Sunday February 26, 2023

 Last week is kind of a blur because we were all sick. So it was pretty uneventful. I am glad to be over the plague and starting a new week. 

Monday was president’s day. The kids and I had the day off of school. I have no idea what we did because I was pretty sick and can’t even remember that day. Maybe I slept the whole day. I just sat her for about three minutes and tried to recall anything form Monday and drew a blank. So nothing worth writing about, I guess.

Tuesday I prepped all day for my skills assessment. 

Wednesday I did my med-pass skills assessment. I passed, but it was a little clunky. When I made a wrong decision I’d say, “I take that back. I don’t want to use this syringe for insulin, I actually want to use this insulin syringe.” Or, I forgot to clean off the skin with an alcohol swab before injecting a SQ medication. After the needle was injected I said, “And if I was in my right mind and not terrified right now because someone is watching me, I would swabbed the injection site prior to needle insertion.” Luckily my evaluator accepted that. And when I asked the “patient” when their last bowel movement was the answer was, “two days ago” to which I said, “Great!” What I meant was for some along the lines of, “Well then it’s a good thing I brought this stool softener!” But it just came out as, “Great!” Yah . . .  I felt like an idiot.  After I passed I went home and watched tv for the rest of the afternoon ;) Garren had been working from home because he was sick. So we all had to be quiet and pretty much just stayed in our rooms.

Thursday I worked. On my down time I was looking around and some possibilities for paths I could take this career. I am very interested in surgical oncology. And Grand Canyon University makes it too easy to go from Masters to NP. So I figured I’d do the surgical certification from MCCC while completing my masters then do the NP bridge. Hopefully one day I’ll get to be a surgical oncology NP. In my research I also found that one of my chemistry prerequisites is about to expire if I don’t take the next level. So I will be signing up to start the next chemistry class on March 6th. Yes, I’m crying a little bit. . . . . ;)

I don’t have any pictures from last week since I was too sick to function. But here’s where we’re at with the bathroom remodel!

Tomorrow he is pouring the concrete for the shower pan and the benches. So the shower should have some shape tomorrow. I love the window! I don’t *love* the glass block, but I like it better than anything else we would have put there. I love the size and shape of the window. And the glass block is much higher quality than the acrylic blocks we had in there previously. But I love love love that we decided to put it in the full length of the shower. LOVE! And he put all the gadgets in for us to see the other day. He put the shower heads in and the sprayers to make sure everything was at a good height. It is going to be amazing. Actually, it’s a bit ridiculous. Who needs three shower head in one shower? I guess I’m a maximalist in a minimalist world. 

This week I have my second nursing school exam. I’m not as nervous now that I have an idea of how the tests are. I’ll be glad when it’s done, though. We learn how to insert catheters this week. Also learning dressing changes. I can already tell you that I am going to have a hard time with wounds! During the entire lecture about skin integrity on Thursday I kept having to look away. I felt the blood draining from head when I saw the pressure injuries! 

Looking forward to the upcoming week and feeling good again. I have my goal to work out every morning. I feel like my brain is just a little sharper or more awake on days I work out. I don’t usually work out Thursday mornings because I try to get every minute of sleep that I can since I work at night. But I am going to trying working out this Thursday morning and see if it helps me fall asleep faster for my before work nap. Also, my workout will have to be on Friday afternoon or night since I’ll be sleeping Friday morning. Putting here for some accountability :)