Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Hmmmm

72%

prtty good for amt of time i put in. but gotta do better than that!!

1 lecture. and literally started seeing stuff for 1st time ystrday evening.

Correction

I guess at least @ 60-ish%.

But I don't know what I don't know so I coulve gotten lucky and gotten a higher%age - but I'm not guessing a passing score. Like I said I have time now - a few days from now and I should be caught up....

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That dint go well

If I had to bet, I'd put my money on 60-ish%.

Well the good news is I am interested in this stuff and I have time...so ill learn it all before the final.

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new test, same story

well at least i feel mostly rested.

what do u do when u cant stay up all night anymore?

and caffeine doesnt work anymore so u dont even bother with it anymore?

Monday, March 14, 2011

the nursing school saga continues...

i will finish out the semester, except for the class in which i got my 2nd clinical fail. after, i will have failed out of the program. then i will start the LVN program with transferred credits. after working as an LVN for 6 months, i will be eligible to continue in the RN program. the specifics will be worked out next tuesday.

nice save, huh. plus i get to work a real job again, which is something i crave, even if its for low bucks. and depending where i work, it might be a good way to make the connections i need to get an rn job if i take that route. and it gives me time to do the rn thing when my heads into it. clearly rt now the timing is off. not just for me personally, but also in the real world new grad rn job market.

as the director put it: use this time to get your shit together!! for sure, i must enter the VN program with a different attitude. and if i go for RN, same thing. i used to have extraordinary discipline and motivation, really i did.

like i said at the meeting, "what happened there...i don't know."

now for the cram session from hell. and by cram, i really mean cram. i only went to one of the lectures. and i never reviewed the notes from that lecture. see, all my time had to shift to careplans for the other clinical. so never studied any of this stuff yet. resp, card, hemo, and f/e all by 8am tmrrw.

luckily, cramming for tests like this comes easy to me.
(way easier than spitting out careplan packets at the last minute, anyway).
it seems to be opposite for most nursing students. but then im not the typical ns.

Sunday, March 13, 2011

im liking this lvn idea more n more...

if that route is open to me, i think its the path of least resistance.

my top choice plan b was shot down today by an expert whose opinion i value. everything else i wanna do requires completing enough prerequisites that would keep me away from being an enrolled financial aid student long enough that id have to start paying back those hefty student loans before i was ready.

plus i get to use the nursing knowledge i've been accumulating.
even careplans and paperwork and all that.

[she's making her presence known. she's smiling. i think she likes the idea. maybe she inspired it?]

unless i come up with a better idea
(or these options aren't possible),
my top 2 choices as of now are
-getting waiver to sit in on NCLEX-PN
-transferring into an LVN program with advanced standing

i could go either way. i have no preference. pros and cons to each.

maybe alls not lost?

...as far as getting work experience as a nurse.
i only need a year or two.
i dont have to be an rn. lvn experience will do.

i wonder if i can sit in on the NCLEX-PN???
and if not, can i make up the missing course/clinical hrs in an LVN program???

from the state lvn board website:

Method 3
Qualification Based on Equivalent Education and/or Experience


Experience
Pursuant to the California Code of Regulations section 2516(b), the 51 months of paid general duty inpatient bedside nursing experience must include a minimum of each of the following:

•48 months medical/surgical nursing;
•6 weeks maternity or genitourinary nursing;
•6 weeks pediatric nursing.
The majority of the paid bedside nursing experience must have occurred in a inpatient clinical facility providing the types of patient care that will prepare the applicant for the content topics covered in the licensure examination. It is required that all experience must have occurred within the past ten years, with half of the required experience occurring in the past five years. The experience must have been recent enough that the applicant is knowledgeable regarding current types of patient care equipment, policies and procedures.


and


Equivalent Education
Applicants who have acquired additional formal nursing education from an approved/accredited vocational nursing, practical nursing or registered nursing program may submit official transcripts for evaluation for possible credit in lieu of paid bedside nursing experience. The transcripts must be submitted to the Board directly from the school where the courses were taken and must show theory and clinical hours completed, as well as the grades for each course. Applicants must achieve a C or better in the course in order to be given equivalency credit for the course. Credit will only be granted for those courses taken in approved/accredited vocational nursing, practical nursing, psychiatric technician or registered nursing programs.

