All Blog Posts Tagged 'nursing' (4)

I am a college graduate. I graduated Nursing which is a course i really WOULDN'T, not in a million years, take. I really dont have that caring touch that a NURSE would require of a person( I am not that bright with my social skills either soooo...). But I was forced into it by my family as they thought it would offer them SALVATION from our FINANCIAL PROBLEMS. (but really the whole of Philippines is suffering this problem) I was forced to take it in the HOPES that I will be able to go to some… Continue

I know I'm not the only one on this list who remembers elementary/high school PE as torture. Hated it. I wasn't overweight until after college, but in high school I was also not athletic. I was an intellectual; I didn't have a single competitive bone in my whole body. I didn't give a rip about basketball, I hated dodgeball because I wore glasses, I despised running because it was boring. In short: I disliked everything they offered in an attempt to make me more active. What did that do? It made… Continue

I want to write down a few things about the Arkansas Student Nurses Association conference before I forget them. Some of you follow my Twitter, and were alarmed at my tweet that some people were laughing during the focus group on burns. It's not as bad as that sounds: the presenter made the point that burns as a rule are accidental and usually preventable. "For example," he said, "It is extremely unlikely that today you will sustain 3rd degree burns while wearing a banana suit." Then he clicked… Continue

We took Ganon to the doctor this afternoon. A whole week of puking & diarrhea is a bit much for anyone to handle, so we decided to err on the side of caution. Err it was, because all the doctor could tell us is to try and keep him hydrated and to wait it all out. At least he's not very sick, according to Dr. Johnson. The doctor said he was "reassured" by Ganon's behavior, which in this case meant very happy & playful until someone tried to use an otoscope or a tongue depressor on him, an… Continue