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Jul 7, 2010, 10:34 am
After much thought, I've decided to move my blog over to WordPress. I like the versatility that their platform provides and it lets me get more involved in my blogging, so please update your readers, etc. and join me over at the new home of Nursing Anatomy! Comment - Like
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Jun 24, 2010, 11:11 am
I've spent the week down in beautiful Cape May, NJ for a much needed, relaxing mini-vacation with my aunt. I feel like I need a vacation to recover from my last vacation!!
And I seriously could not have picked a better week. It's been in the 90's almost every day since I... Comment - Like
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Jun 16, 2010, 2:56 pm
So another one of my goals for the summer vacation is to achieve fluency in Spanish (hello resume booster!). There are two reasons for this goal, 1) I took 7 years of Spanish in school, between middle and high school and college, and I embarrassingly admit that I am sub-par in my Spa... Comment - Like
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Jun 13, 2010, 1:48 pm
Since I wasn't able to find a externship or even a tech job this summer, I'm enjoying the time off from school whilst I recover from all the appendectomy/bacterial infection goodness, by reading for pleasure. And I mean, reading A LOT. I'm averaging about a book a week, or less, which ... Comment - Like
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Jun 11, 2010, 4:25 pm
So back to this post re: my appendicitis and subsequent hospitalization while on vacation in Maui...
The Cipro didn't work (caused me to have severe vomiting, which after abdominal surgery = REALLY bad), so I was switched to Levaquin. I just finished 10 days of that 2 days ago.
Meanwhile... Comment - Like
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Jun 9, 2010, 6:07 pm
Since there's nothing going on in my life that is nursing related right now, I thought I would mention a post written by Jo over at Head Nurse that really got me thinking today. She talks about how during the first two years of working as a nurse one may experience "burn out" or constantly... Comment - Like
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May 29, 2010, 11:22 pm
I know I promised that I would write updates to my Hawaiian adventure, but that unfortunately has been side-lined. Things were going wonderfully here in Maui. Sunday was a magnificent day that was capped with dinner in (pizza from Dollies) and the LOST finale. I was a bit... Comment - Like
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May 22, 2010, 11:41 pm
I know posts have been sporadic as of late, but that is because I am on VACATION!
I'm on a family vacation, i.e., me and my parents, so there hasn't been any crazy debauchery, but more like fine dining and 5-star hotels. Hey, I'm not complaining. We spent 5 nights in San Francisco... Comment - Like
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May 22, 2010, 11:15 pm
So this situation with my gerontology class has been so frustrating, but I think it may be resolving. Neither my professor nor the dean have communicated directly with me, but my fellow classmates have spoken with the professor and she has told them that she will be grading the final exam on a... Comment - Like
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May 19, 2010, 10:50 am
All of my grades are finally posted for the Spring 2010 semester. I still have not received any movement on my Gero grade, as discussed here, but all my other grades for the semester are final: three A's and one A- (in Maternity). That B+ in Gero is seriously brining my GPA down. &nb... Comment - Like
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May 11, 2010, 5:20 pm
I have one more final left in my first year of nursing school! I cannot tell you the immense amount of frustration/complete lack of motivation that I am experiencing right now. Unfortunately, the one exam that I have left is of course going to be the most difficult of them (Psych). It's also t... Comment - Like
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May 8, 2010, 8:50 am
Things are going well with my finals. Two are done, three more to go! I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel! I'm officially done with Gerontology and Maternity; I'm waiting for my professor to post the final exam online for my Dying with Dignity class; my Cul... Comment - Like
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May 3, 2010, 5:50 pm
This is a question that I've been wrestling with for a while now. I've been hunting on Pet Finder and various other puppy-finding Web sites for a while, and I found two puppies (brothers) that I am just in love with.
So here are my concerns:
I have a cat, Hitchcock, who does well with dogs... Comment - Like
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May 3, 2010, 5:11 pm
So as you may have read about yesterday, I have been involved in what I affectionately call "The Group Project From Hell." OK, so we finally got her slides at 11 p.m. last night, after we had all finished and compiled the "final" version of the PowerPoint, and absorbed her sections, since we c... Comment - Like
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May 2, 2010, 11:23 pm
Have I mentioned before how much I loathe group presentations? I HATE them!! Inevitably, there is always at least one person who thinks they can slack off and half-ass the work, because they know that at least one person in the group will improve it because they are set on always getting the A... Comment - Like
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May 1, 2010, 7:59 pm
So I have a week and a half left in this semester. In that time period, I have the following things to do:
Culture and Health presentation on Eskimos - 5.3.10
Gerontology Final Exam - 5.3.10
Psych ATI Exam - 5.4.10
Maternity Final Exam - 5.5.10
Psych Exam III - 5.5.10
Dying with Dignity... Comment - Like
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Apr 27, 2010, 9:49 am
So today is my last day in psych clinical. I cannot believe how quickly this semester has flown by. I have to say, I've had a very different experience in psych than I was originally expected. I think psychiatric patients are so stigmatized in this country, that I was expecting to walk into a... Comment - Like
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Apr 18, 2010, 8:51 am
As you may know, I'm currently in my OB and Psych clinicals, and I've been having a pretty difficulty type warming up to OB. I think there are several reasons for me feeling this way, one of which being the obvious obsession with vagina's in this area, but another major r... Comment - Like
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Apr 16, 2010, 10:48 am
But my favorite thing about Spring has to be all the blooming trees, particularly the cherry blossoms! Comment - Like
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Apr 11, 2010, 12:32 pm
I just want to send a thank you to Jo of Head Nurse for her recent post. You can read it here. I look forward to reading her blog every day, and her post really made me pause and reflect about my time in nursing school so far, and my experiences with real nurses when I'm spending time in clini... Comment - Like
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Mar 31, 2010, 3:40 pm
There are officially only six weeks left in my first year of nursing school. This year's been great, but I really can't wait for it to be over. I'm in need of a good vacation! School's over for the week and will resume next Tuesday after Easter. I... Comment - Like
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Mar 17, 2010, 1:21 pm
To celebrate St. Patrick's Day during yesterday's clinical in the psych ward, we threw our patients a small party. They loved it! Of course, I'm sure the staff nurses hated us after we left because we filled the patients with all sorts of sugary sweets - they were bouncing off the ... Comment - Like
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Mar 17, 2010, 1:07 pm
So I'm back from spring break, and this week has truly been hell! I had two midterms and three papers due this week. Which of course, meant that I had to bring text books with me down to the Caribbean. I know, I'm not going to get much sympathy from anyone regarding that aspect, but I had... Comment - Like
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Feb 25, 2010, 10:19 am
Due to the snow storm hitting the Tri-State area, my school called today a Snow Day and cancelled all classes. This is great for me, as today is my OB clinical (which I would love under normal circumstances, but I'm having a really hard time with my instructor). So, in honor of no sc... Comment - Like
I am a second-degree nursing student in an two-year BSN program. This blog is a place for me to document my journey through nursing school, my clinicals and my experiences as an RN after graduation.
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