Diary of an over~stressed Student

Ok, if you haven't already noticed, this blog has temporarily been abandoned. I had to take time off school, but am returning august 27th, so i will start reposting then! in the meanwhile, i am keeping up dumb as a box

posted by Brisco @ 12:32 PM 3 comments

Entry 17

I now love the OR even more!!. i got to follow the circulating nurse at the Fort today and I loved it even more than I ever thought I would, especially when they let me get in there and do stuff! I did a foley catheter (which i had never done on a person before), i got to help get patients, Help clean the room after surgery, set up for the next surgery, help place patients, all kinds of things. I can't wait until I get to go back! I am also more determined than ever to get my RN asap. I really want to do this!
I also have had the busiest past 2 weeks ever. EVER! I have started a new job waitressing at a small cafe on saturdays along with my current full time server/buffet job. I also started trying to hangout with my friends more which lead to the most unexpected outcome: I'm now dating one of my best guyfriends from highschool who has been one of my partybuddies for awhile now! I have liked him for a long time, but didn'y really realize he ever felt the same way. I got to flirting with him last thursday at a friends birthday party then just kinda went for it the following monday. we went on our first date and have had a blast ever since. Plus it's awesome that our frinds have been waiting for this for a lontg time......some for years! He is seriously the sweetest guy ever and I was really shocked when we went out. Plus the convo is great... we stayed up and talked until 5:30 am saturday/sunday! He also understands my schedule, which right now is pretty important...who knew! I also started school after a 2 week break, and trust me it's full speed ahead! Tests, quizzes, homework, Insanity! plus I had to make up the tests I missed the last week of school ( i was out with cysts.....AGAIN!!!) And failed one(which everyone did ) but i got an 96% on the other...but it's pharm, I rock at pharm(hence all the CRNA school offers) Ok, i jhave wrote enough this time. I will have to contenue this later

posted by Brisco @ 7:38 PM 0 comments

ENTRY 16

I LOVE THE OR!!!! I was planning on going on to be a Nurse Practitioner, but after spending the most boring day of my life in the DR. office and seeing what a crappy job it is, they definitly can't pay me enough to work there. I am 99% sure I want to stop at my BSN and become a circulating nurse in an OR. I thought med/surg was great (which I kicked ass at BTW), But the OR was even better. When I was there, I got to see the set up for a total hip replacement, part of a bilateral knee replacement, and I got to stand at the head of a colon resectioning where I got to see the whole thing. It was amazing. I also may try for scrub tech certification as well since if they are short or need lunch relief, they pull nurses, and it is the coolest job...you get to be right there on the surgeries!
I also had the most awkward moment. I was standing away when they were doing the initial incision on the colon resectioning, when a med student comes in to observe and starts talking to me. I recognize his eyes right off the bat......My high school crush! So, I start talking, things are going well, no ring, we get to go closer to observe, then when we had to go back to the foot....BOOOM!!!!... he drops the bombshell...it's not my old crush, but his 19 year old baby brother. Unfortunately when my bubble broke, his didn't, and I think he realized this bc he brought up his brothers recent marriage really fast,but moved on to his 2 degrees and ortho plans. Bathroom break....STAT!!!

posted by Brisco @ 4:29 AM 0 comments

Entry 15

Ok, So alot has changed since my last entry like this....well, my last entry in general to be honest since the only time I can even think about typing out an entry is at 1 am on my PDA. Even Dumb as a Box is suffering!
Just in case you didn't Know (because trust me, some people haven't realized yet), me and the Sgt. are are No longer together. he is shallow, a liar, and my grades dropped 10% while we were dating because I had no time to study. And yas...I am over it.
on top of everything else I have on my plate, I am only getting about 1 hour of sleep a night due to chickens. Yes, I live in town and am kept up all night by stupid illegal chickens. My upstairs neighbors got the bright idea that chickens in the house is a great idea and to move furniture at midnignt or 3. Well they don't have to get up at 5 am to pull clinicals at a hospital, and they will be thinking great idea when they have me knocking on their door at 5 am to complain about the noise. I am not a very happy camper after 3 days of no sleep. Graduation is less than 6 months away!

posted by Brisco @ 8:50 PM 0 comments

Entry 14:

I'm moving on up...I finaly got a PDA. I pretty much had too. I am very rarely home and it looks weird carrying 5 college textbooks around town with you. plus, it cuts my study time in half. the fact it doubles as an MP3 player doesnt hurt either.

posted by Brisco @ 12:38 PM 1 comments

Entry 13:

YAY!!!! My nursing home clinicals are over!!!!! it's not that I don't like the elderly or anything...I love old people...but The environment is just not for me. It's not what I want to do. After IV therapy, I get to work at the hospital so I am really excited. I am really tired now so i will write more on this post later.

posted by Brisco @ 3:39 PM 0 comments

Entry 12

What I hope to be like at age 85

After spending two days a week for almost a month working at a long term care facility, I have learned a lot about what I will be like when I am older. Not just older…but elderly. I have had a chance to put myself in the shoes of the residents I am caring for, and have also had quite a bit of input from the same residents on this very subject. So here It is, me at 85.
Hopefully by age 85, the thighs, breasts, wrinkles and cellulite that I had surgically enhanced or repaired in my 50’s are still looking good, and if not, I will have a lifetime supply of Oil of Olay and vitamin E serum in my closet. Oh, and I have to have my facial set in there, facelifts only last 5 years. I will definitely be doing “The strut”, as one resident calls it when I walk, but I would have clothes on, unlike some people. If I was naked, the community would have to be a nudist colony or it would be illegal, and you can only run so fast with a walker. Speaking of running fast and walkers, I think I would also be somewhat of a cranky older person. I could hit someone who is bothering me or trying to wake me up with a stick and run as fast as I can. When I got caught, I could pretend to have multiple personalities and be really sweet. The whole “would you like a piece of candy, hun” kind of thing. Also, I think on days when I feel a bit silly, or maybe just lazy, I could mismatch my clothes, just for fun. Green pants with a sky blue shirt. Pink shoes with yellow socks. Who cares! What other time in your life after the age of 5 can you get away with something like that! Hey, It worked for great, great grandma D!
One of the perks of being me at 85, is that you still might be in the honeymoon phase of your marriage. Not just because you love one another and are happy to grow old together, but because you are actually newlyweds. The nurses better be knocking on our door, because it’s like they say….If you don’t use it you lose it….and no one wants to lose that. Another perk is that if you don’t want to hurry about something, you don’t have to….you can always blame it on the fact that as you get older, everything slows down. This is especially handy when it comes to driving. If the person behind you starts getting road rage, go 2 miles an hour with your blinker on just to make them mad. Then when they go to pass you, speed up to at least 5 over the speed limit so they know you have still got it. And lets not even talk about the acceptance of bodily functions!
In all honesty, all of these things are all good and well, But the most important things I hope to have when I am 85 are my basic needs met, health and happiness. With these three things, you have just about everything you need. A lot of people are not blessed enough to have these things, and anyone who does is very fortunate!

posted by Brisco @ 9:42 PM 0 comments