Catch up
Hello to all of you this evening. It is very much fall here today. I caved about being frugal and bought a fire pit today. It was grey, drizzling and actually quite cold - a real soup day - and I wanted a fire. So I bought a large metal bowl in which to make one. It went against my grain, 'cause at home we can make them on the ground, but my landlord wouldn't really go for that option in the middle of a neighborhood. I miss the good old country. I don't really like conforming to living as a city girl. I miss my wide open spaces and the ability to wander where ever I want by myself without worrying about safety. I need to get up into the mountains. We were supposed to go camping this weekend, but it turned rainy and cold so I am here holed up in my house. Which isn't so bad really.
So this week in my little world has been really exhausting, but also good. I feel a little more like a nurse than I did last week. I like the people I am working with and enjoy getting to know them a little more. I also love the orientation program I am in that connects me with other new grads. One of the girls in my group is 32 weeks pregnant and she was afraid that her water broke while we were having class. If you would like you can say a prayer for her, I haven't heard the result of her Dr. Appointment later that afternoon, but I know she would appreciate the prayers no matter what.
I started my EKG (heart monitor strips) classes this week. I have homework again, not bad but homework none-the-less. The class itself is a great review and I am glad they have us take it. Thanks to Dr. Sullivan (one of my nursing instructors from Harding) I am well prepared for this subject.
Work itself is going well. Last Tuesday right as I was finishing up my charting for the day at 7.30 pm the secretary at the desk yelled, "get down to room 24 now"! We dashed down the hall and the patient's sats (oxygen levels) were WAY down because he had managed to pull his O2 mask off, his pressures were dropping rapidly, and his heart rate was falling by the second. We all started starting IV fluids, O2, trying to rouse him, taking blood pressures, calling the rapid response team and pushing some meds. He thankfully came around fairly quickly and his numbers started climbing slowly. When it was over I realized I was shaking as I came down off the adrenaline high. I am realizing more all the time that I love the fast pace of nursing some times. I have a feeling I may be an ER nurse at some point when I figure out what I am doing a little more. :) I can't wait until I feel like I know what I am doing. Right now I do what people tell me and get equipment, someday I will be the one asking other people to get me this or that STAT.
I love working with families of patients as well. The other day I was able to do a lot of teaching with a family because they were trying to make a decision with their mother and didn't really understand everything that was transpiring. It is such a great satisfaction to see the light go off in people's eyes when the get what you are saying. It is so rewarding to figure out ways to help the patient and their family receive what they need on top of the medical nursing care. I love wholistic nursing - treating not just the physical need but the social, psychological, and spiritual. :)
I am still obviously in the honeymoon stage with my new job because I am seeing the word love in reference to my work a lot. However, I like to think that if I remain where I need to be in my personal life in relation to God, I should love whatever I am doing and hopefully glorify HIS name while doing it. Today I had a horrible gut-wrenching feeling when I was meeting with my unit nurse educator and she made the comment that I would be off orientation the first week of December. That is not far off and I definitely experienced some panic. Here comes that feeling again. I know I need to not worry about it, at least not yet. I am learning daily, and will hopefully know ALOT more by then.
I have to tell you about a funny coincidence on my unit. I feel right at home. My preceptor is a dark-haired, dark-eyed, 5'3", one of three sisters who are always taken for triplets nurse whose father had a massive stroke when she was nine. The similarities between us are astounding really. And the funniest thing is that people confuse us all the time at first glance. I get called Andrea all the time and they think she is me too. Not only are we look-alikes with our sisters, but with each other as well. So I once again have a twin here in my new home, and still answer to a name not my own. (That has an poetic, almost tragic ring to it, don't you think. I will have to include that in my novel, or at least my autobiography).
