I survived

Survived finals. I get two weeks off until the next and final semester!
One more semester!!!
Squee!!!

I am playing on my blogs, cleaning my house (slowly and one room at a time) but still..
I'm going to start a scrapbook for my daughter and Grandbaby!!! Yep. I'm going to be a gramma!!!
I am working on my family history, which takes sooooo long..
I am just enjoying my break. Absorbing the energy so I can make it through one more semester. Just one more.

Hope you are all having a great spring!

The countdown is on!

We are finished with midterms. We are four weeks away from finals. Then...
The final semester!!!
Which will be the hardest I'm sure.
But the countdown is on!
All the blood, sweat and tears will be worth it.
Trust me, there have been plenty of all three.
Somehow, the knowledge I have been binging on will soon be put to the test.
Eek!
I have been given the opportunity to review a product that may or may not help me with school.

I have a 30 day supply. So I will keep you posted!

Here's to whatever happens!

Getting organized

Just a few goods showing how I organize..

dun dun dun

I'm baaaack.. kinda

one and a half semesters of nursing school left. I am almost done!!!
Life is busy. Life is chaotic. Life is flying by and I have had no time for anything. I am lucky if I get a daily shower. For real.

It's almost over!
All the hard work. All the blood, sweat and tears have paid off. Almost.

I made a promise to keep on track and making sure I post my journey will help I think. I hope you are still here.

I'm still alive-kinda

I'm sitting in the computer lab at school. I've got a big red mark on my cheek from laying it on my arm. I've had five hours of sleep in the last three days.
I'd say I'm alive.
yup.

I am almost done with my second semester of pre-reqs and I'm tired.
exhausted is more like it.

my class schedule is m-f 8-2ish
work is 11p-7a four to five nights a week.
yeah. it's hard.

but that's the typical nursing student complaint, isn't it?
being tired?

so...
I've neglected my blogs. all of them.
I do hope to keep you updated, but I can't promise anything.. I feel bad for not keeping my blogs going. I love blogland.


I am going to finish my week out and have a well deserved three days off!!

Happy Halloween to you!!!

Oh man!

My body is aching!

seriously, like got ran over by a mac truck, dragged down the street by angry pomeranians, kicked by two year old's having tantrums aching.

yeah.

I'm tired.

and I only had one day of clinicals.

*whine*

ok..

whine over.

I had a blast!

other than the two hours of sleep I got the night before because I put my meds in my pocket instead of taking them.

uh hem

but bright er, dark n early Saturday morning my class buddies n I partook eh? in our first clinical rotation at the local nursing home. Which I happened to live across the street from before we bought our home. And I knew the CNA in charge of us! rock on dude

The CNA instructor is completely blind and totally amazing. totes.

she went over some things. talked about some skills. encouraged us  then sent us on our lil way for the day.

I was teamed up with my new besty from class..
and under the direction of our momma duck.. she called us her little ducklings.. cute no?

we learned. we changed beds. we changed briefs. I cried a little. seriously. I did.

the cutest people were in the house that day. I wanted to hug them all and take them home. for reals.

one example is Mrs. E. she probably has dementia.. we weren't told.  but she didn't know why she was there or even where she was.
but she told me several times I was the nicest person she had ever met. I told her she was my favorite person ever. That's allowed right?
But she made me cry when I asked her one time what she was doing.. she said she didn't know. she truly didn't know why she was in the hall. I could see this in her heart. and it broke mine.
tough.


but it was a great day. I don't know how cna's do it.. but I'm getting there.

I have a job interview at the care center I first went to. eee!

they can hire me without being certified as long as I get it within 90 days.. so I have an interview Tuesday.
tomorrow!

Trucking along

I've got a few tests down..

1 intro to the health care system and nursing assistant 80%
2 intro to the language of health care 89.3%
3 communication 90.5%
4 those we care for 77 :( retake 100% yay
5 infection control 90.5%
6 safety 82%
7 positioning, transferring, and exercises 93.8%
8 patient environment 88.9 %
9 vital signs and oxygen 87.9 %
10 patient hygiene and grooming 97.1 %
11 preventing pressure ulcers and rehabilitation and restorative care 85%
12 basic nutrition and digestion 92.9%

so my average test scores are 87.9
I have to have a 85 to pass the class..

but the instructor informed us that everyone gets a 100 % on clinicals and 100% on final skills. so that will bump up my scores to 95 not including the next tests I have.. as long as I score above 80 on every one, I will pass!
whew!!

