Every one of us, consciously or unconsciously, affects the
objects and people around us, including ourselves, on a continual basis. Think
about the expression 'laughter is contagious.' Well, sure it is! How do you feel when you
are around happy, laughing people? Usually, you cant help but feel good
yourself right?. All emotions are energy and energy passes from one body to another;
from one object to another; matter to matter. Laughter is contagious!
You clear your house of negative energies and replace them
with positive ones. Laugh once in a while. Promise. It'll help. :)
For my younger bro.. all the love!
I survived my first semester of nursing school, despite the nasty weather. There were a few shady experiences with public transportation, but after a long while, I think I already got used to the everyday hustle and bustle of busy London. I’m a little concerned about some of the people in my classes, and wonder how they managed to get in. But, now I think I understand why only 200~ peeps were accepted in the program out of the 16,000 who applied. (A far cry from UP Manila's 97% rejection rate, wherein they only accept 35 freshies out of thousands of nursing hopefuls every year -- which I didn't made the cut.)
Classes started with the basics and clinicals: proper hand washing techniques, We had to prove that we could do temperature, radial pulse, apical pulse, IV injections, inserting catheters, respirations and blood pressure. If that’s all there was to it, it would not be so bad, but there’s a very specific way we have to do things. plus, the 5-hour long theory lec's and labs that were all killers. Still, I can’t wait until we get started on the fun stuff!
Every other day is hell day — I have to be there at 7:15a, and won’t finish until 6:30p.
After three shifts of my hospital clinicals over the finals week, I finally had a rest day. After I picked my patient on Tuesday, I heard that he might be going home, but I didn’t have time to pick another one that day. Since I like to be prepared for the day, I made it a point to show up early on Wednesday just in case my patient had been discharged. Sure enough, he had been discharged. While flipping through the new admits, I saw that there was a lady in for suspected Crohn’s disease. My grandmother, who is also my mom's namesake, had Crohn’s disease, so I was very interested in learning more about this condition. I spoke with the patient, and she agreed to be my guinea pig for the day.
While doing her physical assessment, it came up that she worked in a hospital.
“That’s neat. What do you do, if you don’t mind me asking?”
“I’m a registered nurse. I graduated from the same school you are now attending 15 years ago.”
Oh no! She's also a marian! :) As I new student (and someone who struggles with self-confidence), this could be a very.bad.thing. I was worried she would be critical and expect me to be further along with my skills. But, I took a deep breath, and continued with my assessment. When it came time to palpate the abdomen, I was very hesitant because Crohn’s disease targets the digestive system. She asked, “Do you mind if I give you some advice?” It turns out I wasn’t pressing hard enough. She was really kind about teaching me and it helped a great deal!
Since my patient was NPO (nothing by mouth) and we aren’t allowed to push IV meds yet, it looked like I wouldn’t be able to give any medications. However, as my shift was ending, the doctor ordered a one-time oral medication. After grabbing my instructor, we went to the patient’s room. I made the introductions, and my patient said, “He’s been really great today and such a good-looking lad. He’s going to make a great nurse.” In front of my instructor! Then my instructor said, “He’s one of my brightest students. He does a great job!” I’m not sure how I made it through the medication administration after that, because I was in a daze. It was awesome to hear the feedback, and really made me feel good about what I was doing.
Floating on the high of that positive affirmation, I didn’t even cuss the horrible traffic on the way home.
I really don't have regrets choosing this path as my career.
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Thursday, May 22, 2008
still a nursing student
I survived my first semester of nursing school, despite the nasty weather. There were a few shady experiences with public transportation, but after a long while, I think I already got used to the everyday hustle and bustle of busy London. I’m a little concerned about some of the people in my classes, and wonder how they managed to get in. But, now I think I understand why only 200~ peeps were accepted in the program out of the 16,000 who applied. (A far cry from UP Manila's 97% rejection rate, wherein they only accept 35 freshies out of thousands of nursing hopefuls every year -- which I didn't made the cut.)
Classes started with the basics and clinicals: proper hand washing techniques, We had to prove that we could do temperature, radial pulse, apical pulse, IV injections, inserting catheters, respirations and blood pressure. If that’s all there was to it, it would not be so bad, but there’s a very specific way we have to do things. plus, the 5-hour long theory lec's and labs that were all killers. Still, I can’t wait until we get started on the fun stuff!
Every other day is hell day — I have to be there at 7:15a, and won’t finish until 6:30p.
After three shifts of my hospital clinicals over the finals week, I finally had a rest day. After I picked my patient on Tuesday, I heard that he might be going home, but I didn’t have time to pick another one that day. Since I like to be prepared for the day, I made it a point to show up early on Wednesday just in case my patient had been discharged. Sure enough, he had been discharged. While flipping through the new admits, I saw that there was a lady in for suspected Crohn’s disease. My grandmother, who is also my mom's namesake, had Crohn’s disease, so I was very interested in learning more about this condition. I spoke with the patient, and she agreed to be my guinea pig for the day.
While doing her physical assessment, it came up that she worked in a hospital.
