I’m Back
So this week is my spring break and i’m loving the fact that i can relax a bit. I’ve been gone from friday to tuesday with my family. We were in Salt Lake City, Utah skiing at three different resorts; Alta, Deer Valley, and Brighton. It was very fun. I haven’t been able to snow ski in about 4 years. It’s been a while. But during the trip i probably got a full winters worth of skiing in so that’s good. Now i’m back home, and monday is the start of my new clinical experience. I’m actually going to the VA hospital and i’m going to have to do care plans. AAAHHH!!!! It will be stressful, overwhelming, and scary, but with comfort, encouragement, and help from my loved ones and instructor/classmates, i think i will manage. I’ve never worked in a hospital, i’m guessing it’s a lot more work then working in a nursing home. So yeah, it’s been 2 months since i’ve seen Daniel, possibly two more to go. I’m a little more then half way there. If i could just squeeze in a trip up to houghton during one of my 4 day weekends, that would be great, but i think it’s going to be hard. Maybe not. Will see.
I’m Back
So this week is my spring break and i’m loving the fact that i can relax a bit. I’ve been gone from friday to tuesday with my family. We were in Salt Lake City, Utah skiing at three different resorts; Alta, Deer Valley, and Brighton. It was very fun. I haven’t been able to snow ski in about 4 years. It’s been a while. But during the trip i probably got a full winters worth of skiing in so that’s good. Now i’m back home, and monday is the start of my new clinical experience. I’m actually going to the VA hospital and i’m going to have to do care plans. AAAHHH!!!! It will be stressful, overwhelming, and scary, but with comfort, encouragement, and help from my loved ones and instructor/classmates, i think i will manage. I’ve never worked in a hospital, i’m guessing it’s a lot more work then working in a nursing home. So yeah, it’s been 2 months since i’ve seen Daniel, possibly two more to go. I’m a little more then half way there. If i could just squeeze in a trip up to houghton during one of my 4 day weekends, that would be great, but i think it’s going to be hard. Maybe not. Will see.
What A Day
Well, today was a big big day for me at Delta College. Today was basically a skills/math competency day. This is the last week of NUR 101A and we were tested on different skills of nursing and also we had a math test first thing this morning, which contained questions involving dosages, and how much of a certain medication do you give someone or at what time would you give a medication when given other information to help solve the problems. I feel i did well on the math. The skills competency was divided into 4 stations.
Station 1: Inserting a Urinary Catheter, answering questions about positioning patients, and questions about urinalysis
Station 2: IM injections and Sub-Q injections, answering questions on IV complications, etc
Station 3: Simple Sterile Dressing Change, Ostomy Care, etc.
Station 4: Head-to-toe assessment on Tim Sim (a simulated manakin that has pusle, respirations, blood pressure, bowel sounds and lung sounds.
So what happened was, you draw a number, either 1, 2, or 3 and you do that station. And then all of us had to do station 4, the assessment. After a long long day, and having butterflies in my stomach while i waited for like 4 hours, I ended up passing both stations, station 1 and station 4. So i am soo very glad this day is over. Now i’ve got two days to review for the Final comprehensive final on the theory and book work. Over all, i’m thinking i’m going to end up with a grade in the higher 80s (B+) or low 90s (A-). Either way works for me.
Starting this Friday, I’m on vacation!!! I get a whole week off from school and I’m going to cherish every second of it. Because after this spring break is over, I’m heading to the VA hospital in Saginaw and i’m going to be working hard, but hopefully it will be an enjoyable experience that will allow me to learn a lot. We will be developing Nursing Care Plans for patients, which means we first have to do assessments on patients and then spend many hours figuring out; a diagnosis, a plan, implementation of that plan, and an evaluation/outcome of what was done and how it was effective. So all that is scaring me a bit but hopefully i will be able to get through it. That’s all i have to say for now.
Shine on Us…
Lord, let Your light, light of Your face
Shine on us
That we may be saved
That we may have life
To shine our way in the darkest night
Let Your light shine on us
Lord, let Your grace, grace from Your hand,
Come over us
That we may be saved
That we may have life
To shine our way in the darkest night
Let Your grace come over us
Lord, let Your love, love with no end
Fall on us
That we may be saved,
That we may have life
To shine our way in the darkest night
Let Your love fall on us
Let Your light shine on us
Shine on Us…
Lord, let Your light, light of Your face
Shine on us
That we may be saved
That we may have life
To shine our way in the darkest night
Let Your light shine on us
Lord, let Your grace, grace from Your hand,
Come over us
That we may be saved
That we may have life
To shine our way in the darkest night
Let Your grace come over us
Lord, let Your love, love with no end
Fall on us
That we may be saved,
That we may have life
To shine our way in the darkest night
Let Your love fall on us
Let Your light shine on us
A Long Way to Go
I miss Daniel so much right now. Why do we have to live so far away from each other? It’s painful. I guess I can be thankful that our long distance relationship is working well though even though there are struggles. I’m very thankful and i’ve been blessed greatly. I just wish I could just be with him all the time. It’s nice to know that will eventually happen and what’s amazing is that that time will come in about two summers or so .
