NurseMimiii

Jell'o Everyone!!!! Ok, so I left you hanging on a few things last post. The lab partner situation, some classmates not advancing and the exam situation. Let me fill in the blanks! So, I don't know if you are aware BUT there are no exams quite like nursing exams. Prerequisite exams went a little like this ... Study material : electrons have a negative charge. Exam question : Electrons have what kind of charge? a. positive b. neutral c. negative d. all of the above (Answer please? .... I think you have that figured out. You're a genius!) And due to the fact that you studied and read the study material you just Aced that exam. Now let me give you a sneak peak of nursing school exams. Study material : the entire chapterS (yes with the capital S to clarify that it's plural and it seems like the entire chapter, EVERY SINGLE WORD is highlighter worthy. So sorry for not being able to narrow it down for you (and no appologizes aren't given and no there are NO st...

Jell'o Everyone!!!!!!!!! Seriously?! I have been M.I.A. but I'm back. Listen it has been a whirlwind!!! The further I go the crazier it gets & I LOVE IT!! .... Let me go back in time and tell you what's been going on with me. So I left off telling you all about that one time I was a guest speaker :) and at that point I was taking Health Assessment I & Lab and Fundamentals I & Lab. It was a really tough session but I managed to get through it and so did some of my friends (I'll get back to that). Fundamentals is exactly that, the fundamentals of nursing. The basics of nursing, and let me tell you, there is A LOT to learn in this class. This is the foundation of the rest of your nursing career. I would say that partnering up Health Assessment with this class has been a great idea! In Health Assessment, we started learning how to assess a patient. How to walk into a room and start assessing your patient the moment you lay eyes on them. Ask the correct que...

Jell'o Everyone! Yes little ole me was a guest speaker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT WAS AWESOME!!! So, here's the 411 on how it went down. Wednesday's I'm off. I don't have class but I normally am in open lab practicing on skills, or doing some kind of school work (story of my life ... and every nursing student on the planet). That day I woke up, straightened my hair and dressed up a bit. Yes I did straighten my hair, I had to be professional guys, lol. I didn't want to dress for an interview but didn't want to show up in scrubs either. I wore a black & white blouse, hot pink blazer (not pierce-your-eyes hot pink, maybe more magenta, like blues-clues magenta, lol), jeans and black heels. That was definitely my fake-it-til-you-make-it look. Got to play the part til you really have the part! Get in the car and I hit major traffic.  ---------- I am sweating at this point ----------- You can NOT and I repeat can NOT start off being late. How hypocritical would t...

Jell'o Everyone!!!!! Listen, it just got real! This session is not even close to joking. I'm a little passed mid way and let me tell you ..... it has been A LOT of work. Pathophysiology was a lot of work for sure but this time around it's been tougher because not only am I in one tough class but two and not to mention the labs. Exams every week, lab check offs every week, quizzes here and there, case studies, med calculation homework, homework in general, papers etc. I'll explain to you all how my day was today. Yesterday was Sunday. I ate lunch with family and left them early because I knew the following day would start very early. I got home and ironed my uniforms ..... We (future nurses, or any medical professional for that matter) should not be lookin a hot mess! I wouldn't want a nurse or doctor caring for me that looks like they just rolled out of bed .... that's an entirely different blog post :). Back to what I was saying, I ironed my uniforms, got eve...

Jell'o Everyone!!!! I am hands on now baby!!! :) I absolutely LOVE lab's (fundamentals and health assessment). It's fun to be putting into practice what we're learning. Knowing the reasons behind certain exams and then actually practicing it with my classmates. So awesome! As you all may know this is my first lab class and this is my first encounter with these things I'm learning. At first I was really worried because I have no medical experience but it's actually been a good thing. It's the first time I'm learning these things, so I learn it the way school is teaching me and that helps for check offs and exams. People that have had prior training or exposure tend to think of these procedures the way that they do it at work or the way they've done it before. I've learned how to change a wound dressing & recently learned how to insert and remove a urinary catheter. Um, FUN!! I slacked a little last week with the little break I gave myself ...

Jell'o Everyone!!!! This post will probably be a short one. This past weekend was labor day weekend. Which really means nothing for a nursing student!! I still had class tuesday right after. Still had an assignment due Sunday night and still had 6 chapters to read. Keep in mind all of that was for one class because my Monday class was a holiday (like I said Labor day). Our close friends were going to Destin, Florida and we were staying home. I was just going to study and do what I normally do. Until Thursday they contacted us and said .... "we've got a spot for u both JUST COME" ...... Just like that we packed our bags and we were on our way the next day. Road trippin to the beach! We needed a break. Ladies and Gents here's some news for you ..... WE ALL NEED A MENTAL BREAK! It's okay to take a break, regroup & recoop. I managed to get majority of my reading in, submitted my assignment 4 minutes before it was due, and catch a sun burn!! Balance is key....

Jell'o Everyone!!!! I survived week 1 in scrubs!! There's something about putting on some scrubs and heading out the door that makes me feel a lil more official! I REALLY AM A NURSING STUDENT!!! Like I've said in the passed, it wasn't easy getting here and every new step forward is a milestone in my book. I'm learning more fun stuff and I'm loving every moment. These classes are definitely going to be a lot of work but I'm excited because I'm actually doing so on-hands stuff. I have Fundamentals lecture and then a lab and the same goes for Health assessment. We sit in lecture to learn about these classes and then put it in practice. Day 1 is mainly about going over the syllabus and setting the law of the land out clear for everyone's understanding. Once that is out of the way we dive into course material. As soon as material was done we have to make sure we study our little hearts out because the next class is exam 1. Yup just like that exams star...