gahhhhhhh almost done Rehab!!!!!!!!!! can't wait!!!! but other than that, I had to do a presentation today on the Diagnostic methods that we use. These methods range from X-rays to full-on pulmonary function testing. In a nutshell, I was really nervous and some parts were very short and choppy. The feedback that I got from my teacher was that I tend to talk ahead of my powerpoint slides and when i arrive there, i have nothing to talk about.... so my presentation was pretty choppy and the patients were nice enough to say that i did good and all....but c'mon...they're just being nice =/
K dinner tonight will be fettucine alfredo.....with pork chops LOL
to be continued...
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
My life in rehab
Just a quick update for you all.....this Rehab rotation is REALLY boring... I mean seriously...The only exciting thing i have ever done this rotation is filling up a liquid oxygen unit, other than that, it's just talking to patients etc etc =_=''
Can't wait to get to Wards/ER - which is starting next week...oh btw I think I will need the Civic if that's OK for the entire month of October because i have Wards/ER for 3 weeks and then ICU for the last week in October
Now I'm just spending my days going to work, coming home to watch some Scrubs, then read my Neonatal Resuscitation textbook =/ I just want this Rehab rotation to be over
For meals the past few days, it has been rice and pork chops =P soon enough I will be making some more fettucine to go along with those....and then it'll be back to grocery shopping for me....
Can't wait to get to Wards/ER - which is starting next week...oh btw I think I will need the Civic if that's OK for the entire month of October because i have Wards/ER for 3 weeks and then ICU for the last week in October
Now I'm just spending my days going to work, coming home to watch some Scrubs, then read my Neonatal Resuscitation textbook =/ I just want this Rehab rotation to be over
For meals the past few days, it has been rice and pork chops =P soon enough I will be making some more fettucine to go along with those....and then it'll be back to grocery shopping for me....
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
My First ABG
I DID MY FIRST ABG TODAY!
Arterial Blood Gas is a procedure where arterial blood is drawn for electrolytes and dissolved gases analysis.In most cases, ABGs are drawn from the Radial artery located in the wrist.
First thing we do is we make sure that while we take blood from one artery, another artery is sufficient to deliver blood to the organ / limb downstream of the said arteries. Second thing we do is prepare our equipment. Lastly, the wrist is punctured and roughly 1-2 mL of arterial blood is drawn into a syringe. Now, in order to be certified for ABG Procurement in St. Joseph's, a Student RT must successfully obtain 10 ABG samples under supervision of a Registered RT.
So umm.....we practice this alot in school b/c apparently it's one of those skills that RTs are supposed to be better at...at school, we use life-sized rubber arms with actual "blood vessels" inside and we hang an IV bag filled with red liquid and used a hand-pump to simulate bloodflow. During the simulations we can also feel for a pulse so we would know where to stab. In today's case though, I found the pulse, prepared the patient, prepared the equipment, and was so ready to stab....but when I was actually supposed to stab, I found it really hard b/c the patient was already anticipating the pain and I could hear him breathing more. So when I finally stabbed his wrist, I didn't get any blood and yet I heard him being in pain =( I tried again with a brand new needle and ensured that all the bleeding has stopped, but yet I did not get blood again. My preceptor finally stepped in and did one more puncture, she finally got some blood and sent it down to the lab immediately.
Reflections for today: stabbing someone for an ABG is A LOT harder than simulation, but I will get used to it....and I will get certified!!
Arterial Blood Gas is a procedure where arterial blood is drawn for electrolytes and dissolved gases analysis.In most cases, ABGs are drawn from the Radial artery located in the wrist.
First thing we do is we make sure that while we take blood from one artery, another artery is sufficient to deliver blood to the organ / limb downstream of the said arteries. Second thing we do is prepare our equipment. Lastly, the wrist is punctured and roughly 1-2 mL of arterial blood is drawn into a syringe. Now, in order to be certified for ABG Procurement in St. Joseph's, a Student RT must successfully obtain 10 ABG samples under supervision of a Registered RT.
