I just had a nightmare about my lab skills instructor. Psycho asian lady… This isn’t cool. Only teacher that scares me.

I don’t care what anyone says or thinks, I freaking love Highline.

My nursing curriculum at Highline is amazing and my instructors are awesome.

I loved my instructor last quarter so much than I was convinced that my future daughter’s name was going to be Sarah. But my new instructor just topped her that the new name’s going to Camille:) I’m wierd lol

I really liked labor and delivery but there’s something about the older population that I’m drawn to. This quarter we’re focusing on alterations in wellness. My clinicals are going to be in various wound clinics around Highline Hospital and then Stafford for 6 weeks. I’ve met narrow minded people who don’t want to work with older people because they think that it smells unpleasant and that it’s just gross. Um hello one way or another, as a nurse you’re going to have to deal with shit so get over it. I don’t know, I just think there’s something special about caring for the elderly. It’s like taking care of all the nanays and tatays out there lol.

FINALS

MY FACE IS BREAKING OUT LIKE CRAZY:((((

Less that a week away. After final’s goal: GET ALL THE INTERNATIONAL NURSING STUDENTS WASTED.

I wish my clinical rotation at valley’s bc didn’t end so soon. Helping a mother during labor is a bit stressful but so rewarding at the end seeing the new families. It’s the sweetest thing I’ve ever seen. Yesterday morning I was pretty upset because my instructor gave a c-section assignment to another person, being I’m the only one in my group who hasn’t seen one. She wanted me to continue with postpartum care. I’m pretty proud of myself that the nurses trusted me enough take care of 3 postpartum mothers (mother’s after delivery). Walking into a room and introducing myself only as a student nurse was nerve wrecking. I was expecting to say “I want a real nurse” or something like that. The thing i’ve noticed about these mothers is that they don’t care who you are as long as you’re making them feel comfortable. This an amazing thing for the nurse to let me to, it definitely built my confidence level with patients interaction and skill.

After lunch we got to tour the NICU. I cannot work with critical babies or children. It’s too depressing. During my nursing career, I know that I want to stick with wellness. Or maybe, it’s still early, I want to keep my fields open.

But I did get put in to help with a c-section by noon:) It was my first time in OR. I started to get really nervous after meeting the mom in her room. When I was putting on my protective gear my heart was freaking beating out of my chest. I got to do what the circulating nurse does. The nurse I was with told me what to do and how to do it, it wasn’t that bad. It was also cool to see what Justin does every day. I can’t do what he does, the surgeons and the surg techs gowns were covered in blood. Blood doesn’t gross me out, it just scares me to be around it with needles and sharp tools.

I really like labor & delivery, and postpartum. It’s the only thing I’ve seen so far in nursing so it’s at the top of my list for my preceptorship next year.

I can’t wait to do clinicals with my mom at Stafford next quarter:) Not so much at staffor though.

are you kidding me?

I find it funny how some people go through the same life situations as me (single parent household, bills to pay, and on top of that expensive tuition) don’t know how to handle it. Seriously, grow a fucking back bone and actually work hard. Don’t act like a tough bitch on fb when you can’t handle the cards given to you. Sympathy from other’s won’t get you anywhere so stfu.