“That’s neat. What do you do, if you don’t mind me asking?”
“I’m a registered nurse. I graduated from the same school you are now attending 15 years ago.”
Oh no! She's also a marian! :) As I new student (and someone who struggles with self-confidence), this could be a very.bad.thing. I was worried she would be critical and expect me to be further along with my skills. But, I took a deep breath, and continued with my assessment. When it came time to palpate the abdomen, I was very hesitant because Crohn’s disease targets the digestive system. She asked, “Do you mind if I give you some advice?” It turns out I wasn’t pressing hard enough. She was really kind about teaching me and it helped a great deal!
Since my patient was NPO (nothing by mouth) and we aren’t allowed to push IV meds yet, it looked like I wouldn’t be able to give any medications. However, as my shift was ending, the doctor ordered a one-time oral medication. After grabbing my instructor, we went to the patient’s room. I made the introductions, and my patient said, “He’s been really great today and such a good-looking lad. He’s going to make a great nurse.” In front of my instructor! Then my instructor said, “He’s one of my brightest students. He does a great job!” I’m not sure how I made it through the medication administration after that, because I was in a daze. It was awesome to hear the feedback, and really made me feel good about what I was doing.
Floating on the high of that positive affirmation, I didn’t even cuss the horrible traffic on the way home.
I really don't have regrets choosing this path as my career.
c
"Not by wrath does one kill, but by laughter"
-Friedrich Nietzche
it has been crazy five years full of cracky, non-sense and whimsical humor blogging.
what started out as a "for-profit" racket of a graduating elementary student (which he really
didn't need) turned out to be one of his hidden passions -- writing. truly, writing is the world's
most favorite metaphor, and sharing it, broadens the adventure to begin with. rudyard kipling once
qouted, "words are the most powerful drug used by mankind" if that was so, i am due for rehabiliatation
just to get over with the addiction. the pen is the tongue of the mind so let your mind speak, and write it
down; for words are so many things, and a small drop of ink, falling like dew upon a thought, produces
that which makes thousands, perhaps millions.
theverybestofjessiemaria[dot]com, jesma's current and 4th blog, and possibly his last will be a hopefully
collection of his best hits since he started blogging in 2003. a frustrated novelist, he is currently studying
in Portsmouth, UK, struggling through his first year at University as a Eng'g Physics Nursing major. He
hopes to find some success in writing so as to soften the blow when telling his parents how much he is flunking
the course they would be funding for the next five years.
As a seasoned interweb dork, Jesma's diet consists mostly of a steady supply of energy drinks and
Cool Ranch Doritos. Because of this, Jesma must supplement his diet with a steady source of positive
feedback in order to survive. You can contribute to Jesma's continued existence by either leaving a
comment or by sending him an email at rossiyskaya_federatsiya@yahoo.com
an essay to the ateneo de manila's admissions personal essay requirement. the question was:
Are there any siginificant accomplishments you have realized, that helped defined you as a person?
-- I am a dynamic figure, often seen scaling walls and crushing ice. I have been known to remodel train
stations on my free time, making them more efficient in the area of heat retention. I translate ethnic
slurs for Cuban refugees, I write award-winning operas, I manage time efficiently.
Occasionally, I tread water for three days in a row. I woo women with my sensuous and godlike trombone
playing. I can pilot bicycles up severe inclines with unflagging speed, and I cook 30-minute brownies in
20 minutes.
I am an expert in snakes n' ladders, a veteran in love, and an outlaw in Peru. Using only a hoe and a large glass
of water, I once single-handedly defended a small village in the Amazon basin from a horde of ferocious
army ants. I play bluegrass cello. I was scouted by the Mets. I am the subject of numerous documentaries.
When I'm bored, I build large suspension bridges in my yard. I enjoy urban hang gliding. On Wednesdays,
after school, I repair electrical appliances free of charge.
I am a private citizen, yet I receive fan mail. I have been caller number nine and have won the weekend
passes. Last summer I toured around the whole world traveling with centrifugal force demonstration. My
deft floral arrangements have earned me fame in international botany circles.
I can hurl tennis rackets at small moving objects with deadly accuracy. I once read Paradise lost, Moby Dick,
and The Odeyssey in one day and still had time to refurbish an entire dining room that evening. I know the
exact location of every food item in the supermarket. I have performed several covert operations for the CIA.
I sleep once a week; when I do sleep, I sleep in a chair. While on vacation in Canada, I successfully negotiated
with a group of terrorists who had seized a small bakery. The laws of physics do not apply to me.
I balance, I weave, I dodge, I frolic, and my bills are all paid. On weekends, to let off steam, I participate
in full-contact origami. Years ago I discovered the meaning of life, but forgot to write it down. I have made
extraordinary four course meals using only a mouli and a toaster oven.
I breed prize-winning dandelions. I have won bullfights in San Juan, cliff-diving competitions in Sri Lanka,
and spelling bees at the Kremlin. I have played with Cirque du Soleil, I have performed open-heart surgery, and I have spoken
with Elvis.