So umm.....we practice this alot in school b/c apparently it's one of those skills that RTs are supposed to be better at...at school, we use life-sized rubber arms with actual "blood vessels" inside and we hang an IV bag filled with red liquid and used a hand-pump to simulate bloodflow. During the simulations we can also feel for a pulse so we would know where to stab. In today's case though, I found the pulse, prepared the patient, prepared the equipment, and was so ready to stab....but when I was actually supposed to stab, I found it really hard b/c the patient was already anticipating the pain and I could hear him breathing more. So when I finally stabbed his wrist, I didn't get any blood and yet I heard him being in pain =( I tried again with a brand new needle and ensured that all the bleeding has stopped, but yet I did not get blood again. My preceptor finally stepped in and did one more puncture, she finally got some blood and sent it down to the lab immediately.
Reflections for today: stabbing someone for an ABG is A LOT harder than simulation, but I will get used to it....and I will get certified!!
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
First blog ever
So, I guess I've never really written in this blog before, but here goes:
The Sydenham building that I now call my second home was once so strange. The pale walls were unfamiliar and seemed so unwelcoming. After spending two-ish weeks here though, everything seems so familiar, and when I say "I'm going home" after a long day of classes, I can genuinely mean I'm going home.
Today I woke up extra early, 8:30. Calculus class started at 9:30 and I had to book it through breakfast (sausage links and hash browns ($1.45)), shower, and run to class. As soon as I got there, it was like looking at an enormous sea of people. 400+ students were stuffed into a single lecture room, and finding a seat was a mission. After going through an entire lecture with a professor who has an extremely thick asian accent, I went to the WSS to pick up my OSAP. To my surprise, I was granted a total of $11.5-$12k. The wonderful thing about Ontario, which I later realized, was that in a ingle year, I am only accountable to pay $7350 worth of loans. Ergo, I was given $4000-$5000 worth of money for absolutely nothing.
That marked the beginning of good things to come. I then went to psychology class, halfway across campus (good exercise to combat freshman fifteen), where I found that I was accepted to join the VESA program! This program will allow me to volunteer in Africa, Fiji islands, or the Amazon, all for a hefty sum of $2000. If I have the necessary funds, there's no question that I'm going to go.
When psych class finally ended, I ran across campus again to attend a chemistry lab. Whereas chemistry labs in high school, and (ahem Josh) elementary school, were mildly interesting, a University chemistry lab felt like honest-to-goodness science. With beakers, Erlenmeyer flasks, solutions that change colours when mixed, it's no wonder I chose science!
I realize I'm pretty much going on a rant now, but this is my first blog, so ... Anyway, after going home, I ate dinner (pulled pork burrito $2.55) and rested for a short while, waiting for my room-mate to come back from class. When he got back, we finally bit the bullet and finally, FINALLY visited the campus rec center. Oh boy, was it ever one of the greatest decisions. The rec center is absolutely beautiful. A $27 million facility, it was equipped with everything I could have needed.
Wow that's long. I'll probably add every week; that way my blogs won't be absolutely congested and as ridiculously lengthy as this one.
Cheers guys~
The Sydenham building that I now call my second home was once so strange. The pale walls were unfamiliar and seemed so unwelcoming. After spending two-ish weeks here though, everything seems so familiar, and when I say "I'm going home" after a long day of classes, I can genuinely mean I'm going home.
Today I woke up extra early, 8:30. Calculus class started at 9:30 and I had to book it through breakfast (sausage links and hash browns ($1.45)), shower, and run to class. As soon as I got there, it was like looking at an enormous sea of people. 400+ students were stuffed into a single lecture room, and finding a seat was a mission. After going through an entire lecture with a professor who has an extremely thick asian accent, I went to the WSS to pick up my OSAP. To my surprise, I was granted a total of $11.5-$12k. The wonderful thing about Ontario, which I later realized, was that in a ingle year, I am only accountable to pay $7350 worth of loans. Ergo, I was given $4000-$5000 worth of money for absolutely nothing.
