New thought process:
"Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things." Philippians 4:8
Choosing to trust God and not go crazy thinking about everything that is in my head.
So: "And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God." Romans 12:2
And lastly: "For he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee." Hebrews 13:5.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
This Is It?
This isn't what I expected nursing to be. There is so much paperwork. I wanted to be a nurse because I did not want to sit behind a computer alllllll day. But somehow, my life is reduced to computer work.
I really shouldn't complain about writing papers and all, because all students have to write papers or look at Power Points. But I didn't realize that I would have to drag a computer around with me all day while working at the hospital.
I get it though, If you don't document it, it isn't done. And I get, Don't think of it as a hassle, just think of documentation as good nursing and as a part of your job.
But I still get annoyed when I feel like all I do is look at medication orders and patient histories when I feel I lack in good assessment skills, the real nursing stuff.
And, yes, I spoke with the clinical instructor about it, and hopefully she will help me tomorrow. I'll try and update you on it.
I guess I didn't realize that nurses seem to just hand out medications and document that they did as such. A robot could pass out medication. I didn't pay all this money and spend all this time to become a robot with warm hands.
I think that I thought there would be more hand-holding and less typing.
Please tell me I'm wrong, and that it gets better. Maybe I just have the senior-itis. Or maybe I'm just not on the right floor. Or maybe whatever. I just hope it gets better. It has to get better.
I did enjoy following the middle school nurse around today though. She was not chained to the computer (but maybe to the phone, she seemed to make a hundred phone calls while I was there, but at least she was interacting with people).
"And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry." Habakkuk 2:2-3
I really shouldn't complain about writing papers and all, because all students have to write papers or look at Power Points. But I didn't realize that I would have to drag a computer around with me all day while working at the hospital.
I get it though, If you don't document it, it isn't done. And I get, Don't think of it as a hassle, just think of documentation as good nursing and as a part of your job.
But I still get annoyed when I feel like all I do is look at medication orders and patient histories when I feel I lack in good assessment skills, the real nursing stuff.
And, yes, I spoke with the clinical instructor about it, and hopefully she will help me tomorrow. I'll try and update you on it.
I guess I didn't realize that nurses seem to just hand out medications and document that they did as such. A robot could pass out medication. I didn't pay all this money and spend all this time to become a robot with warm hands.
I think that I thought there would be more hand-holding and less typing.
Please tell me I'm wrong, and that it gets better. Maybe I just have the senior-itis. Or maybe I'm just not on the right floor. Or maybe whatever. I just hope it gets better. It has to get better.
I did enjoy following the middle school nurse around today though. She was not chained to the computer (but maybe to the phone, she seemed to make a hundred phone calls while I was there, but at least she was interacting with people).
"And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry." Habakkuk 2:2-3
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
That's Not What I Meant
So I was in clinical the other day and the conversation went something like this:
Me: *whispering* What is that smell? OMG, it's awful. Do you smell that?
Adam-My-Fellow-Nursing-Student: *whispering* Smell what?
Me: *whispering* That smell, its terrible. It all up and down this hall. I don't think it's a patient though.
Adam: *whispering* I don't smell it.
Me: Like gas, idk. *shouting down the hall* Brittany? Do you smell that awful smell?
Brittany-My-Fellow-Nursing-Student: *shouting down the hall* No.
Me: *shouting down the hall* It must be my period.
Me: I mean, like when you can smell stuff more when you are on your period.
"Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer." Psalm 19:14
*Names changed to protect the identity of the student.
Me: *whispering* What is that smell? OMG, it's awful. Do you smell that?
Adam-My-Fellow-Nursing-Student: *whispering* Smell what?
Me: *whispering* That smell, its terrible. It all up and down this hall. I don't think it's a patient though.
Adam: *whispering* I don't smell it.
Me: Like gas, idk. *shouting down the hall* Brittany? Do you smell that awful smell?
Brittany-My-Fellow-Nursing-Student: *shouting down the hall* No.
Me: *shouting down the hall* It must be my period.
