Clinicals day 3

I'm getting ready for my day 3 clinicals. Monday I went to a big hospital in a nearby town. I was shawdowing an RN in interventerional radiology. It was mch more interesting than I expected!

Only an RN can work in I.R., or a tech. The techs are very intelligent and do a lot of work, they get to scrub in with the radiologist. It's kind of close to surgery so we had to all stay sterile and it was super neat. All that was done was a fistula gram. Just pictures of a fistula and attempt to clear out blood clots and a stent was added. It took approx. 2 hours! Conscious sedation was used which was pretty neat! That's just making the patient really sleepy and comfy but also alert so that if you say their name they respond.

Today I'm going to another hospital, it's not as big. I'm not sure what floor I'll be on but I'm kinda excited. Hoping it's a good one and get to see a lot of interesting things.

Tomorrow I'll go to a nursing home, not near as exciting as the hospitals, in April I'm in the nursing home almost all month. I do not look forward to that. I already "basically" work at a nursing home. (I work at a small hospital).

Working out has not gone well at all, but my mother in law has been staying here a few days so I didn't want to leave to the gym and leave her here by herself so today I'll get back on trying to start a routine. Ugh I jus feel do ridiculous.

I'm going to start selling and drinking body by vi soon! Hoping that will make a difference! It's made a big difference in my friend and I'm going to at least try it out.

Has anyone tried body by vi? How did it go??

If you were to be in nursing or health care what would you be and where Would you like to work?-I'm wanting to become an RN, possibly PA, and work in the ER.

Princess for a day

My wedding was march 17! It went wonderful thanks to all my amazing friends, Kadee! We are on our way home from the honey moon now.! I hvent been working out because I've had so much to get ready for the wedding but I'm eager to start!

Gym time

Worked out Sunday night after work at a gym in a nearby town. I have a yearly membership! It's 24/7 access. Pretty dandy. So I didn't last long but I got to see and try a little bit of everything. My bestie and I worked out for about an hour yesterday. I think about 11 minutes on the treadmill and she did 15 minutes on the other thing I only did 10 minutes total. I did frontwards and backwards and then I did some other stuff. Anyways I'm not so proud anymore I just enjoy it. Have so much stress going on right now it was really relaxing. Probably going again after my clinicals, around 1! I'm ready, I need it mentally and physically.

H2O workout!

I started clinicals today. I went to a physical therapy place that is located in a nearby gym. We did physical therapy in the pool all day long. Let me tell you, it was awesome. Most of the patients were older, at least 50+ and I'm not gonna lie, they out did me. It really got me pumped up and motivated to start working out. So I got a gym membership from that place and plan on going days I'm not at clinicals and around lunch. I need class hours otherwise I'd go after I dropped the kids off in the morning. Anyhow, it was really awesome seeing this elderly people work so hard and so determined to get better and to stay mobile. Very inspirational. I wish everyone, young and old, had the determination they have.

I would always just assume that working out in the water would be ten times more hard. But really it's not. The pressure of the water against your body actually relaxes or loosens the muslces, and it helps it feel better. So really the hardest part I experienced today was staying balanced while trying to do jumping jacks or squats or whatever it was I was doing. KEY THING TO REMEMBER: Keep pelivs neutral, spine straight. I really never felt like omg I'm going to die I have to stop now! But I did feel some burning but I could keep going. 20 minutes of jogging? Psh, no big deal. I think for people like me, (who dont like to feel uncomfortable, out of breath and like I'm failing) beginning exercising in water is probably a very good start. It really made me excited to continue working out, not only in water.

One of the things many patients mentioned to me was to make sure to teach to future patients that it always takes time. We today live in a society where we want it, now not later, we want it when we want it. Fast internet, fast food, fast delivery, etc. Everything should happen with a click of a button, end of discussion (I'm one of these people!) But when it comes to losing weight, or getting rid of pain or getting in to shape it takes lots and lots of time, effort, and determination. You may feel like you're not getting anywhere but it takes time, don't give up and keep working towards the goal and continue to add new challenges as you go.

My experience today was very positive. It taught me a lot about patience and about how there are so many different ways to work towards the goal and you have to take small steps before you can achieve the main goal. If you want it, you go for it, and you go for it some more, then you work harder, and eventually it'll pay off.

I go back tomorrow, which I'm excited about. Then next week I go to either a hospital or a nursing home, I can't remember. Either way I'm super stoked to see what things I can learn. It's always exciting when patients and others can teach you stuff, even when it doesn't have to do with the actual job but just life in general. SO that is all.

Except: I made a 100% on my dosage calculation test. =) Heck and YES baby!


If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.
Henry David Thoreau

*Getting married in 10 days!! <3