The other day in my GAP class we got the results back from our Meyers-Briggs personality tests. It is so amazing and helps me understand myself so much when I go over the material they hand out. I haven't changed personality-wise since the last time I took it. :) I am still an INFJ. Oh yes, still an introvert. My assistant director was interestingly surprised by this information however. Shows that I have changed somewhat since I entered college. :) I have really worked on becoming more verbal and open because it is really very helpful in my profession. Wow. That sounds so cool. I have a profession now. That reminds me that it is really weird and hard transitioning from student to professional. My whole identity has changed in a way. The way in which I relate to the world around me has altered. And that reminds me that the lifelong quest of my personality type (according to M-B) is "Who am I?" - what is my identity? Nice segway grouping, don't you think. (It is interesting for me to read these blogs, as I am sure it is for you, because I just kind of follow my thought patterns. I have never communicated in this fashion before so it is a real experiment. Usually when I write I focus my thoughts, but on this blog I just kind of follow where they meander or leap. I guess this is me when I am simmering on the back burner. I realize that it is not an impressive representation of my communication abilities, but at least it is a humorous and relieving thing for me. ) I found out in this previously mentioned post-personality analysis debriefing that my personality type keeps their humor and creativity dormant for the most part, but extroverts tend to draw it out of me by drawing me out of myself. Interesting ...hmmm....
Last night I babysat for a couple at church. They have three little girls who are a lot of fun to watch. We danced with lights out and glow-in-the-dark bracelets accompanied by Disney music. What more can you ask for. We had a lot of fun. The couple went to Harding when they were in school and were a Chi Sig and Regina couple.
On Sunday mornings we have been discussing the fruits of the spirit one-by- one at the church we are attending. At the college group one Sunday night we broke off into small groups and talked about which fruit we needed most in our life right now. Don't get me wrong about this, I need all of them, but I think that I need faithfulness most at the moment. I need to increase my dedication to remaining faithful about keeping God first in my life. It is so easy with early mornings, late nights, and busy schedules to let the truly important things slip. I don't want this to happen more than it has already, and I want to correct what I have already allowed to slip. If you are looking for something to pray for, I would be grateful for your prayers that I might remain faithful in my spiritual walk. It sounds kind of selfish to ask prayers for myself, but I think that if there is one thing we should be selfish about it is our time with God. Actually I think selfish is the wrong word choice completely, but I think you know what I mean.
Tomorrow our landlord has promised that we are going to work on our fireplace, so I am excited about maybe having a normal looking living room. I guess I will go and pretend to work on my homework for a while. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. Be blessed. Wait on Him.
So this week in my little world has been really exhausting, but also good. I feel a little more like a nurse than I did last week. I like the people I am working with and enjoy getting to know them a little more. I also love the orientation program I am in that connects me with other new grads. One of the girls in my group is 32 weeks pregnant and she was afraid that her water broke while we were having class. If you would like you can say a prayer for her, I haven't heard the result of her Dr. Appointment later that afternoon, but I know she would appreciate the prayers no matter what.
I started my EKG (heart monitor strips) classes this week. I have homework again, not bad but homework none-the-less. The class itself is a great review and I am glad they have us take it. Thanks to Dr. Sullivan (one of my nursing instructors from Harding) I am well prepared for this subject.
Work itself is going well. Last Tuesday right as I was finishing up my charting for the day at 7.30 pm the secretary at the desk yelled, "get down to room 24 now"! We dashed down the hall and the patient's sats (oxygen levels) were WAY down because he had managed to pull his O2 mask off, his pressures were dropping rapidly, and his heart rate was falling by the second. We all started starting IV fluids, O2, trying to rouse him, taking blood pressures, calling the rapid response team and pushing some meds. He thankfully came around fairly quickly and his numbers started climbing slowly. When it was over I realized I was shaking as I came down off the adrenaline high. I am realizing more all the time that I love the fast pace of nursing some times. I have a feeling I may be an ER nurse at some point when I figure out what I am doing a little more. :) I can't wait until I feel like I know what I am doing. Right now I do what people tell me and get equipment, someday I will be the one asking other people to get me this or that STAT.
