Happy Halloween!!!

Last few weeks...

Only a few more weeks of having to wear this beautiful ALL WHITE uniform with a student bulls eye patch. Can't wait to give them all away to some new poor student who doesn't know what they are getting themselves into... The pain and torture is almost finished!

Kym is...

Ok. I got this from Heather (whittakerwoman). I googled "Kym is" and this is what I got...
-Kym is a bridesmaid!!!
-Kym is dressed ... As a student.
-Kym is undertaking a double degree. (don't think so)
-Kym is a awsome dancer! (my husband thinks so)
-Kym is looking "blah"
-Kym is in your extended network. (you just don't know it yet!)
-Kym is smoking hot. (thanks!)
-Kym is a most gracious, warm person and I met her AFTER I fell in love with her. (everyone does)
-Kym is a great discovery. (If you only knew...)
-KYM is now a leading institute of Yoga and Yoga Studies based in Chennai, India.
-Kym is also nominated for the 'Most Popular Newcomer' award at the National Television Awards to be screened on ITV1 on the 31st of October 2007. ...
-kym: is freezing her buns off. 22 degrees F here in New Mexico tonight!
-***This one made me laugh*** - has been offered a Playboy centerfold, and rumors that Kym is pregnant. My goodness! ...

Orange Rice Krispies

This evening I got the bug to make something. So I bought a box of Rice Krispies, bags of marshmallows, butter and found food coloring in the pantry. So I made a batch for home and round pumpkin shaped ones for my group at school this Wednesday.

Planning a Party

So excited this semester is half done. Only like 8 more weeks to go. Party plans are in the works. It is going to be a MAD time...

Sad News

Just saw my wonderful Aunt Sandy's new mountain cabin in Running Springs burning on the channel 4 news. She had just bought it a few months ago. No one was in the house but a lot of valuable things were lost...

PJs & School

Now how many people get to go through an associate degree nursing program from home on a comfy couch? Like only those who go to RCC. This morning I am up, basically in my PJs and watching lecture from last Thursday. Didn't watch it earlier because who wants to hear about information that is not on the upcoming test but next the test. So since I had the option to wait to watch the video, I waited. It is the best except when the batteries go out and the instructor doesn't realize that we can't hear them anymore. No worries because when that happens the instructor visits us at clinical and gives us the information missed. This next test is focused on the Endocrine System and the Cardiovascular System. Always interesting and something new...

So Excited!!!

I got an 85% on the test! Applied for Loma Linda Children's Hospital. Now I just need to finish. Half way there...

So Nervous

Test starts in less than 3 hours. Career fair follows. Resume is updated and printed. Praying that I make it to school safely with the wind being so strong all night. That I remain calm during the test and take my time with each question. Would be nice to score a good grade. Pray that my coughing and runny nose can take a break during the test and career fair.

Well... off I go. Will let you know how I did when I get back home.

Home Early

I was just at work but one thing in nursing is that if there are no patients then no need for nurses. So I started my shift with 4 patients. All of us only had four. It was nice but too bad I just couldn't stop coughing. Anyways. I was lucky enough to send someone home at 9 am. This then meant that we had not enough patients for the amount of nurses on today. We are supposed to have 5 patients per nurse. We had 16 patients at the beginning of the shift, I sent one home, someone else was getting to go home, and ER had no patients waiting for a bed on our unit.
I then got a call from the house supervisor stating that I could either go home or go up to the 4th floor and let a nurse on that floor go home who had a headache. Well... I just couldn't turn down the option to go home. I feel like butt and 2 of my patients stated that I seemed sicker than them. So after only 5 hours of work I am at home now looking forward to a nap. I really regret telling the doctor on thursday that I didn't need a note for a few days off. Next time I will take the note even if I don't end up using it.

Smart today

Didn't sleep much again last night but I did get some really good reviewing for my test. Studied with Julie again for a couple hours this morning. Then we were smart. Our nursing class in broken up into traditional students (60 going straight through RN program with no experience), FLEX (which is my group of 10 who are LVNs completing the last half of the RN program online), and MEC (20 students who are LVNs who most have with a contract through the county hospital). Well the instructor who did the majority of the lectures for the next test for my group and the traditional is not the one who made up the lecture notes or test questions. She teaches the MEC instructor content. So today there was a study session that everyone knew about with the MEC instructor. We went. What better way to know what is going to be on the test then have a study session with a teacher who picks the test questions. You would think that more would have shown up. But only a total of 9 people came - Julie, Sue, and I were there. And she gave "example" test questions.

Only 2 more days until test day and one more study group on sunday.

Just so thankful that Jack is so supportive with all the time I have been putting into studying with others in my class this semester. It has been hard on him not having much of my attention. Almost everything out of my mouth lately has been school.

Visited a Doctor

This morning I woke up to Jack calling Kaiser to get an appt. for me today. I probably would not have gone to see a doctor until my throat closed up or I coughed out a lung. But thanks to my husband I was seen by a doctor this morning. Had to miss a study group but it was a good thing. So a throat culture and new prescription for nose/cough medicine later I still don't feel any better. But I know I will soon. Was able to meet with my study group girls at a coffee shop. We get so much done and the time fly's by. Really hoping this test goes a lot better. Just pray that my head wont be full of snot, I wont be coughing distracting everyone else, and I pass the test...

feeling yuck!

So I woke up this morning feeling even worse. It doesn't help that I had clinical from 3-11 last night. This morning I am up and ready for another long day. Studying at Julie's before we leave at 1:30 for another 3-11 evening of free labor (clinical). Kinda bummed because these are the last few days with a really good clinical instructor. She makes things so relaxed but demands a lot out of us. It has made the experience so much more tolerable. Just hoping that I don't get any of my classmates sick.

Only one week to study. Test is right around the corner. Now I just need to get rid of this soar throat that I woke up with. Really don't have time to be sick. But at least I have some really productive people in my group to study with.

Home

Since Jack and I moved into my parents house in San Jacinto it has been hard being farther away from are church family. We thought we would check out the church's near where we are living. Visited a couple but none of them felt like home. We both made Sandals Church our home before we met. I drove 45 minutes at least twice a week for about 5 years before we got married and couldn't see stopping now. This morning we enjoyed the feeling of being at home. The place we met. Sandals Church.

Nothings changed here

Just taking a break from studying for my next test. Can't wait until I don't have anymore tests. Only 10 weeks to go and I'm done! Old site is no longer and this one is free for now it will do. So keep checking back...