February 2012
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Dear Body
You can’t be sick right now. its just not allowed. I have to take care of very very sick children tomorrow and can’t have anything catching. Please stop being stupid.
Yours truely,
Tara
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working while in nursing school =
the kind of exhaustion where all you want to do is cry. But your too tired to cry.
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Adventures Precepting in the PICU
Today I was taking care of a very sick little girl. She is 7 years old and has cancer. I woke her up in the morning to get her to swallow a pill which she tried to do, for an hour. pudding, apple sause, chocolate milk, we tried it all. Eventually Pudding did the trick!
Later in the day her mother and I are giving her a sponge bath when I notice she is shivering. So I go to the supply room and...
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Oregon State Troopers
Having a laugh - Oregon State Troopers, Good, Better, Best :D GOOD A Bend ,Oregon policeman had a perfect spot to watch for speeders, but wasn’t getting many. Then he discovered the problem—a 12-year-old boy was standing up the road with a hand painted sign, which read ‘RADAR TRAP AHEAD.’ The officer also found the boy had an accomplice who was down the road with a sign...
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Certified Mail
Certified mail is annoying. Just mail it to me, the little slip says its a letter, just a letter, I am NOT home on week days, so I cannot receive the mail. I am in class or in clinical when the post office is open, so how do you get the flippin’ certified mail. If you want to ensure that I actually GET the mail. Mail it, normal snail mail, nothing special! Thank you for reading my rant. that...
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Adorable Pets
When I was in France I missed my dog, Oscar, and did a painting of him.
Now we have an adorable cat too, and I feel bad that she doesnt have a portrait hanging on our wall. Possible cat portrait?
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I did it!
I applied to my dream job! I swear I thought I was going to pass out, but it’s over, and wow I feel like I can breath again!! Now off to my not dream job of waiting tables… grumpy, cheap, hungry people, hear I come!
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Awesome app for Nurses
Nurse Net is an awesome new app for nurses, especially nursing students because it has an abbreviation finder!
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Where is the humor when you need it???
Today I am going to apply for my dream job, so I am a bit jittery and stressed. To calm down I searched for amusing, funny, or humorous things on tumblr, and found NOTHING!! where is funny when a girl needs it???
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This is awesome, its the skyline of London made of... →
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The countdown begins
Precepting: 8 hours down, 247 to go!!! Everyone says the hours will go by quickly, but right now, at this moment, it doesn’t feel like it! But I had a great day, took care of some very sick kids, and learned a lot. So after all is said and done. Damned good day.
January 2012
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I met my preceptor!
Today I met my preceptor, the woman I will be learning from for the next 255 hours. And she. Is. Awesome. I am so very excited! I was a little up and down about this semester but now I’m up, all sorts of up.
Last semester of nursing school, BRING IT ON!!!
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I closed the restaurant tonight. Got home at midnight. Have to be at work by 8 AM for a meeting… who comes up with this crap?
carlconnor asked: Would you rather never travel again, or never read again?
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Pessimistically Upbeat
Guy: "I'm tired of all this hardship in life. When will my life stop having such ups and downs? Why can't life just go smoothly for me from now on?"
Nurse: "Haven't you ever watched a heart monitor go up and down and up and down...it's when the line is smooth that we can't do anything to help you anymore."
Life: So...suck it up and learn to deal with the ups and downs because it only stops when you're dead!
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You know you're in nursing school when...
You print out a 16 page syllabus and are impressed by how short it is.
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zenfitness asked: Saw your post about Tough Mudder; any tips for a first timer?
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Half Marathon
the half marathon is in 2 months and I am only up to 5 miles…. I am a little worried I wont be in good enough shape! But I am enjoying this good weather, perfect for running!
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UPDATE: My Pets Rule My Life
1. Today I got my new powercord and can use my computer again!! So, I no longer hate my cat.
2. Oscar has much more energy, no longer hates me, and is looking himself other than the shaved patches on his chest and arm.
3. The hamster (Hammond) got out of his cage, and the cat tried to eat him, but he is safe, and all is well, picture of the rescued Hammond below.
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1st Day Back
Today was the first day of my last semester!!! 10.5 hours of class. And wow…. I forgot how TIRING school is! The 6 week break was AMAZING, but it let me forget how very draining school could be, which is impressive since over break I worked full time, waiting tables 5 days a week.
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My Pets Rule My Life
The past few days have been very hectic. Sunday night I was trying to print out the excessive amount of papers needed for the beginning of my final semester of nursing school, and was confused by the low battery on my laptop. I finally realized that the low battery was due to my cat chewing on the power cord, rendering it useless. I spent 30$ on amazon to buy a new power cord, turned off my...
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My Backyard
I might live in a cheap, old, crummy apartment, but this is my backyard in the middle of January.
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Totally worth it.
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inni144 asked: lad most of your video in in Northern Ireland a different country from the Republic of Ireland which u may have noticed... you didn't call scotland Britain... sorry don't mean to come across rude :)
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“On my calendar today: ‘remind yourself that when you die, your ‘in basket’ won’t...”
– I read this on my friend’s Facebook earlier this week. I constantly have never ending to-do lists on the go and convince myself that as soon as I get them cleared I will relax. But the truth is the list never gets knocked down to nothing. Spotting this on Facebook was a good reminder to just calm...
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Precepting Placements Are In!
I got PICU, at Kaiser. I really, really, really didn’t want Kaiser, as they don’t hire new grads, its 30 minuets away, and all of the Kaiser related hoops. But I am trying to be optimistic that it is my unit of choice. I really hope I like my preceptor!!