That marked the beginning of good things to come. I then went to psychology class, halfway across campus (good exercise to combat freshman fifteen), where I found that I was accepted to join the VESA program! This program will allow me to volunteer in Africa, Fiji islands, or the Amazon, all for a hefty sum of $2000. If I have the necessary funds, there's no question that I'm going to go.
When psych class finally ended, I ran across campus again to attend a chemistry lab. Whereas chemistry labs in high school, and (ahem Josh) elementary school, were mildly interesting, a University chemistry lab felt like honest-to-goodness science. With beakers, Erlenmeyer flasks, solutions that change colours when mixed, it's no wonder I chose science!
I realize I'm pretty much going on a rant now, but this is my first blog, so ... Anyway, after going home, I ate dinner (pulled pork burrito $2.55) and rested for a short while, waiting for my room-mate to come back from class. When he got back, we finally bit the bullet and finally, FINALLY visited the campus rec center. Oh boy, was it ever one of the greatest decisions. The rec center is absolutely beautiful. A $27 million facility, it was equipped with everything I could have needed.
Wow that's long. I'll probably add every week; that way my blogs won't be absolutely congested and as ridiculously lengthy as this one.
Cheers guys~
Today's events
So here's to another post in one day wow look at how productive i am!
hahah well today hasnt been much difference than yesterday, my instructor was busy in meetings again all day =_='' and so i went to talk to some of the patients (as per her instructions btw) and some of these ppl were very talkative 0_0 so i spent my morning basically talking to patients and getting to know them. One of the patients is an aunt to the NDP MPP representing a part of Halifax and her niece in Halifax also owns a store that sells Balinese woordwork and stuff like that so every 6 months they would go down to Bali and buy new stuff for their store...apparently theyre making pretty good money off of it
Today's menu was omelette with hotdogs, lettuce, and baby carrots....err and coleslaw. lol i can Mom shaking her head at that =P there was no rice cuz whoever used it last didnt wash it properly and so i was soaking it in water to get all the rice off. tomorrow i will have rice though for lunch =) with the same menu..err minus the lettuce, tomatoes, and coleslaw. But for dinner.....i will make some good fettucine =) ive been craving pasta so much, but the alfredo sauces were taken off sale =( so i had to buy the tomato sauce, those Ragu bottles for $2 something. The alfredo sauces were on sale for either $2.50 or $3 a bottle, but now theyre $4! so no chance im going there again unless it was on sale...
anyhow, that's pretty much it for Tuesday, maybe if i remember anything i will post in the next entry hahah right now, im scrambling to prepare lunch and get to sleep.
gd night!!
hahah well today hasnt been much difference than yesterday, my instructor was busy in meetings again all day =_='' and so i went to talk to some of the patients (as per her instructions btw) and some of these ppl were very talkative 0_0 so i spent my morning basically talking to patients and getting to know them. One of the patients is an aunt to the NDP MPP representing a part of Halifax and her niece in Halifax also owns a store that sells Balinese woordwork and stuff like that so every 6 months they would go down to Bali and buy new stuff for their store...apparently theyre making pretty good money off of it
Today's menu was omelette with hotdogs, lettuce, and baby carrots....err and coleslaw. lol i can Mom shaking her head at that =P there was no rice cuz whoever used it last didnt wash it properly and so i was soaking it in water to get all the rice off. tomorrow i will have rice though for lunch =) with the same menu..err minus the lettuce, tomatoes, and coleslaw. But for dinner.....i will make some good fettucine =) ive been craving pasta so much, but the alfredo sauces were taken off sale =( so i had to buy the tomato sauce, those Ragu bottles for $2 something. The alfredo sauces were on sale for either $2.50 or $3 a bottle, but now theyre $4! so no chance im going there again unless it was on sale...
anyhow, that's pretty much it for Tuesday, maybe if i remember anything i will post in the next entry hahah right now, im scrambling to prepare lunch and get to sleep.
gd night!!
checking in
alrightyyy so i haven't posted in a while and that is actually because i have been pretty busy!!
