snow!

Today it snowed! I love love love it. I think I need to live in a place that is cold all the time. Like 10 degrees and below. Right now, I'm listening to some gold old Christmas tunes with a cup of tea, enjoying the snowfall. Joy!

Today was yet another clinical day! All day I was at the hospital, again shadowing another nurse throughout her routine. My nurse today was great - she just went over everything from last day and emphasized all the key points during her care.

I like to think I'm somewhat alert at 7am, however I don't think I was this morning. One of the first things I did today was shower a patient. So I got all the towels laid out, let the water run, and put my shower gown on. The whole thing went well, and afterwards I led her back to her room. From there, my nurse and I went on to our other patients, did vital signs, talked with various therapists, organized charts, etc. It wasn't until 45 minutes AFTER my previous shower that I realized I STILL had the shower gown on! So I was walking around my unit without a clue in the world that I wearing it. I probably looked like I was wearing a massive spill-guard. Lovely.

But besides that minor incident, everything went smoothly. Having clinical on Monday makes the week go by so quickly! And this upcoming month will be absolutely nuts: midterms - which are never ending, assignments, presentations, reflections, etc, etc... I don't think the list will be smaller anytime soon!

D.