A little less hand holding?!?!

That’s right. A little less hand holding.
This was a great last couple of weeks for clinicals.
Last week, I had an adorable client who reminded me of my great-grandmother. I really start to feel like a full-fledged nurse for the first time because I got to advocate for my patient. I set up consults to [...]

Lucky

My husband is adorable. Can I just say that? I think I will.
In fact, I am so impressed by him on this particular day that I’ve decided to write a whole post about him to stash away in the corners of my blog/journal.
We’ve had a few arguments the last couple of weeks. Not a lot. [...]

Feel-Good Moment

How scary is it to be admitted to a hospital? I don’t know. Knock on wood, I’ve never been.
I had a patient who had to go to surgery for a cyst and is pregnant. Terrified she was- and with good reason!
I was talking with my schoolmate about babies today and was reminded of her.
She had [...]

PACU.

It’s official. I am in love with the PACU. Post anesthesia care unit, that is.
Basically, this unit a is fast paced, on your toes, better know your P’s and Q’s kind of place. That’s where I went today with two other classmates. It was amazing.
Here’s how it works. There are 12 beds open. Today, they [...]

ZOMG, 20!

Happy birthday my love!!
He is 20 now and no longer a teenager. How old!
I was waiting to post this until I had a picture to go with it. We rang in Ishaq’s birthday at midnight on the dot. I hyped him up for it telling him that his birthday gift was going to be the [...]

“It’s a tradition of excellence…”

Today was the first day of classes. The first half of it, I had this anxious feeling gnawing away at my chest as the anticipation grew and grew.
The day started off with introductions from around the room. All fifty of us. Then we got student handbooks, heard speeches from the security and health offices of [...]

Three Days.

Nursing School starts in three days. I am terrified and excited. Wow.
I bought my all white lace-up shoes for school today. Some ridiculously comfy New Balances. My mom got me an awesome digital watch with a second counter for Christmas which has been saving my life at work. I also got a nifty tape recorder [...]

New look and such.

So, as you can see, the blog has a new look and title and such.
Why?
I got my nursing school schedule, email, passwords, etc. in the mail today which means my journey is really beginning. School starts in two weeks and two days. Im a bit nervous though to be honest. But so excited!!