Me: I mean, like when you can smell stuff more when you are on your period.
"Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer." Psalm 19:14
*Names changed to protect the identity of the student.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
10 Years? Really?
It does not feel like it has been 10 years since 9/11/01.
A lot has changed since then. But people still don't seem to know that the Pentagon is in Virginia, not D.C.
I was just 12 years old then. And my outlook changed.
Heard someone today say that it was a call to prayer for the Muslims. I think that is a good idea.
Going to work on that now.
"But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you." Matthew 5:44
PS, over 5,000 blog views!!!
A lot has changed since then. But people still don't seem to know that the Pentagon is in Virginia, not D.C.
I was just 12 years old then. And my outlook changed.
Heard someone today say that it was a call to prayer for the Muslims. I think that is a good idea.
Going to work on that now.
"But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you." Matthew 5:44
PS, over 5,000 blog views!!!
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Kids, And Nurses, And Scissors, Oh My!
The first day of Pediatric clinical went well. The most exciting thing was that I cut my own finger with my own scissors. I've blogged about these scissors before. Okay, not really the most exciting thing, but it was up there. (Didn't my Mother ever tell me not to play with scissors?)
I got there super early about 0545 to the parking garage, waited for a friend and then we were up in the unit by 0600, when we had to be there at 0630. We wanted to make sure we got the good patients, not that it helped any because the teacher chooses who gets who however she wants and doesn't know who showed up first. But at least I wasn't late and didn't forget my name tag.
Lesson of the day: Look at the patient, not the monitor.
I've definitely heard this before, but I got to see it today, at least a little.
This scripture came up in conversation today:
"Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with a rod, he shall not die. Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell." Proverbs 23:13-14
I like it.
All in all, a good day. I'd do it again. And I will, next week. Not so worried anymore now that the first day is over.
And and, I got to wear my new white clinical shoes today. Nike. Just do it.
"Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil." Proverbs 3:7
I got there super early about 0545 to the parking garage, waited for a friend and then we were up in the unit by 0600, when we had to be there at 0630. We wanted to make sure we got the good patients, not that it helped any because the teacher chooses who gets who however she wants and doesn't know who showed up first. But at least I wasn't late and didn't forget my name tag.
Lesson of the day: Look at the patient, not the monitor.
I've definitely heard this before, but I got to see it today, at least a little.
This scripture came up in conversation today:
"Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with a rod, he shall not die. Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell." Proverbs 23:13-14
I like it.
All in all, a good day. I'd do it again. And I will, next week. Not so worried anymore now that the first day is over.
And and, I got to wear my new white clinical shoes today. Nike. Just do it.
"Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil." Proverbs 3:7
Saturday, September 3, 2011
I'm Alive
So the first week of classes are over, and I'm alive.
There is a huge difference between taking 5 classes (like the previous 3 semesters) and only taking 4 classes (like now).
MedSurg 3, Pediatrics, Leadership, and Palliative care.
I'm not worried, just excited that the finish line is really in sight now. The countdown has begun.
"Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us." Hebrews 12:1
There is a huge difference between taking 5 classes (like the previous 3 semesters) and only taking 4 classes (like now).
MedSurg 3, Pediatrics, Leadership, and Palliative care.
I'm not worried, just excited that the finish line is really in sight now. The countdown has begun.
"Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us." Hebrews 12:1
The Flip Side Of Feminism
I just finished reading "The Flipside of Feminism."
It was really interesting, so I thought I would share with you, my readers, points from the book and my thoughts, but probably mostly my thoughts, because I'm not writing a book report.
I want to start by saying that I wasn't sure what to think about this book when I heard it on the Boundless Show from Focus on the Family. It piqued my interest, and I ordered the book from the library.
Before that, I wasn't sure what to think about Feminism. But it kind of gave me the heebie jeebies. I mean, I want to get married and have kids, and when I hear Feminism, I think Nancy Pelosi, and she scares me.
If I could put what I learned into a sentence is this: Women can have it all, just not all at the same time.
