More Drugs Than I Can Handle

Hello all...

I don't update anymore becuz here's the deal: I either have class or a day shift Mon-Fri. I then work out, come home, eat supper, study, and hopefully do at least one fun thing like go to Dairy Queen with Mom, Dad, and Chris, or play volleyball, or go on a leisurely walk. Then I ready my clothings for the next day, set my backpack up, and pack a lunch. Then I am amazzzzzingly in bed by at least 11, but often times by 10:15ish, this is a huge accomplishment for a girl that usually went to bed at midnight. By it doesn't take much effort. Getting up everyday before the roosters makes me truly tired! So, in conclusion, blogging is a luxury that I cannot afford. Except for right now cuz we got out early today and I'm not making supper and I may just study a little less tonight.

I work tomorrow on the floor and then I have Sat/Sun off. Then, it's a big one, I work at day shifts 7-3:30 on the floor. Never have I worked 5 days in a row on the floor. Yikes.

Today, class was so cool. We went to a place called the simulation center. There are simulated patients in a patient's room with all the normal things in a room. These dummies breathe, blink, have a beating heart, have pulses, their neck veins pulse, their eyes dilate and contricts and they react to what you say! So if you say "I'm giving you metoprolol" Their heart rate will drop. Then there are often real people behind a dark window that are the live "voice" of the patient. We didn't do a lot with the dummies today, but we will do more later on. Today our "lady" spoke to us and told us she had chest pain. We had to get her vitals, lay her down, give her nitroglycerin and metoprolol, talk to her and order a 12-lead, hahaha. It was funny. They really want us to pretend it's real. We had 9 stations today learing about different things. It was extremely helpful to SEE the stuff we hear out lecuturers go on and on about.

I wish I would have done all this during the February session, insted of in the summer, it's hard to stay inside and study, bah. Oh well. It's tough though, it's a ton of info and drug to know and what to do! I'm done late August, so I guess I have a bunch of time left to learn.

Casey left for Kansas this weekend so I got to see her for a while this weekend. I also saw Kels and my cousins a bit too. What else have I done? I dunno. Mostly going to class and work.

Welp, I'll leave it at that. Have a lovely week!
~Brie