Hey y'all!
Right now, I am writing my second to last profile...EVER!! I am very excited, and I am actually (surprisingly) kinda of enjoying writing my profile. It is fun to read about a disease process in one - or more - of my nursing books and then connect what the book says with the treatments, meds, and procedures that my patient has had. So far, my profile is 19 pages...and I still have a lot left! I have already written several pages on small bowel obstruction (lovely topic, I know..) and am now starting on COPD - chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. My patient is in the end-stages of COPD and would most likely not be able to even breathe if it were not for all the breathing treatments and inhalers that she takes. While it sounds really bad, I can't feel too bad for her because she smoked a half pack for most of her life, and smoking just happens to be the leading cause of COPD, so it could very well have been prevented - if only she hadn't smoked so much!
Other than writing profiles, I have been having fun running and am trying to get back in shape. Not running since February makes it a little hard to get back into shape, but I am getting there! It is really hot right now in VA, so yesterday, a small group of us girls ran to Camp Hydaway, a camp that Thomas Road Baptist Church (Jerry Falwell's church) owns. At the camp, there is a lake...with a really cool BIG slide!! Even though the trails to Camp Hydaway are very hilly, we decided a quick dip in the lake would feel really good! As we came around the corner to the camp, I saw a bunch of guys already swimming and going down the slide. A lot of Liberty kids like to hang out at Camp Hydaway so I just thought it was a bunch of 'normal' students. Nope, it was about half of the guys cross country team. Then more showed up...and then even Coach Scott showed up!! We all went down the slide a couple of times and then put our shoes back on and headed back to LU, feeling very refreshed and cooled down. Then, today, because it is supposed to be close to 100 today, we decided to do our workout in the morning. The only problem, was that a lot of people have class at 7:40, which means REALLY early in the morning...like 5:50! However, it was a beautiful morning, a great workout, and I am so relieved that it is OVER with, and I don't have to run in the heat (my absolute least favorite thing to do). Now I am back home, already took a nap, just working on my profile until I have class at 2:00. I have a hard life, huh?! =)
I hope you all have a glorious day!
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
Senior year has begun
How crazy is it that I have started my SENIOR year of COLLEGE?!?!?! It is so strange to me! Today, I had my first day of school and it was a very long (but could have been longer) clinical orientation for Critical Care nursing. It went very well except for the overwhelming fact that I will be writing a crit care profile this coming weekend. EEEK! And I start clinical on MONDAY!!! I do not think I am ready for this, but regardless, HERE I GO!!!!!!!!!!
So, as a senior in college, I have noticed that many things have changed. Especially from the typical junior nursing student who can only think about the clinicals, profiles, AND tests that are all coming up way too soon. So, here are the main topics of conversation today at lab....
1) So, what are you doing when you graduate??
2) Oh, you're engaged?? Congratulations! Let me see your ring! Have you picked a date for the wedding yet? (seriously, just about the whole nursing class, except for me that is, is either married, or got engaged this summer)
3) How was your summer? Did you do anything fun? (ok, so this is happening among students of all ages, but I thought I better include it since that has been heard a lot lately...)
Ok, so that was about it for conversation among us SENIORS, but many other things that changed as well.
The PROFESSORS treat us DIFFERENTLY!
"oh, you're a senior now, you know this stuff"...as I'm thinking "I do?!??!"
the professors seem to be MUCH MORE CHILL with us....it's kinda nice :-)
Other exciting things that happened on the first day of school was getting our NEW lockers in our NEW locker room. It is a beautiful place, let me tell you! We are quite spoiled here at LU! We also got to meet our NEW distance coach! How exciting to finally have a distance coach again! Coach Tolsma is an amazing man and did a great job as a coach, but being in charge of over 100 athletes is a lot...so now he has a little less to do.
While I'm talking about all the new things this year, I would like to mention my NEW roommate! She just moved in last night. She is from New Jersey, and though I don't know her very well yet, she seems very cool and I am excited to get to know her more!
So, lots of change for my senior year but I believe it is all going to be good! And, what's a year of school without change anyway? I don't think it is possible...especially in college!
Only one class tomorrow, and it's not until 2:00! WOOHOO!
I should probably still get to bed though, so goodnight y'all!
So, as a senior in college, I have noticed that many things have changed. Especially from the typical junior nursing student who can only think about the clinicals, profiles, AND tests that are all coming up way too soon. So, here are the main topics of conversation today at lab....
1) So, what are you doing when you graduate??
2) Oh, you're engaged?? Congratulations! Let me see your ring! Have you picked a date for the wedding yet? (seriously, just about the whole nursing class, except for me that is, is either married, or got engaged this summer)
3) How was your summer? Did you do anything fun? (ok, so this is happening among students of all ages, but I thought I better include it since that has been heard a lot lately...)
Ok, so that was about it for conversation among us SENIORS, but many other things that changed as well.
The PROFESSORS treat us DIFFERENTLY!
"oh, you're a senior now, you know this stuff"...as I'm thinking "I do?!??!"
the professors seem to be MUCH MORE CHILL with us....it's kinda nice :-)
Other exciting things that happened on the first day of school was getting our NEW lockers in our NEW locker room. It is a beautiful place, let me tell you! We are quite spoiled here at LU! We also got to meet our NEW distance coach! How exciting to finally have a distance coach again! Coach Tolsma is an amazing man and did a great job as a coach, but being in charge of over 100 athletes is a lot...so now he has a little less to do.
While I'm talking about all the new things this year, I would like to mention my NEW roommate! She just moved in last night. She is from New Jersey, and though I don't know her very well yet, she seems very cool and I am excited to get to know her more!
So, lots of change for my senior year but I believe it is all going to be good! And, what's a year of school without change anyway? I don't think it is possible...especially in college!
Only one class tomorrow, and it's not until 2:00! WOOHOO!
I should probably still get to bed though, so goodnight y'all!
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