This weekend is very busy for me. I’ve got a test Monday, so i have to make sure I’m ready for that. I’ve got about 3 worksheets due Tuesday along with two drug cards that i have to make. Ben is in town this weekend and we are planning on seeing Hannibal Rising tomorrow. It’s nice to be able to do stuff with people every now and then to get the mind off work. Sunday I’m singing in front of church with the praise band. At practice we sounded really good so I’m ready for Sunday to come around. I’ve been able to sing a lot lately and I’m loving it more and more. I’m getting more comfortable with it. This weekend i’m also checking up on Milo which is always fun.
This is a difficult time in my life; being away from Daniel for a really long time and facing Nursing School. I hope I can get through it all.
Keep Holding On
You’re not alone
Together we stand
I’ll be by your side, you know I’ll take your hand
When it gets cold
And it feels like the end
There’s no place to go
You know I won’t give in
No I won’t give in
Keep holding on
‘Cause you know we’ll make it through, we’ll make it through
Just stay strong
‘Cause you know I’m here for you, I’m here for you
There’s nothing you could say
Nothing you could do
There’s no other way when it comes to the truth
So keep holding on
‘Cause you know we’ll make it through, we’ll make it through
So far away
I wish you were here
Before it’s too late, this could all disappear
Before the doors close
And it comes to an end
With you by my side I will fight and defend
I’ll fight and defend
Yeah, yeah
Keep holding on
‘Cause you know we’ll make it through, we’ll make it through
Just stay strong
‘Cause you know I’m here for you, I’m here for you
There’s nothing you could say
Nothing you could do
There’s no other way when it comes to the truth
So keep holding on
‘Cause you know we’ll make it through, we’ll make it through
Hear me when I say, when I say I believe
Nothing’s gonna change, nothing’s gonna change destiny
Whatever’s meant to be will work out perfectly
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
La da da da
La da da da
La da da da da da da da da
Lately I’ve been focusing on nursing stuff, reading numerous amounts of pages, learning new skills such as inserting a urinary catheter and a NG or nasogastric tube. Also we learned a bit about wound care and applying a simple dressing. Now we are on cardiovascular stuff. It’s all interesting pretty much so that is always a good thing when having to learn about it. I’ve been enjoying listening to music that I was able to get off of ruckus. I really love ruckus. It’s pretty. ON a down side, from now until the end of the winter semester (around mid-late April) there is no gap/free time for me to see Daniel. During spring break this year i’m going on a family ski trip to Utah, which i’m excited about. Usually i visit Daniel in Houghton. If I think about it, really spending more time with my family is a good idea since in about 1 1/2 – 2 years i’ll be married and out of the house.
It’s really hard to be away from Daniel all the time, only seeing him once every month or 3-4 months (as it seems to be the case this time around) It’s a struggle, but thankfully we can handle it. We may think that we can’t at times, but really, we can. When you don’t see your love more than once a month and are still together because you don’t want to be with anyone else, you know that’s true love. Daniel is waiting for me and it is the greatest feeling in the world to know that. I’m waiting for him too, because i love him that much. So that’s my little talk about love. The end.
Lately I’ve been focusing on nursing stuff, reading numerous amounts of pages, learning new skills such as inserting a urinary catheter and a NG or nasogastric tube. Also we learned a bit about wound care and applying a simple dressing. Now we are on cardiovascular stuff. It’s all interesting pretty much so that is always a good thing when having to learn about it. I’ve been enjoying listening to music that I was able to get off of ruckus. I really love ruckus. It’s pretty. ON a down side, from now until the end of the winter semester (around mid-late April) there is no gap/free time for me to see Daniel. During spring break this year i’m going on a family ski trip to Utah, which i’m excited about. Usually i visit Daniel in Houghton. If I think about it, really spending more time with my family is a good idea since in about 1 1/2 – 2 years i’ll be married and out of the house.
It’s really hard to be away from Daniel all the time, only seeing him once every month or 3-4 months (as it seems to be the case this time around) It’s a struggle, but thankfully we can handle it. We may think that we can’t at times, but really, we can. When you don’t see your love more than once a month and are still together because you don’t want to be with anyone else, you know that’s true love. Daniel is waiting for me and it is the greatest feeling in the world to know that. I’m waiting for him too, because i love him that much. So that’s my little talk about love. The end.
Waiting for My Real Life To Begin…
Any minute now, my ship is coming in
I’ll keep checking the horizon
I’ll stand on the bow, feel the waves come crashing
Come crashing down, down, down, on me
And you say, be still my love
Open up your heart
Let the light shine in
But don’t you understand
I already have a plan
I’m waiting for my real life to begin
My real life to begin
But Don’t you understand
I already have a plan
I’m waiting for my real life to begin
On a clear day
I can see, see, see
See a very long way
Just Another Day 