I love working with families of patients as well. The other day I was able to do a lot of teaching with a family because they were trying to make a decision with their mother and didn't really understand everything that was transpiring. It is such a great satisfaction to see the light go off in people's eyes when the get what you are saying. It is so rewarding to figure out ways to help the patient and their family receive what they need on top of the medical nursing care. I love wholistic nursing - treating not just the physical need but the social, psychological, and spiritual. :)
I am still obviously in the honeymoon stage with my new job because I am seeing the word love in reference to my work a lot. However, I like to think that if I remain where I need to be in my personal life in relation to God, I should love whatever I am doing and hopefully glorify HIS name while doing it. Today I had a horrible gut-wrenching feeling when I was meeting with my unit nurse educator and she made the comment that I would be off orientation the first week of December. That is not far off and I definitely experienced some panic. Here comes that feeling again. I know I need to not worry about it, at least not yet. I am learning daily, and will hopefully know ALOT more by then.
I have to tell you about a funny coincidence on my unit. I feel right at home. My preceptor is a dark-haired, dark-eyed, 5'3", one of three sisters who are always taken for triplets nurse whose father had a massive stroke when she was nine. The similarities between us are astounding really. And the funniest thing is that people confuse us all the time at first glance. I get called Andrea all the time and they think she is me too. Not only are we look-alikes with our sisters, but with each other as well. So I once again have a twin here in my new home, and still answer to a name not my own. (That has an poetic, almost tragic ring to it, don't you think. I will have to include that in my novel, or at least my autobiography).
The other day in my GAP class we got the results back from our Meyers-Briggs personality tests. It is so amazing and helps me understand myself so much when I go over the material they hand out. I haven't changed personality-wise since the last time I took it. :) I am still an INFJ. Oh yes, still an introvert. My assistant director was interestingly surprised by this information however. Shows that I have changed somewhat since I entered college. :) I have really worked on becoming more verbal and open because it is really very helpful in my profession. Wow. That sounds so cool. I have a profession now. That reminds me that it is really weird and hard transitioning from student to professional. My whole identity has changed in a way. The way in which I relate to the world around me has altered. And that reminds me that the lifelong quest of my personality type (according to M-B) is "Who am I?" - what is my identity? Nice segway grouping, don't you think. (It is interesting for me to read these blogs, as I am sure it is for you, because I just kind of follow my thought patterns. I have never communicated in this fashion before so it is a real experiment. Usually when I write I focus my thoughts, but on this blog I just kind of follow where they meander or leap. I guess this is me when I am simmering on the back burner. I realize that it is not an impressive representation of my communication abilities, but at least it is a humorous and relieving thing for me. ) I found out in this previously mentioned post-personality analysis debriefing that my personality type keeps their humor and creativity dormant for the most part, but extroverts tend to draw it out of me by drawing me out of myself. Interesting ...hmmm....
Last night I babysat for a couple at church. They have three little girls who are a lot of fun to watch. We danced with lights out and glow-in-the-dark bracelets accompanied by Disney music. What more can you ask for. We had a lot of fun. The couple went to Harding when they were in school and were a Chi Sig and Regina couple.
On Sunday mornings we have been discussing the fruits of the spirit one-by- one at the church we are attending. At the college group one Sunday night we broke off into small groups and talked about which fruit we needed most in our life right now. Don't get me wrong about this, I need all of them, but I think that I need faithfulness most at the moment. I need to increase my dedication to remaining faithful about keeping God first in my life. It is so easy with early mornings, late nights, and busy schedules to let the truly important things slip. I don't want this to happen more than it has already, and I want to correct what I have already allowed to slip. If you are looking for something to pray for, I would be grateful for your prayers that I might remain faithful in my spiritual walk. It sounds kind of selfish to ask prayers for myself, but I think that if there is one thing we should be selfish about it is our time with God. Actually I think selfish is the wrong word choice completely, but I think you know what I mean.
Tomorrow our landlord has promised that we are going to work on our fireplace, so I am excited about maybe having a normal looking living room. I guess I will go and pretend to work on my homework for a while. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. Be blessed. Wait on Him.
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