First Aid Kit!

The other day, I was invited to a graduation party/bonfire for a bunch of my friends who graduated this year! It was really exciting! While at this party, we were throwing around a football and my "bestie" didn't catch the football and apparently dislocated her finger. She flipped out and popped it back in. In serious pain, she started to feel dizzy walking to the house. Feeling compelled to help her out, I went to check out the situation.

I found her in a bedroom with a package of frozen bacon on her hand. "I can't move it, it hurts so bad." hmmmmm well what resources do I have to help her. I found a large tongue depressor, cloth, a safety pin, and some masking tape. She was able to move it, but she was in so much pain. her thumb swelled up pretty good, so I left it loose enough for the inflammation. I wrapped it enough to where she couldn't move her thumb. She then carried a bag of frozen coconut balls the rest of the night. I would say I did a pretty good job with what I had. I told her to go get it checked out. Half her hand was black and blue. = /

After that experience, I was like "I need a first aid kit, bad!" So walmart here I come! I got this tool box looking thing and made my own. I bought a first aid kit that had band-aids and such, but I wanted a "heavy-duty" first aid kit. So here's what I got . . . band-aids of all sizes, a tube of neosporin, a tube of anti-itch cream, a bottle of Tylenol, adhesive ace bandages, cloth ace bandages, 4X4 gauze pads, tongue depressors, tweezers, alcohol swabs, anti-septic swabs, gloves, burn-gel, roll of gauze, steri-strips, cold pack, scissors, first-aid tape, rubbing alcohol, cotton swabs, and the only thing I can think of that I needed was a thermometer. So my first aid kit looked pretty good! And this will last me a while!! :)

I was soooooo excited! Because the majority of my closest friends are guys, I feel like having this first aid kit was a pretty darn good idea! haha :)

Phew. . . . I Made It!

Besides all of the great experiences at clinicals, I still have lecture to think about. This last term was the hardest for me. Besides Pathophysiology, concept maps, discussion board posts, and clinical prep work, I had lecture NRS 112. I already knew from the beginning going in that class that it was going to be tough. I only had three exams in that class and one quiz. I passed the first midterm of 40 questions barely. I fell short on the second one, but aced the quiz. So here I am on the line with a 78% in the class. And here comes the final day of school with a final of 80 questions cumulative with added renal, gastro-intestinal, endocrine, and basically all the body's systems crammed into one final with an hour and 45 minutes to take.

8:00am comes around and I sit at that computer praying. I needed 55 correct to pass or I would have to take that class over again in the fall. Not only would I have to redo clinicals and lecture, I also wouldn't be with my nursing group of 40 students that I have been with for the past 6 months. So along with the nervousness and anxiety, the migraines came in once a day for the last two weeks of school. STRESS!!!!

My instructor typed in the password and so it began. I got to say, the select all apply questions were horrible. I knew endocrine pretty well and I aced cardio! I still left the exam scared....

It wasn't summer for me yet until I got that grade. Prayers are powerful and God is so good to us. I couldn't ask for a better start to my summer vacation. I got 64 out of 80! I got a B!!

Hello to summer vacation and goodbye to my first year of nursing school. I got the hardest term over with, so they say. I am now officially halfway to my calling of grace!!! :) So excited! Thank you Jesus! :)