NURSING SCHOOL UPDATE: Next spring term (April-June 09) my whole nursing class and the semester ahead of us (128 total) are going to have an experience called "Global Nursing." There are three study abroad groups going to Australia, Ecuador, and Taiwan. There are also many groups that stay closer to home and have the experience of working with populations different than the regulars we see at the hospitals: AIDS patients, the Navajo reservations, the public school systems, and veterans. I am keeping my fingers crossed to go to Ecuador. There are 16 spots and 8 of them have to be fluent Spanish speakers (which I'm not), I have my interview next week. If I don't get into the Ecuador group I won't be completely heartbroken. I am really interested in the veterans clinical. We would work at the VA in Salt Lake a few times a week, and then during the term we would take a week long field trip to Washington DC to work at the flagship VA hospital there and see some other things. That is my second choice. My third choice is Navajo Nation down in the four corners area because that one only lasts 3 weeks (everything else is 6 weeks) and I would have a longer summer vacation. :)
Clinicals, my experiences in the hospital once per week, are going really well. I was having a really difficult time this semester as I was kind of bored. I didn't feel like I was doing that much and there was so much downtime during the day. Recently I have had a few rotations on the cardiovascualr floors and I have fallen in love! I have had great nurses that are such great examples to me of what I want to be like when I "grow up." The patients that I have had I have not only learned a lot of nursing skills on (I'll spare you the graphic details) but also have been able to connect with and really take care of more than just getting pain pills for them. I can't believe that I only have three clinical days left! The semester is winding down fast, I go home in 38 days...not like I'm counting though.
This week, I have the opportunity to go to the OR again. I enjoyed it so much the last time that I asked my instructor if there was anyway that we could get an extra day. He arranged it for us, we have to do it on our own time, but I am excited! My goal for the day: see an open heart surgery!!!!
HAVING FUN: Changing gears, I had an awesome weekend this past weekend. I went to my first concert ever! Matt Nathanson is an artist that is still up and coming. He has two songs on the radio right now that you maybe will recognize: Car Crash and Come on Get Higher. It was such an AWESOME time!!! I went with some friends, and we stayed after for a while took pictures with the band and got some autographs.
The group: Cara, Alicia, Chris, MATT, and me =)
During the concert. I grabbed my camera on the way out the door and hadn't charged it, so the battery was really low. I took this picture on my phone so that I could save the camera, so they are a little poorer quality. We were in the front row because we got there so early, it was SO awesome!
At the end of the concert, we reached up on the stage and grabbed the setlist of what they were planning on playing during the concert. After, the band all signed it for me =)
2 comments:
If your first, second, or third choices don't work out, you should stay here and do Glenda's crazy thing with me! Hopefully that won't happen though. I personally think Navajo Nation sounds the best but I'm not leaving Jeff for that long!
The Navajo one would be really neat. Well, really unique, at least. I think it would be interesting. And then you could come visit us afterward! :)
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