Let's see...Monday was my first day in the Pulmonary Rehabilitation environment for clinical and it actually started off quite bumpy...my intructor was busy doing a recertification for her Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certificate so she was gone all morning and some poor RT got stuck with me shadowing him all morning haha. On Monday afternoon, i went to actually see the pulmonary rehab floor and its filled with old sick people. So during that time, i went to go observe a breathing exercise with one of the Physiotherapists.....it was the weirdest thing EVER!! it looked almost like yoga, done in slow motion and while sitting down...by old people who may or may not be connected to Oxygen...anyhow it made me realize how many things i take for granted...like being able to breathe properly, being able to bend down and tie my shoes or putting on clothes without losing my breath....it was a pretty sad realization...but i can take comfort in the fact that over 95% of these diseases are caused by smoking and no one in our family has a significant smoking history...riight???
When i got back from work on Monday, went to do so many things! got more groceries (i bought stuff to make fettucine bolognaise with mushrooms haha it helps to know what some of these pasta entrees are called in Italian...makes them sound so fancy lol), then i did some laundry, then i watched the very-odd Season premiere of House, then i went to do some reading on pulmonary rehab...and that's Monday for ya!
Let's see...Monday was my first day in the Pulmonary Rehabilitation environment for clinical and it actually started off quite bumpy...my intructor was busy doing a recertification for her Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certificate so she was gone all morning and some poor RT got stuck with me shadowing him all morning haha. On Monday afternoon, i went to actually see the pulmonary rehab floor and its filled with old sick people. So during that time, i went to go observe a breathing exercise with one of the Physiotherapists.....it was the weirdest thing EVER!! it looked almost like yoga, done in slow motion and while sitting down...by old people who may or may not be connected to Oxygen...anyhow it made me realize how many things i take for granted...like being able to breathe properly, being able to bend down and tie my shoes or putting on clothes without losing my breath....it was a pretty sad realization...but i can take comfort in the fact that over 95% of these diseases are caused by smoking and no one in our family has a significant smoking history...riight???
When i got back from work on Monday, went to do so many things! got more groceries (i bought stuff to make fettucine bolognaise with mushrooms haha it helps to know what some of these pasta entrees are called in Italian...makes them sound so fancy lol), then i did some laundry, then i watched the very-odd Season premiere of House, then i went to do some reading on pulmonary rehab...and that's Monday for ya!
Sunday, September 19, 2010
The Weekend
Yesterday the kids, Kristian, Joshua and Melina, worked at the kichen. Hopefully this can be done regularly as planned. They get the actual time sheet to clock in and clock out and I gave them each separate task. At the end each work for nearly 2 hours. Not bad, eh.
Dinner was a simple 'telor kecap'. Too much meat already, need a break.
Today we went to church at 11.00 am as usual. Lunch was home-made burgers. I'll try to make our own burgers from fresh ground beef from now on. Cooked a lot, enough for dinner as well. But made it as burger steak served with pasta. For soup: butter nut! yummy!!
Tomorrow the kitchen start, not with a big bang though, ha..h.a.. Just a warming up with 2 schools and about 70 orders. Will be training some newbies as well.
Well, I guess summer is FINALLY over. But hey, beautiful FALL is coming.
Dinner was a simple 'telor kecap'. Too much meat already, need a break.
Today we went to church at 11.00 am as usual. Lunch was home-made burgers. I'll try to make our own burgers from fresh ground beef from now on. Cooked a lot, enough for dinner as well. But made it as burger steak served with pasta. For soup: butter nut! yummy!!
Tomorrow the kitchen start, not with a big bang though, ha..h.a.. Just a warming up with 2 schools and about 70 orders. Will be training some newbies as well.
Well, I guess summer is FINALLY over. But hey, beautiful FALL is coming.
Friday, September 17, 2010
Upcoming Family Event
We are planning to go on a retreat at the Abbey in Genesee www.geneseeabbey.org on Nov 26-28.
