Work

So I survived my first real day of work. I went in Monday at 7pm and didn't leave until about 8am Tuesday morning, needless to say I was exhausted.

I kinda felt like a student all over again because I basically just followed my nurse around seeing how they do everything up on the floor. I couldn't log into the medication system yet so I didn't get to do much. But it was still good and now I know what to expect. I work again tonight at 7 and work 4 days in a row, not sure how that's gonna go. Tuesday morning I was exhausted and pretty much worthless all day, I got nothing done.

The biggest thing for me was switching to a night schedule and then switching back to a normal day schedule. I tried not sleeping very long on Tuesday but I was so tired I slept through 2 alarms and woke up 2 hours after I wanted to. I was still able to go back to bed that night but not until midnight. I've gotten a few tips from people so I will try those out and let you know :)

Tonight I will start off with 2 patients on my own, so I will be responsible for all their care and I am excited. I think I'll get a much better feel for the floor and types of patients now that I will have my own. Don't worry technically they will still be my nurses' patients' too and I am sure I'll be asking lots of questions, but I will get to be a little more independent.

Wish me luck for the next 4 days!

Weekend Recap

This weekend was much needed, fun and relaxation.

Friday night Jason's team had a baseball game (he coaches Leon's summerball team) so he went there while I stayed home and just watched tv. 30 minutes into the game it was called because of thunder and lightening so Jason came home early and we got to eat dinner and then watch Toy Story 3 together. Truth be told I wasn't watching it the whole time so I don't know if I really like it. I kept getting distracted by reading other blogs and facebook and Jason fell asleep 20 minutes in. I feel like we're this old couple, we stayed home and watched a kids movie on a Friday night, hah, I don't really care though, it was nice :)

Saturday my goal was to wake up early and go to the gym before I started the day, that definitely did not happen. I slept in until about 9:45, then moseyed around for about an hour before finally getting ready.

My friend Ashlyn had her baby shower yesterday and it was a lot of fun. Her husband's mom hosted it at her house and all the decorations were so cute. She had pictures of both Ashlyn and Russell as babies, had so many cute onesies hanging up (all neutral since the sex of the baby is going to be a surprise), and the food and drinks were so good. We played some fun games and I won! You had to guess how many jelly beans were in the bottle and I was only 3 away.

me with the mom to be.

My two sisters and me (my mom was there too but I didn't get a picture of all of us)

The shower was a lot of fun, and I'm so excited to meet her new little one and find out if its a girl or a boy.

Saturday night we went with a bunch of friends out to El Jalisco's for dinner and margaritas and then went and played pool at pockets. Most of us girls that went just talked while the guys actually played. I did try but pool is not something I'm good at.

 

Me, Victoria, and Kendall

Sunday we spent the day at my parents house. We grilled, swam, and just hung out. My older sister got into town late Saturday night so she was there too. Everytime the whole family is together it is crazy. Instead of trying to explain it, I'll just show pictures. 

Jared warming up his muscles for the flex competition.

My dad, Tyler, Nicole, and Jared

Tyler and Jared trying to flex (sry pics aren't clear, they're from my phone)

Needless to say, I think everyone had a great Father's Day. 

This weekend was a lot of fun, but I am excited to actually start working on the floor at the hospital. I'll be sure to update how my first week goes.

Finally finished!

So this was my first week at work and it was filled with lots of speakers and online assignments. I am happy to say that this part of orientation is over. I've felt so worn out all week and I haven't even been doing much. Our days started at 8 and ended at 4:30 with an hour lunch break. I've been even going to bed at 10 and waking up at 6 and am still tired. Someone made the comment that it's because we actually had to use our brains, haha, but whatever the reason, it matters no more. I report to my floor at 7pm Monday and I'm very excited! Orientation wasn't bad at all though, 3 other classmates of mine started the same week I did so i got to go through it with them, and one is even working on my same floor. It was nice having familiar faces there.I wanted to get a picture of all 4 of us, but sadly I didn't, but I did get a picture of my first day in scrubs. 

I'm very much looking forward to this weekend, I plan on sleeping in tomorrow, possibly going to the gym, then a baby shower, and then Mexican for dinner! Sunday is Father's Day and we will be spending the whole day at my parents house, my sister is gonna be here from Virginia, so it should be fun.

Life

So, I've finally joined what everyone else is doing and started a blog. Not quite sure how its gonna go but we shall see. 

So, what's been going on with us lately? Lots, I feel like I've been busier than ever. I just started my new job as a registered nurse on the Neuro unit. I've only finished 4 days of orientation so not much to report on that except that my schedule next week is crazy. I work 7p-7a on Monday and then the same hours Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. I'll be working alongside another nurse to see how they do everything on their unit and so I'll be working her shift for about the next 3 months. I'm really excited to actually start working on the floor, although its a little nerve wracking. For the past 2 years I've been in school and practicing for this, but it all seems so surreal, I've wanted to be a nurse for so long and I finally am one :) 

Jason and I have also started going to the gym together, we just got a membership to Premier, a super nice and big gym and have been going the past couple days (I get a discount for working at the hospital). I've mostly just been running on the indoor track, that's air conditioned, which is awesome. Jason has been lifting weights and stuff, but I'm just a tad intimidated. We get 2 free personal trainer sessions which I'm looking forward to so that I can feel comfortable with all the machines and actually work out.

Well, that's all for now, until next time...