tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71934621047648901612024-02-20T21:20:44.305-05:00Somnambulant OR NurseI started this blog as a student, but now I've graduated & gotten a job as an OR nurse. Reviving the blog to chronicle what is currently scaring the bejezus out of me.Somnambulant OR Nursehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10721410166977797308noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193462104764890161.post-45624445421672244422009-09-14T20:21:00.001-04:002009-09-14T20:21:55.701-04:00I don't think that means what you think it means
I....um. Well. How 'bout that. Posted via web from somnambulant's posterous Somnambulant OR Nursehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10721410166977797308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193462104764890161.post-2219846501467239862009-09-03T14:14:00.001-04:002009-09-03T14:14:12.942-04:00Untitled
Posted via web from somnambulant's posterous Somnambulant OR Nursehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10721410166977797308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193462104764890161.post-10191465457857375942009-08-30T00:41:00.001-04:002009-08-30T00:41:20.534-04:00Pas de deux
With finals, ATI, vacation and other things looming over me, I never really posted the secondary part to my last entry regarding a professor's hurtful (and in my opinion, quite ignorant) words. Nursing school offers a banquet of stress to feast upon in as many helpings as you can handle. It's a day-to-day of self-esteem bashing at the hands of instructors, preceptors, doctors and whoever else Somnambulant OR Nursehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10721410166977797308noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193462104764890161.post-81863765545179270632009-08-22T12:08:00.001-04:002009-08-22T12:08:00.505-04:00Untitled
Posted via web from somnambulant's posterous Somnambulant OR Nursehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10721410166977797308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193462104764890161.post-40991708180130445522009-08-18T23:40:00.001-04:002009-08-18T23:40:16.754-04:00Oh?
Do what you feel in your heart to be right - for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, damned if you don't. - Eleanor Roosevelt Ordinarily, I stray from bleeding my heart and feelings out in public. I'm ultra-careful because if my identity were uncovered, it would likely bring about unpleasant ramifications at school. Plus, I consider myself a bit of a stoic and Somnambulant OR Nursehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10721410166977797308noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193462104764890161.post-8809592481217728252009-07-28T16:51:00.001-04:002009-07-28T16:51:52.703-04:00Untitled
It's a blurry picture, but it's moments like this that make it worth getting up so early to get to clinicals. I love my city. Sent from zee iPhone Posted via email from somnambulant's posterous Somnambulant OR Nursehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10721410166977797308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193462104764890161.post-17797539920112365892009-07-28T16:28:00.000-04:002009-07-28T16:45:09.595-04:00Ah, life.I've been spending the last few months trying to wrap my head around the speed at which my nursing program moves as well as trying to properly write how I feel. This has had me peering into this little white box often. Sometimes I'm overwhelmed, others I'm exhausted. Sometimes I just have no clue what to say. It's daunting to be an ex-wannabe writer struggling to find the proper words.Then, like Somnambulant OR Nursehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10721410166977797308noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193462104764890161.post-32385446507193708612009-02-11T19:50:00.000-05:002009-02-11T21:55:12.295-05:00Getting byDear Student Nurses of the World,Settle around while Momma Somnambulant tells you a little story.If you haven't heard the phrase already, one day, someone will tell you that nurses "eat their young". And then you'll think about it for a minute or awhile and decide either: 1) Bring it on, betch or 2) Oh, dear [deity of your choice], please please PLEASE let that never happen to me. But somehow, Somnambulant OR Nursehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10721410166977797308noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193462104764890161.post-15486575892460082002009-02-02T20:44:00.000-05:002009-02-02T21:02:30.563-05:00Ah, and so it goesI'm sucking at updating due to some medical junk (I'm fine, thanks) and school (I'm fine, thanks).But, I can tell you 2 things:I am now of firm belief that when student nurses study fluids, electrolytes and acid-base balance, we should not be held liable for any fits of lunacy unleashed on each other, our families, friends or the community at large. I have one hell of an exam coming my way Somnambulant OR Nursehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10721410166977797308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193462104764890161.post-87721712610770020562008-12-04T19:23:00.001-05:002008-12-15T12:44:44.111-05:00death/dying and the nursing studentFinally, a new post!!I've had a lot of good things to write about, but I seem to be more prolific when I've got an axe to grind, sorrow to nurse or just general blahs hanging over my head.I've got an axe to grind.Every class has a know-it-all don't they? The perennial teacher's pet who will polish every apple, dislocate her shoulder raising her hand repeatedly and elucidates neckbreaking eyerollsSomnambulant OR Nursehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10721410166977797308noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193462104764890161.post-13179519723947246242008-11-05T19:11:00.000-05:002008-11-05T22:09:06.552-05:00Yes I can.I should be working on an outline for Pharmacology to study in downtime at clinicals tomorrow, but I can't seem to get started. All I want to do is take a bath (thank you, Lush addiction) and hang with the hubs for awhile.Re: my last entry about how I had