We will be staying at the Nazareth House. Adhi and Iman, you guys are welcome, and strongly recommended, to join. It's a very nice and serene place. Some friends have been there before and they love it!!
The monks also make fresh bread and pastries that we will be able to enjoy! Hmm, imagine having these with nice, hot tea in the cold nights.
Can't wait!!
We will be staying at the Nazareth House. Adhi and Iman, you guys are welcome, and strongly recommended, to join. It's a very nice and serene place. Some friends have been there before and they love it!!
The monks also make fresh bread and pastries that we will be able to enjoy! Hmm, imagine having these with nice, hot tea in the cold nights.
Can't wait!!
Free Entertainment
We spent 3 hours at Chapter's today. Should be a nice and free entertainment if it's not for Melina's $5.00 Strawberry shake and Joshua's $3.50 ice coffee.
This Chapter's on Argentia is much better than the one in Square One. There is no dividing wall between the bookstore and the coffee shop and there is many more seats including the bean bag that Melina likes so much.
Well, looks like we will be visiting this place a lot in the coming cold winter months. It's fun, it's free and it has nice hot coffee in it.
This Chapter's on Argentia is much better than the one in Square One. There is no dividing wall between the bookstore and the coffee shop and there is many more seats including the bean bag that Melina likes so much.
Well, looks like we will be visiting this place a lot in the coming cold winter months. It's fun, it's free and it has nice hot coffee in it.
Dinner today
Today's dinner menu consists of the following:
Buttery mashed potato with mushroom sauce
Creamy Asparagus Soup
Savoury Honey mustard Pork Chop
yum yumm
who wants to come home?
Buttery mashed potato with mushroom sauce
Creamy Asparagus Soup
Savoury Honey mustard Pork Chop
yum yumm
who wants to come home?
Thursday, September 16, 2010
My First Groceries
So i had to run out and get some groceries today from Fortino's....here's what I got:
- A dozen eggs
- Oktoberfest sausages
- 2 cans of Campbell's soup
- A box of NeoCitran Total
- Andy Boy lettuce
- Peaches and Cream Quaker Oatmeal
- 2 bottles of alfredo sauce
- 2 lb bag of baby carrots.
Total came up to about $35....i will leave the commentating on the price for Mom hahah
So other than the groceries, nothing much happened here except that 2more ppl are sick now: Joyce and another of our housemate, 'Tis the season to b siiiiiiick fa la la....la la...la la =P <-- that's called making lemonades out of lemons...err or in this case making NeoCitran out of lemons =P
Anyhoooooo.....where is everyone else in this blog?? feels like it's just me and Dad talking!!
- A dozen eggs
- Oktoberfest sausages
- 2 cans of Campbell's soup
- A box of NeoCitran Total
- Andy Boy lettuce
- Peaches and Cream Quaker Oatmeal
- 2 bottles of alfredo sauce
- 2 lb bag of baby carrots.
Total came up to about $35....i will leave the commentating on the price for Mom hahah
So other than the groceries, nothing much happened here except that 2more ppl are sick now: Joyce and another of our housemate, 'Tis the season to b siiiiiiick fa la la....la la...la la =P <-- that's called making lemonades out of lemons...err or in this case making NeoCitran out of lemons =P
Anyhoooooo.....where is everyone else in this blog?? feels like it's just me and Dad talking!!
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
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So some things to share today: i finally got my teachers to finish these "daily evaluation forms" that they're supposed to have filled out last week and the results seem to be pretty good! One of my teachers - the one who keeps asking me stuff - was kinda reluctant to do the eval. form, but in the end he said that he didn't have an issue with me, cuz even though sometimes i don't know the answer to something, i'd work on it and try to figure it out. So he's quite happy with my progress it seems, and he seems to enjoy discussing the reasoning behind most things we do in Pulmonary Functions testing. The other teacher who did the eval said that I'm quite competent in what i do, just that I need to improve my introduction and overall flow of the procedures, but everything else was good.
So what i took from that is that there is still lots to be done and improved upon...i've got 3 more days left in this environment to do well.
