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[priscillajaneee]

Floating in the ER

So yesterday I floated in the ER and I’m little disappointed. There really wasn’t much going on yesterday besides the occasional abdominal pain and coughing, sneezing, and runny noses. However, I did spend a lot of time with the nurses and talking to them about their experiences in nursing school, being fresh grad nurses, and dealing with doctors. I really appreciated those conversations and they put lessen a few of my fears about entering the career after passing the boards. It was nice and comforting they took time to talk to me when they could have ignored me because they had a good amount of downtime. I think that after I pass my boards, I would like to work in a teaching hospital and help nursing students. I might even think about becoming a clinical instructor. 

[delightfullycaffeinatedpers-blog]

Hey P!!

The ER is one of the types of nursing I was thinking about getting into. Yeah you might have your slow days but on the days that your busy i feel like it would be a high like no other. Knowing how to handle crazy situations like gunshots or motor vehicle accidents seems like a really interesting aspect of all of our possible careers paths. It’s always nice when the nurses at our clinical are friendly because some people just don’t want to deal with students. Really cool that you might wanna be an instructor!!

Love-Norm

[ciaralynnnn-blog1]

I cannot believe how fast this semester is flying by! This week we have a patho and med surg test, which I think I’m prepared to the best of my ability for. For patho I think these drugs are a lot easier and more straightforward. On the other hand, med surg I feel is all nursing interventions which is straightforward for me! These last few weeks of school I want yo stay focused, conquer my goals, and pass these classes in order to get to next semester! 💪🏻💉☘️

[delightfullycaffeinatedpers-blog]

Yeah, the semester is really flying by! Having back to back tests is always hectic. And a peds next week?! This program is really pushing us but I think in the end we’re gonna come out on top. Summer semester is just around the corner and we have every other weekend off so I can’t wait for that. Keep studying hard.

-Norm

[delightfullycaffeinatedpers-blog]

Clinical So Far...

So clinical has been going pretty well so far for both my peds and med surge rotations. At med surge this week I got to give my first IM injection so that was pretty cool. Getting to do hands on things like that makes the experience a lot more fun and educational. I feel like I’m actually learning things at med surge and am able to apply previously learned things. Peds is still a little slow we pretty much have only gotten to take vitals but the professor said that once we come back from spring break we will start to give meds so I am excited for that. Other than clinical, the semester is going pretty well so far. It’s really weird though cause were basically half way through the semester and we’ve only just taken our first test in all of our classes. Time is flying by this semester and we’ve had a lot of material to get through to only have taken 1 test in each class so far. Whatever. When we come back from break i feel like time is speed by even faster. Guess we’ve just been super busy with all of this studying. 

[littleitalianmeatball-blog]

Over the last few weeks I have really noticed that my level of anxiety has decreased and I have become a-lot more comfortable going into each clinical. I have attached a word document below explaining my most recent clinical experience.

[delightfullycaffeinatedpers-blog]

That’s really cool. Our department at CHOP is pretty boring, we’re in rehab so nothing really exciting goes on. We’ve had a lot of free time honestly so we use spare time to study if we can. I got to take vitals on this friendly little boy who didn’t speak English but he knew how to give a hi-five so that was fun. I look forward to more exciting things to get to see to enhance our experience on our peds clinical. 

[delightfullycaffeinatedpers-blog]

I gave a shot!

On Friday at clinical I got to give my first shot! It was a SubQ insulin shot, I got to give one in the arm and one in the stomach! I know it probably doesn’t seem like a big deal but it was so cool to give my first one. I also got to administer oral meds and set up an IV drip (not the IV just the bag of medication) so that was pretty cool too. It was a lot of fun to work on the floor with the patients, we got to help with dinner time and with night time routines for the elderly people. All in all  would say it was a great start to clinical, but we have to do a care plan for our patient with 3 diagnoses so that’s gonna take a while. I’m sure it will get easier as time goes on. 

[altier911-blog]

First Day of Pediatric Clinical!

This Saturday was the start of my pediatric clinical rotation at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. I was extremely excited, yet very anxious at the same time. It all started to hit home for me as we entered the unit we would be working on and were introduced to all the other fellow nursing staff and were given our badges :) I love children so I know I am going to enjoy this experience very much. I can’t wait to finally take what we have learned from the classroom and apply it to hands-on situations. I have so much to learn and I  am very enthusiastic about the new experiences and opportunities that are awaiting me. Next clinical can not come soon enough! I will keep you guys updated on how things are going!!! Does anyone have any suggestions for me on the best way to be successful in the clinical setting and ways to help decrease the anxiety that comes along with it? Thanks for the support!! 

[delightfullycaffeinatedpers-blog]

So excited to have our clinical at CHOP. The floor was pretty quiet while we were there but hopefully we will get to do some cool things over there. Our professor seems nice and I am excited to learn from her. I wish we were in a different department, rehab seems a little quiet/slow but I really enjoy working with kids so hopefully it will be a good experience. 

[delightfullycaffeinatedpers-blog]

Clinical

So I’m all good! No surgery cause the injury isn’t what they thought it was. I just have to go through a few weeks of physical therapy and wear a brace on my knee. Other than that clinical went fine. We didn’t really do anything other than orientation and get a tour of the facilities that we will be in. I’m looking forward to my peds clinical because i like working with kids. I don’t think my med/surge clinical is gonna be as fun to do. We have weekly care plans to do which is good because it will get me to learn them really well, it’s just a lot to do on top of all of the other things we are expected to learn. Oh well, guess that’s just nursing school!

[littleitalianmeatball-blog]

nursing school at its finest

I can happily say that I have successfully completed my first semester of nursing school at Widener University. I was previously in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program at Widener and felt as though my heart was not truly there. Since I have switched my major to nursing, I feel a lot happier with my life and the many possibilities that my future holds. I never thought that nursing school could cause as much stress and anxiety that is has but I am going to stay positive and continue to push my way through to graduate with my BSN. This semester started with high anxiety between lengthy syllabus’s, the unknown of what to expect with clinical and a med calc exam. Im happy to say that I passed my med calc exam with a 100% which takes some of the stress away. However, I am extremely nervous to start my clinical rotations in the hospital. I take pride in the happiness and well being of others and knowing that I now have an influence on a patient is a little nerve wracking. I guess all I can do is continue to stay positive and ensure that I provide the most effective and professional care I can possibly give to benefit each individual patient.  

[delightfullycaffeinatedpers-blog]

Hey Dom, 

Feeling a lot of the same ways haha! I am excited but nervous to start clinical as well. Way to go on that med calc exam, we’re both in the 100 club. Look forward to reading how your semester is going!

-Norm

[delightfullycaffeinatedpers-blog]

Uh-Oh

So over the weekend i messed up my knee. Not sure how this is going to play out with clinicals just yet. I have to get a meniscectomy next tuesday. It’s apparently only a 3 to 4 day recovery and hopefully all goes well. I have to talk to my clinical instructors and hopefully they will let me go this week because it’s just orientation. Will be back to keep you updated! wish me luck...

[delightfullycaffeinatedpers-blog]

My First Semester of Nursing Shool

My first semester of nursing school went really well. I got all A’s so I’m pretty proud of myself. Vital to me doing so well in my classes was the group of friends that I made. We all met at the library each day to study so it helped to keep us all on track. I plan on using the same strategy this semester because I think we all work really well together and it benefits all of us. I was super nervous at the start of this program because it’s an accelerated program but now starting my second semester I am a little more confident (although still nervous).