a feeling I wasn't going to like the SNF-life? Yeah, I don't. A lot of my classmates think that it's a downer, but that's not my problem. I Somnambulant OR Nursehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10721410166977797308noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193462104764890161.post-65296566908932060712008-10-29T14:27:00.001-04:002008-10-29T14:34:26.906-04:00How to complete care plans and influence peopleBooks, books, books!Originally uploaded by somnambulantsnIt's a tearful little milestone at Chez Somnambulant today.I handed in my first extended care plan this morning!! At my school, we do something called comprehensive care plans that include extensive med logs, assessment data and some other stuff. I don't know if any other students out there have these. I think the final product was ~ 20 Somnambulant OR Nursehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10721410166977797308noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193462104764890161.post-74357216706332238492008-10-26T03:25:00.000-04:002008-10-26T15:04:08.770-04:00I come here often to at least make an attempt at blogging. Twice I've fallen asleep and more than a few times I've started for a minute and lost the mojo. Working on that.For all of my unusual (for my cynical self) hopefulness in the last entry, I'm much more worn now. And it's okay; I'm expecting this as the ebb-and-flow of things. Things are really starting to click and that's what matters. AndSomnambulant OR Nursehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10721410166977797308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193462104764890161.post-70814569472769679432008-09-30T15:34:00.000-04:002008-09-30T17:44:50.979-04:00Livin' the somnambulant lifeI've been trying more valiantly than you might think to get myself here and update to no avail. Until today!School is awesome. And scary. And exhausting, boring, amazing, strange and at times, disgusting as hell. In the last 5 weeks, I've surprised myself with how strong I am and thank my mom every morning for ingraining in me so hard the ability to face the hardest of situations with humor. I Somnambulant OR Nursehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10721410166977797308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193462104764890161.post-38935263542207161092008-09-10T23:32:00.001-04:002008-09-11T00:33:18.076-04:00On/offI am excited. I am scared. I am, however, not taking drugs. But really, was she taking caffeine pills or actual speed? Because if it's caffeine, I miiiiiiiiiight have a problem.Actually, at this particular moment, I'm physically tired, mentally alert and superficially sleepy, if that makes any sense at all. I made the mistake of letting myself take a nap this afternoon and woke up later in a Somnambulant OR Nursehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10721410166977797308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193462104764890161.post-51553054534986154562008-09-07T22:18:00.000-04:002008-09-07T22:30:17.158-04:00Well, I will say this: I am thoroughly tuckered.It's been a long, exciting week full of a mad rush of things. So far, I'm enjoying the classes, my classmates and the two professors that are currently teaching my classes. One is younger, was a rehab nurse and just received her MSN about a year ago. The other is a seasoned psych nurse who still works PRN at the local Big Hospital and also worked Somnambulant OR Nursehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10721410166977797308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193462104764890161.post-56259893899322111492008-08-28T01:27:00.001-04:002008-08-28T09:08:09.821-04:00Well, that's just fine.um. well. Originally uploaded by somnambulantsnOr: How I Spent Eleventy Billion Dollars on Stuff for Nursing School (And Spent My Short Vacation Getting Ready for It)..I've heard the legends and been warned, but really, until the past few weeks had no idea the accoutrement involved with starting nursing school.First off, it was the uniform debacle. White tops with nursing program logo/crest and Somnambulant OR Nursehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10721410166977797308noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193462104764890161.post-60836925998684169112008-06-17T22:16:00.000-04:002008-06-28T09:43:40.897-04:00HodgepodgeIt seems that I've been amiss in keeping up with the blogging.But, in all fairness, I've had the following superawesome and completely un-awesome events happen: Gotten engaged! Woo!Planning a wedding for July (more on that in a moment).Gave notice at my job. That was actually bittersweet.Summer term at school = fun times.In case you can't tell, I'm that person that likes to make lists. It's Somnambulant OR Nursehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10721410166977797308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193462104764890161.post-51561649221074852902008-05-23T14:12:00.000-04:002008-05-23T17:31:53.299-04:00Already be startin' somethin'I don't think anyone is reading this yet and may not for some time (ever?). But, I'm about to say some things that someone will eventually get their knickers in a knot about.As previously mentioned, I work in pain management. Let me level with you: I hate pain management. I love the office I work in and I especially love my coworkers. But, 70% of our patient population has a critical dx of Somnambulant OR Nursehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10721410166977797308noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193462104764890161.post-86727929983145611002008-05-20T14:22:00.001-04:002008-05-20T22:25:09.939-04:00Somnambulant: beginning Main Entry:som·nam·bu·lant Pronunciation: \säm-ˈnam-byə-lənt\ Function:adjective Date:1866 1 : walking or having the habit of walking while asleep 2 : resembling or having the characteristics of a sleepwalker : sluggishI am a student nurse about to enter fundamentals in the Fall semester (hence the above descriptior). I am pretty excited about this, but Somnambulant OR Nursehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10721410166977797308noreply@blogger.com0