Random things:
1. My grandma passed away on Saturday March 12th. Really sad... My mom went down there for the funeral, but I am unable to go...Thanks nursing school/lack of funds. ERG. She will be very missed.. Love you grandma.
2. Had my interview with Renown. It went ok... I wish it was longer (it was only about 20 minutes because they had so many people to interview) and I feel like it wasn't enough time to really let my personality shine. :( Hopefully I will get a job... But if I don't get hired there, I guess that's not where I was meant to be at the moment. If I don't get a new grad position, I will just have to wait until I get my RN license and apply EVERYWHERE! As a New Grad position, they limited us to apply for only ONE thing.. I applied to Telemetry, which includes 3 floors. So.. We will see. Hopefully we get to hear something by next week...UGH! The anticipation is killing me!
3. It's "Spring Break" and I am having a huge beautify week! I am so spoiled by Kyle and my family.. For my birthday, Kyle let me get my hair done (I got it done today, a day early), tomorrow I am getting a wax, and Friday I am getting a massage from my mom!! LOVE IT! Helps me feel a little better about myself :)
That's it for now...
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Once Again..
..I've fallen off the blogging wagon! Geeez.. It's been about 2 months since I last blogged! Not that anyone reads this..
Wow..Well...January came and went. Nothing very exciting except starting my 4th and FINAL semester of nursing school! WooHOOO!!...So you guessed it, that's what has been keeping me overwhelmingly busy - aside from looking and applying for jobs, thinking about what to do with this house, if we should move or not, etc..etc.....
4th semester has been a challenge so far, but I'm enjoying it. We had our first exam on Feb 14th (happy love day! and happy birthday to Kyle!.. He got a stressed out, nervous wife for his birthday.. Another note on his birthday in a minute..) Anyway, the exam went fine.. Got an 82, which is a C in the nursing world.. So overall, not so great, but I passed, which is ALL I ask for! WOOHOO!
We have 2 lectures left and then another exam and then a final...and if finals are passed, then begins practicum and the winding down of my nursing school adventure...WOW... I almost can't believe I will be a RN in 3 months.. YIKES!!! :)
So that's what I've been up to... For Kyle's birthday, I surprised him and took him out to Ichiban on Saturday before his birthday! YUMMMM! He had never been there and he loved it! $115 later.. We left extremely full, broke, but satisfied. I also got him a card and a $50 gift certificate to Scheels for his birthday, which I gave him on the 14th. So, yes.. That's been the highlights of February.
On to March... It's been 2 days so far, but I'm looking forward to this month SO MUCH! Nicer weather (I HOPE!), Spring Break off of school, and my birthday.. All nice things to make the month go by faster! And I'm sure April will prove to be challenging but rewarding.. Finals and Practicum.. then GRADUATION and ANNIVERSARY in May!!!
Oh yeah.. This is what we made on the 14th for dinner... A Papa Murpheys heart shaped cheese pizza.. but we made it into a 7 cheese pizza and added MORE cheese! It was delicious!!
Wow..Well...January came and went. Nothing very exciting except starting my 4th and FINAL semester of nursing school! WooHOOO!!...So you guessed it, that's what has been keeping me overwhelmingly busy - aside from looking and applying for jobs, thinking about what to do with this house, if we should move or not, etc..etc.....
4th semester has been a challenge so far, but I'm enjoying it. We had our first exam on Feb 14th (happy love day! and happy birthday to Kyle!.. He got a stressed out, nervous wife for his birthday.. Another note on his birthday in a minute..) Anyway, the exam went fine.. Got an 82, which is a C in the nursing world.. So overall, not so great, but I passed, which is ALL I ask for! WOOHOO!
We have 2 lectures left and then another exam and then a final...and if finals are passed, then begins practicum and the winding down of my nursing school adventure...WOW... I almost can't believe I will be a RN in 3 months.. YIKES!!! :)
So that's what I've been up to... For Kyle's birthday, I surprised him and took him out to Ichiban on Saturday before his birthday! YUMMMM! He had never been there and he loved it! $115 later.. We left extremely full, broke, but satisfied. I also got him a card and a $50 gift certificate to Scheels for his birthday, which I gave him on the 14th. So, yes.. That's been the highlights of February.
On to March... It's been 2 days so far, but I'm looking forward to this month SO MUCH! Nicer weather (I HOPE!), Spring Break off of school, and my birthday.. All nice things to make the month go by faster! And I'm sure April will prove to be challenging but rewarding.. Finals and Practicum.. then GRADUATION and ANNIVERSARY in May!!!
Oh yeah.. This is what we made on the 14th for dinner... A Papa Murpheys heart shaped cheese pizza.. but we made it into a 7 cheese pizza and added MORE cheese! It was delicious!!
AND... I won my first "big win" gambling on a machine at Bullys.. $80! haha.. 4 3's and an Ace kicker! SWEET!! I was excited! 
On a side note and pretty morbid note... I did my first postmortem care yesterday for a patient that passed away on comfort care. It wasn't one of my (or my nurses) patients, so it didn't affect me very much... But just seeing a dead, lifeless body laying in a bed was pretty dang creepy. I helped remove lines from this woman (IV, foley, central line, etc..) and clean her up, make her a presentable as possible for her family to view. I didn't really affect me very much because like I said, it wasn't one my patients and I didn't even know her name. However, it did spark a little something in me and made me a little more fearful of dying. Her body was just laying there all cold and lifeless and it struck me how much this will hurt a family, friends, a husband.. Who knows! She was an older lady, but it still doesn't make it any easier. It made me realize I have no idea what to except when I die.. I have no beliefs, no religion, nothing to look forward to.. I just don't know anymore! It did put a little fear in me of how I'm going to die, when I'm going to die.. Will I die peacefully in a hospital bed with morphine pumping through my body and not being able to feel any pain? Will I die in a tragic way? I just don't know.. I mean, no one does.. But I guess being a nursing student/RN/any health care provider will make you realize more than other people that you really don't know and it could all end in a second.
There are my morbid thoughts to balance out my positive thoughts.. :)
Goodnight!!
On a side note and pretty morbid note... I did my first postmortem care yesterday for a patient that passed away on comfort care. It wasn't one of my (or my nurses) patients, so it didn't affect me very much... But just seeing a dead, lifeless body laying in a bed was pretty dang creepy. I helped remove lines from this woman (IV, foley, central line, etc..) and clean her up, make her a presentable as possible for her family to view. I didn't really affect me very much because like I said, it wasn't one my patients and I didn't even know her name. However, it did spark a little something in me and made me a little more fearful of dying. Her body was just laying there all cold and lifeless and it struck me how much this will hurt a family, friends, a husband.. Who knows! She was an older lady, but it still doesn't make it any easier. It made me realize I have no idea what to except when I die.. I have no beliefs, no religion, nothing to look forward to.. I just don't know anymore! It did put a little fear in me of how I'm going to die, when I'm going to die.. Will I die peacefully in a hospital bed with morphine pumping through my body and not being able to feel any pain? Will I die in a tragic way? I just don't know.. I mean, no one does.. But I guess being a nursing student/RN/any health care provider will make you realize more than other people that you really don't know and it could all end in a second.
There are my morbid thoughts to balance out my positive thoughts.. :)
Goodnight!!
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