I am more than half way through now.. after two weeks!
I am ready to start taking vital signs...eeee!
I ordered my stethoscope and bp cuff this morning..

I might as well do vitals in style, no?

I think it will go well with my zebra scrubs :)

I get a break from class for a few days.. we have Fridays off.. and Monday off for some reason or another.. so I get a chance to study for my accuplacer in Math so I can test out of Algebra 950 for nursing pre-reqs. cross your fingers.. I take that Monday.. I took the day off work so I can cram :)
also, I am getting another tatt on my arm to almost finish up my sleeve.. you can see pics on my other blog. It is going to go up to my collarbone and maybe down my back. idk. we'll see what happens.

have a great weekend!

A new week!

the weekend is over. If you ask me, it is never, ever long enough. ever.

Had some friends over to watch the St Pierre fight. it rocked!
love me some blood on the mat.

went to a family b-day party for the little ones. yay family.

bought a new car. a Chevy Equinox. Love it!

planned on studying all weekend.

got two hours in last night. bleh.

I suck.

I am going to have to get better at this.

CNA classes are just the begining.

I've learned how to glove up, restrain, put on a mask..out out a fire..
Make a bed. kinda. who knew it was so technical?
transfer patients, maybe.. cross your fingers I can remember it tonight in skills pass off.
and theres more.. but my brain is tired.
It's Monday.

Work. meh


I got a backpack finally. to save my arms.. it's Zebra! I love it.. wanna see?

cute huh?

have a great Monday!

What A Nightmare!

Left work with an hour to get my ass in my seat.

Picked up my teenager from a friends house on the way.

left her in the lobby of the school so the hubs could grab her on his way home

ran down a long ass hall and up two flights of stairs

did I mention I haven't found a book bag yet? so I'm carrying my books and purse.. yeah. fun

I squeeze my jiggly bits into my seat with two minutes to spare! woohoo!!

I catch my breath just in time to see two teachers.. and lots of other students from a previous class already working. on their class.

five or ten minutes later.. one of the teachers addresses us and informs us it's orientation.. five minutes later.. it's over..
she doesn't care if we're perfect. as long as we try. we have to be there every day. or let her know. or the other one. or something.
we have to get our immunizations asap. eek!
but I don't have to get a flu shot!!! whew!!! I am going to protest this one as long as humanly possible.. more on that one later..

we're on our own.
to learn basically two chapters.
and test on them. on the handy dandy computers they have in the room.
and get above an 80%
in less than 3 hours.

and all the while there is lots of talking. and noise. and some kid whistling. I almost threw my book at him.
I can't focus with noise. ugh! this sucks ass.

what I learned was this.
I paid $400 to sit in a classroom for three hours, four nights a week. I am going to teach myself. If I have a question on something I can ask one of the teachers sitting at her desk.
I have to read and KNOW basically two chapters in this three hour time and test on it and get above an 80%
I have a few weeks to do this and then on to clinicals.
Where I get to PICK MY OWN SCRUBS!!!! (with long sleeves of course)
Know how excited I am bout that??
pretty damn excited!
It might even out the fact that I am going to wipe old asses.
ok. probably not.
but it will help some.

What the hell did I sign up for??!!

Nervous

It's My first night of school tonight!

After a sleepless, and I do mean sleepless night..
literally. Two. maybe Three hours of sleep. ugh.

I'm dragging ass today.

But super excited to start my first day of school! I'm such a dork.
I love school. I love the idea of school. Of homework. Of studying. Of libraries. Of learning. I am just not very good at it. I tried before, although working two jobs at the time also.. it was super hard.

This time around I made a promise to myself that I am going to try the best I can and get the best grades I can so I can get a better job after graduation. They look at that right?

If not, oh well. I know I am doing my very best and will be a better nurse for it!

so.
here's to a long ass day and I will be back with an update on, squeee.. my first day of school!