OH! important fact: i think i'm getting sick =_='' either allergies or cold, but i dnt hv a fever...so its probably just the cold - which is actually still enough to keep out of the hospital actually =(
So i'll see how i feel tomorrow...oh btw, i heard Reactine is on sale at Shoppers...a rather big pack for $14.99! err if anyone's interested...ahem Joshua =P
goin to bed earlyy gd night!!
So what i took from that is that there is still lots to be done and improved upon...i've got 3 more days left in this environment to do well.
OH! important fact: i think i'm getting sick =_='' either allergies or cold, but i dnt hv a fever...so its probably just the cold - which is actually still enough to keep out of the hospital actually =(
So i'll see how i feel tomorrow...oh btw, i heard Reactine is on sale at Shoppers...a rather big pack for $14.99! err if anyone's interested...ahem Joshua =P
goin to bed earlyy gd night!!
Monday, September 13, 2010
September the 13th =_=''
So today was a really odd day of sorts at work....it started off pretty well, When i walked into the hospital and was standing in front of the Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health (this is St. Joe's famous institute for respiratory care), I saw the RT Stockperson - his name is Claude something, but he prefers to be called Frenchie 0_0 Anyhow, I saw him and he quickly opened the door and said get in here, they need you to start calibrating all the machines! So I ran inside and found the RRT. She asked me what time i was starting, i said 8:30, it was only 8:00 am.
But then I found out that 2 of the 6 RTs who were scheduled to work called in sick...so that's 1/3 of our workforce gone >_< So anyhow, i calibrated the machines quickly and reported back to her.
Soon after I was done, the patients started coming in. So out of all the RTs present, 3 of them went into the actual "PFT Labs" - which is where they do full pulmonary function screenings and 4 were supposed to work in the "Clinic" which is where they do simple pulm. function tests. Anyhow, the Clinic always had more patients than the PFT Labs, b/c these tests usually take 15 min at most, while the Labs are scheduled for 45 minutes. So the Clinic was supposed to have 5 ppl working in it, but today there were only 3...and one of them was a student (namely me). The Clinic duty surprisingly went pretty alright, until around lunchtime!! =_='' At around 11 o clock, the computers started freezing up!! and the patient-load was only getting heavier! So my supervisor quickly did some magic with the computers and we found a workaround so they can work again. Soon after, everything was working again and the rest of the day went quite well.
But yeah....odd day today 0_0 we hv never had so many glitches in one day >_< They say it's all b/c today....is September the 13th!
Anyhow, that's all i got for now, time to make dinner.
But then I found out that 2 of the 6 RTs who were scheduled to work called in sick...so that's 1/3 of our workforce gone >_< So anyhow, i calibrated the machines quickly and reported back to her.
Soon after I was done, the patients started coming in. So out of all the RTs present, 3 of them went into the actual "PFT Labs" - which is where they do full pulmonary function screenings and 4 were supposed to work in the "Clinic" which is where they do simple pulm. function tests. Anyhow, the Clinic always had more patients than the PFT Labs, b/c these tests usually take 15 min at most, while the Labs are scheduled for 45 minutes. So the Clinic was supposed to have 5 ppl working in it, but today there were only 3...and one of them was a student (namely me). The Clinic duty surprisingly went pretty alright, until around lunchtime!! =_='' At around 11 o clock, the computers started freezing up!! and the patient-load was only getting heavier! So my supervisor quickly did some magic with the computers and we found a workaround so they can work again. Soon after, everything was working again and the rest of the day went quite well.
But yeah....odd day today 0_0 we hv never had so many glitches in one day >_< They say it's all b/c today....is September the 13th!
