I had my final med-surg practicum tonight.  My professor took me through a scenario: 72 y.o. female who fell that morning and fractured her hip.  She was scheduled for a total hip replacement that afternoon, and had been NPO for the last 4 hours.  She...

Yesterday was a really lovely Thanksgiving! I made the stuffing and the sweet potatoes, while my mother made pearl onions, brussel sprouts hash with caramelized shallots and my father made a pumpkin, sour cream cheesecake. We headed over to our good...

My last clinical for the semester was on Thursday. It was a great night, I had a fantastic patient and I got to practice a lot of my skills. As you may remember, I've been working on the surgical floor in my hospital, and while most of my patients...

The semester is readily winding down and things are starting to get even more stressful than they have been throughout the semester. To be honest, I didn't really know that was even possible. Luckily, I don't have any exams this week (just waiting to...

So today was my first ATI test. I'm not sure how many of you out there are required to take ATI tests as part of your nursing education, but almost all of my nursing classes require a passing grade on proctored ATI tests in order to pass their...