Past few weeks

I started clinicals September 24, but we really hadn't learned a ton of stuff in lab to be able to do at the facility.  It was mostly just following the nurse around watching her pass meds. Pretty boring and it was from 630 to 630 after about 3 hours of sleep.  My sleep habits suck. But then we drove home and since it was my birthday we went to roller skate! ha It was with a bunch of junior high kids, but I absolutely loved it.  We then went and had "Better than 3rd Grade" cake (edited out for my mommy) which Whit made and it was delicious.

The next clinical was a lot more eventful.  I got to insert a catheter on my own!!! I know it sounds gross but it was really interesting and a lot more fun than just watching a nurse. After that clinical Brian and Kyle Richardson were in town and I really wanted to go to a haunted house so Whit, Nick, Javier (a friend from down here), Kyle and I went to Salt Lake to meet Brian.  We got to the place, and I already could feel myself getting scared. Kyle decided he didn't want to go, so it was the 5 of us.  We lined up so that the girls weren't in the front or back (the two scariest places of course). We pretty much screamed the ENTIRE time.  It was so much fun. The rooms were like optical illusions too, so that was sweet.  Definitely something I'd do again.

Last week we got to do a Health Fair.  It was the best one by far, and not only because it was only 4 hours long. We were able to give flu shots! I was really nervous at first but after the first one it's really fun.  After I went with some friends in my nursing cohort and went to the Original Pancake House.  I split an omelet and coconut pancakes with a friend and it was SO good. I have a really good group too which makes everything fun.

My weeks are full of school and volleyball.  I got above average on a micro test! (mainly because the average was so low, but still!) And I got an A on my nursing test. So things are going well. Whit's roommate is getting married and moving out in December so I'm moving in to her apartment, which is what we tried doing earlier but it was all filled.  I'm excited for that though. I did have pictures at the Nightmare on 13th but lost it somewhere...so another boring post without pictures..sorry!