Anyhow, that's all i got for now, time to make dinner.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
My 2nd day!!
lol i'm running out of titles for these blog entries, so umm, today is nothing big, same stuff pretty much. One of my instructors though was very impressed apparently by how "keen" i was in working...b/c i kept getting the patients through and she said "is this your 2nd day / 3rd here? you're so keen" i was like ohhh okayy....thanks. err but of course maybe she was just being nice....idk w/e hahah
k everyone Joyce says hi =) she makes sure i don't drink too much >.> err...not to say i do drink much LOL i dont drink at all anyways XP the rest of the housemates were playing StarCraft all day =_='' feels alot like home hahaha they all made hamburger helper for dinner - don't wrry Mom, i ate your chicken =P its almost finished!! :( and of course the telor balado is gone already XP
k so tomorrow is Taco Salad day at the hospital and its apparently super famous with EVERYONE! i'm gnna try it and giv u all a review of this hospital-famous confection :P k time to review! oh btw, my instructor this time - an asian guy - is SO hard =_='' he asks me all sorts of things, while the other ladies just talk....i didn't know wat he was talking about today, so i better get reading!
tty'all tmrw!!
k everyone Joyce says hi =) she makes sure i don't drink too much >.> err...not to say i do drink much LOL i dont drink at all anyways XP the rest of the housemates were playing StarCraft all day =_='' feels alot like home hahaha they all made hamburger helper for dinner - don't wrry Mom, i ate your chicken =P its almost finished!! :( and of course the telor balado is gone already XP
k so tomorrow is Taco Salad day at the hospital and its apparently super famous with EVERYONE! i'm gnna try it and giv u all a review of this hospital-famous confection :P k time to review! oh btw, my instructor this time - an asian guy - is SO hard =_='' he asks me all sorts of things, while the other ladies just talk....i didn't know wat he was talking about today, so i better get reading!
tty'all tmrw!!
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
The first
So first shift today....code Blue at 0745 =_='' the patient was okay though, she just fell and someone called a code, nonetheless, i was one of (about) 20 ppl to respond to this code and our crashcart was the first to arrive so i'll take that as a pretty good start hahah oh the other RTs are also impressed that I know how to calibrate the machines as well....pretty good day today hahah
got lost on the bus ride home though LOL almost went all the way to Ancaster, but I asked the bus driver if he stops in front of Fortino's and he thought i was talking about a different Fortino's than the one right on front of Cottrill St. so i totally missed that and wound up in don't-know-where....got the bus back though. oh speaking of buses, bought the bus ticket as well...the line was SO long =_='' waited a good 45 mins probably.....all these kids =_='' LOL hmm wat else....oh im about to eat now so that is gnna come first =P thats all for now...gotta eat!!
Oh nts: gotta bring shower soap and shampoo next week, and detergent too
got lost on the bus ride home though LOL almost went all the way to Ancaster, but I asked the bus driver if he stops in front of Fortino's and he thought i was talking about a different Fortino's than the one right on front of Cottrill St. so i totally missed that and wound up in don't-know-where....got the bus back though. oh speaking of buses, bought the bus ticket as well...the line was SO long =_='' waited a good 45 mins probably.....all these kids =_='' LOL hmm wat else....oh im about to eat now so that is gnna come first =P thats all for now...gotta eat!!
Oh nts: gotta bring shower soap and shampoo next week, and detergent too
Monday, September 6, 2010
Day one
So it's finally here....Day one of clinical 0_0 we just came back from eating AYCE chicken wings @ Honest Lawyer's in downtown Hamilton. The chicken was good and we had a pretty good time there were lots of wings to go around, and it came up to about $15. Yeah I know it's a lil expensive, but w/e, it was pretty good. Mom's dinner will be saved for next time...errr read: tomorrow =P
I got to know some new people: Nikki, Daniel, Sam, and Janany <-- more stories about these ppl in upcoming posts
Oh also found out how to get downtown and back, and the Canadian Martyrs' Catholic Church near McMaster U.
That's it for today, it's almost 2300 and my shift starts at 0730 tomorrow. Looking forward to it!
I got to know some new people: Nikki, Daniel, Sam, and Janany <-- more stories about these ppl in upcoming posts
Oh also found out how to get downtown and back, and the Canadian Martyrs' Catholic Church near McMaster U.
That's it for today, it's almost 2300 and my shift starts at 0730 tomorrow. Looking forward to it!
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