~another lil break~

So I haven't posted in awhile...I have been so very busy. I had another 12 hour clinical this past Thursday which had me beat. I was working in the ER and I think we were nonstop ALL day. I did learn it is very difficult to take vital signs on a 4 year old who is constantly bouncing off the walls. It took 2 parents along with me and another nurse to attempt to contain them. It didn't help that every five minutes the mother would spank the child. I don't care how hard you try to contain a 4 year old and say this has never happened before when it is so clear you never had anything to do with making the child mind it was THAT clear. Even with 4 people watching this child he was going so much that somehow he managed to press the code blue alarm. THAT was interesting....I admit I freaked out a lil inside when I seen him smash the button and when I looked over the other nurse had a look of horror on her face so I knew this wouldn't be good. I imagined tons of people running in only to find two nurses unable to contain a 4 year old child. After 30 minutes went by and not ONE person even showed up we were quite relieved but then again we were wondering just what we would have done if there would have been an actual emergency. Whoever is in charge of actually calling the code they had a fuckup that day that could have really caused some problems if there had been an actual emergency! It was very interesting to work in the ER. I think it is somewhere I would enjoy working. I helped with the patients coming in with heart attacks and angina, helped stitch up a few patients, had one burn we fixed up, and helped wrap a broken arm...The best patient of the day and I say best in total exaggeration. I was with one nurse who was the lucky one to get this patient. They were brought in for some mental issues. They were brought in by the cops but as soon as we walked in the room the cops left and for the second time of the day I seen another nurse look horrified. This patient was sitting on the side of the bed looking like they were about to leap after us to I assume tackle us at the least...Picture big person with VERY big muscles who constantly flexes...I had to get some quick vitals while we both tried to understand what exactly they were trying to say...not a very good feeling putting cuff around the arm when they try to grab your crotch...where the hell was the damn cop....drinking a coffee on the other side of the damn hospital. We were both very relieved to see that patient get discharged to another facility! It was a very good day I loved working in the ER so much so I think I may try to get a position in one when I graduate.

~Its almost here~

On my way home today I got a familar feeling. This feeling I have only had once before and that was when I was about to graduate high school. It is a feeling of such accomplisment. Its a feeling of knowing something new and big is going to happen, these feelings have already started building up. Two and a half years ago I couldn't even picture being almost finished with college much less nursing school. I really had no idea what it would be like and to be honest I didn't think it would be that bad but oh how we can be wrong sometimes. Nursing school has been such a journey. I have learnt so much about myself. I have learned that I can do things when I put my mind to it, I can do anything even if it means pushing through the pain and dealing with all the stress. I remember the first semester, its funny to look at the first semester students now because I know they are so eager and have no clue what is in store for them. When my class was first beginning we were all fresh, we thought it was so horrible to have to do things we didn't necessarily like. Our school has made us tough, we have kept going when things have been ever so gloomy. I learned I have lots of strenght and passion. Without certain qualities you would have such a hard time to get through things. I remember taking anatomy in a session class which means you take a years worth of anatomy in just four months. I remember me and my friend studying on Sundays and thinking it couldn't get any harder than this, and in all reality it really hasn't been that much harder. Taking those anatomy classes in four months focusing ONLY on anatomy has really helped in nursing classes. It taught us we had to focus and study because we had no time to waste those four months. Either we got the information on our own and held onto the information or we were left behind. In our nursing classes it is up to you to put the effort into making yourself good grades. The material and help is there anytime you want to take advantage of it. I have had some bad feelings with my nursing school in the past few months, but I realize now everything they do is for a person, They have made us into strong intelligent individuals who are already becoming great nurses. In class now it is much different than that first semester, we are no longer fresh and eager to do any and everything. Now when you look at our class you can see the hours of study time and clinicals we are wore out and I'm so glad its almost over. Today I started feeling like a new beginning was coming and it sure is. May is coming ever so fast, I can only hope the next two years in this new adventure is as good as it has been these past two years. It may be hard but I have developed so much confidence in myself and have gained 50 new best friends :)