They talked about a lot of different things in the book, but I think I liked it mostly because it gave me peace about going to school now and having a family later. That getting educated doesn't exclude me from having a family. And having a family eventually doesn't exclude me from nursing. And I want to do missionary work.
There was a lot of interesting things in the book about money, the patriarchy, birth control, abortion, and lots else, but I don't remember. I can't write about all those things now, but when I have time I will.
"Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content." Philippians 4:11
It was really interesting, so I thought I would share with you, my readers, points from the book and my thoughts, but probably mostly my thoughts, because I'm not writing a book report.
I want to start by saying that I wasn't sure what to think about this book when I heard it on the Boundless Show from Focus on the Family. It piqued my interest, and I ordered the book from the library.
Before that, I wasn't sure what to think about Feminism. But it kind of gave me the heebie jeebies. I mean, I want to get married and have kids, and when I hear Feminism, I think Nancy Pelosi, and she scares me.
If I could put what I learned into a sentence is this: Women can have it all, just not all at the same time.
They talked about a lot of different things in the book, but I think I liked it mostly because it gave me peace about going to school now and having a family later. That getting educated doesn't exclude me from having a family. And having a family eventually doesn't exclude me from nursing. And I want to do missionary work.
There was a lot of interesting things in the book about money, the patriarchy, birth control, abortion, and lots else, but I don't remember. I can't write about all those things now, but when I have time I will.
"Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content." Philippians 4:11
Assembly Line
Sometimes I feel like I'm on an assembly line.
"What does that mean, Katie?" you ask.
I'm not sure, but this is what I am trying to say. I guess sometimes school feels like an assembly line. And I don't mean having to wait in a line to get a PPD done or something like that, but knowledge wise I mean. Don't lose me here, okay?
I feel like I go though all these classes, and different teachers are adding knowledge and wisdom to me, but I feel like I just keep moving. It's kind of like that I Love Lucy episode where she is packaging chocolates. You know where she and Ethel had to wrap chocolates, and at first it was slow and they could do it easy, and then the lady started to make the belt go faster and faster, and they just couldn't keep up with it. Relating that to me, I feel like before nursing school the belt was going slow and I could do it, but now, the belt just keeps getting faster and faster and faster. And there are more things I need to know and to do. But not in a bad way. I don't know, just saying.
Another thing I was thinking was how I am apart of someone's vision for a nursing school. Some old lady somewhere was thinking about how the world needed more nurses and how she would teach them, and now here I am, in her nursing school, becoming a nurse. It's interesting to think about it.
It also makes me think about how God prepares us for His service in His vision. He makes sure we are ready by giving us different trials and lessons before he send us out into His plan. But I can't forget that the time right now is His plan too.
"My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing." James 1:2-4
"What does that mean, Katie?" you ask.
I'm not sure, but this is what I am trying to say. I guess sometimes school feels like an assembly line. And I don't mean having to wait in a line to get a PPD done or something like that, but knowledge wise I mean. Don't lose me here, okay?
I feel like I go though all these classes, and different teachers are adding knowledge and wisdom to me, but I feel like I just keep moving. It's kind of like that I Love Lucy episode where she is packaging chocolates. You know where she and Ethel had to wrap chocolates, and at first it was slow and they could do it easy, and then the lady started to make the belt go faster and faster, and they just couldn't keep up with it. Relating that to me, I feel like before nursing school the belt was going slow and I could do it, but now, the belt just keeps getting faster and faster and faster. And there are more things I need to know and to do. But not in a bad way. I don't know, just saying.
Another thing I was thinking was how I am apart of someone's vision for a nursing school. Some old lady somewhere was thinking about how the world needed more nurses and how she would teach them, and now here I am, in her nursing school, becoming a nurse. It's interesting to think about it.
It also makes me think about how God prepares us for His service in His vision. He makes sure we are ready by giving us different trials and lessons before he send us out into His plan. But I can't forget that the time right now is His plan too.
"My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing." James 1:2-4
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