. No seriously, even though I may have made a few people mad, it really made me feel better to voice my opinions. I may bash Republicans but I expect the same from them...we're all better for it.
With that said, I'd like to comment on how my life has been going. I'm in my first semester of my Nursing clinicals and I'm truly loving it. I've surprised myself with the knowledge I already have and the knowledge I'm gaining every day. I can really say it's exciting to get up for school every day.
On Wednesdays I have 2 classes: Pharmacology and Nursing Fundamentals. Pharmacology is definitely my hardest class but it's also the most interesting. To read and understand how drugs work at the cellular level is cool. Pharmacology as a Nurse is ever evolving and changing with new drugs and research. This Pharmacology class is the base to build on because learning about new drugs and their effects is something I'll be doing on a daily basis until I retire. The second class of the day is Nursing Fundamentals. Fundamentals is not nearly as exciting as Pharm but it's still very important. This class has to do with everything from the history of Nursing to how to do a complete a head to toe assessment. One of the most important things we've touched on so far is the Nursing Process, an organized way for nurses to assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate problems. This is another tool I will use on a daily basis.
On Thursday I have Nursing Skills. This class is 2 1/2 hours of lecture and 2 1/2 hours of lab. We get to practice how to give injections, listen for heart, lung and bowel sounds, basically all of the hands on stuff. I seem to learn better from observing and doing rather than reading.
Fridays are the Clinicals, the real deal. We get to interact with the patients, learn about their disease process' and the meds they take to ease the symptoms. The first 6 weeks of the semester we were at Ridgewood, a nursing home. It was a valuable experience but I know I couldn't work as a nurse at any retirement home. Never say never but I'm pretty sure it's not for me. The pace was much too slow and it's sad seeing all the lonely old folks. I'm just used to acute care with a fast pace and critical patients. I'll be at St. Mary's (3C) for the rest of the semester starting this Friday. I'm looking forward to getting to the hospital setting, there's a lot more to take in; diagnostic tests, EKG's, surgical procedures. This is also the day we get to put things we've taken from other classes and apply them, so things that were a little hard to grasp in lecture come all together. It's a great feeling.
With that said, I'd like to comment on how my life has been going. I'm in my first semester of my Nursing clinicals and I'm truly loving it. I've surprised myself with the knowledge I already have and the knowledge I'm gaining every day. I can really say it's exciting to get up for school every day.
On Wednesdays I have 2 classes: Pharmacology and Nursing Fundamentals. Pharmacology is definitely my hardest class but it's also the most interesting. To read and understand how drugs work at the cellular level is cool. Pharmacology as a Nurse is ever evolving and changing with new drugs and research. This Pharmacology class is the base to build on because learning about new drugs and their effects is something I'll be doing on a daily basis until I retire. The second class of the day is Nursing Fundamentals. Fundamentals is not nearly as exciting as Pharm but it's still very important. This class has to do with everything from the history of Nursing to how to do a complete a head to toe assessment. One of the most important things we've touched on so far is the Nursing Process, an organized way for nurses to assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate problems. This is another tool I will use on a daily basis.
On Thursday I have Nursing Skills. This class is 2 1/2 hours of lecture and 2 1/2 hours of lab. We get to practice how to give injections, listen for heart, lung and bowel sounds, basically all of the hands on stuff. I seem to learn better from observing and doing rather than reading.
Fridays are the Clinicals, the real deal. We get to interact with the patients, learn about their disease process' and the meds they take to ease the symptoms. The first 6 weeks of the semester we were at Ridgewood, a nursing home. It was a valuable experience but I know I couldn't work as a nurse at any retirement home. Never say never but I'm pretty sure it's not for me. The pace was much too slow and it's sad seeing all the lonely old folks. I'm just used to acute care with a fast pace and critical patients. I'll be at St. Mary's (3C) for the rest of the semester starting this Friday. I'm looking forward to getting to the hospital setting, there's a lot more to take in; diagnostic tests, EKG's, surgical procedures. This is also the day we get to put things we've taken from other classes and apply them, so things that were a little hard to grasp in lecture come all together. It's a great feeling.
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