Required Pharmacology Course
In addition to the required paid bedside nursing experience, the applicant must also have completed a pharmacology course of at least 54 theory hours that covers the following content:

•Knowledge of commonly used drugs and their action;
•Computation of dosages;
•Preparation of medications;
•Principles of administration.
The pharmacology requirement may be satisfied by completion of 54 theory hours of pharmacology in a Board accredited vocational nursing or psychiatric technician program or 54 theory hours of pharmacology offered as part of an approved registered nursing program. In some cases, applicants attended an accredited psychiatric technician, vocational nursing or registered nursing program but did not complete the program. In order to receive credit for pharmacology content that was offered in that program, documentation provided by the program must clearly delineate that the applicant successfully completed 54 hours of actual pharmacology content, which included the 4 content areas described above.

Many individuals and organizations offer pharmacology courses that fit the criteria listed above. The Board does not review, approve or endorse these courses. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the pharmacology course taken includes the required content topics listed above. When the applicant submits the licensure examination application, the applicant must present documentation that specifies the number of theory hours of the course, a course description and list the content presented.

A maximum total of 54 theory hours of credit may be granted for completion of any pharmacology course. If the course contains additional material that is not specific to pharmacology, credit is awarded for pharmacology content, only.

just posted on the other blog

Sunday, March 13, 2011
The quiet before the brainstorm


So here I am, back at square 1 - where I was in the early 2000s, where I was when I first started the blog - trying to figger out what the hell to do w my life. The difference is I have a little more experience under my belt, I've had exposure to some of the careers I am considering, and I understand myself a little better now, so my selection process for what to pursue next should be a little more refined.

When I woke up this morning, it occurred to me that my problem with nursing school is the emphasis on paperwork. That really is what killed me both times. The first time it was indirectly because of paperwork, the second time it was directly because of paperwork (well, technically paperwork isnt the final nail in my coffin, but it is definitely THE factor this time around).

Actually learning and understanding and connecting ideas will always be my strength. The academics, even tho I could be a jerkoff and procrastinate or avoid "studying" altogether, is pretty much a non-issue. Likewise, the clinical component, actually interacting with patients and staff, being safe and therapeutic, and having a grasp of what's going on - even though I am slow at learning or performing skills at times = also a non-issue.

My biggest challenge? Homework, paperwork, whatever u wanna call it. That was my problem even before nursing school, before college even. Especially, when I consider it busywork or more trouble than it's worth (w regards to learning). That's the hardest thing for me. Sitting still long enough, staying focused long enough, getting started soon enough, finishing soon enough, etc. That's the shit that kills me. And what kills me even more is I'm convinced one can be a fine nurse without having to churn out all that paperwork. I mean it's not like I have a problem with writing nurses notes or documenting the flow sheet in a timely manner. So whatever.

So no matter what I do next, I'll be best off in a program where understanding and synthesizing is valued more than regularly churning out pages and pages of homework.


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Saturday, March 12, 2011

fuck.

its over.

its close to impossible

incentive for mediocrity too much bullshit assignments

cant think straight

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not looking good

have to leave for clin in 1 hr. not done. getting fed up with assignment.

Friday, March 11, 2011

whoa thats creepy

i just checked in here to procrastinate.

but now all the hairs on my head are standing.

and im having that electricity in the brain i get when i have "religious experiences."

that post below dated march 11 (today) @ sitting in the ER was not posted by me.

i mean i wrote it and posted it a long time ago. right before my first clinical fuck up last semester. but then i changed my mind rt away and took it down. like w/in mins of posting it.
i never deleted it. i saved it as a draft, see.

oh fuck that electricity is off the charts now. fuck.

reasonable explanations: could be a blogger glitch. or someone couldve hacked my account and posted it. (but i dont see anything else funny on my blogger dashboard...so of all things, why that post?).

crazy explanation: i've been "reaching out" for help to get me thru this nursing thing lately. and lately ive been shooting myself in the foot. like today, for instance, i shot myself in the foot on the last day of clinical for the other class. and im at the moment unprepared for tomorrw clinical which is also the last clinical for this class (tho i am working on it right now). could this post, which appeared just now w/o explantion, which kind of marked the beginning of my downward spiral be the reminder i needed from a source unseen?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

no matter the explanation, its ressurection does have significance for me.

i am thankful.


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p.s. i notice it was dated today @ 10something am. 2 things. 1) i was at the other clinical today at that time. 2) if i had re-published that post, it would have have retained its original publish date, sometime after midnight, sometime last semester. wow.

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p.p.s "that image." its changed. its more "intrusive." and in some ways, more vivid. wait. intrusive not the right word. its not unwanted. more like persistent. and its more approachable. and the electricity is still there.

So I'm sitting here in the fucking ER

Even tho I have clin tmrrw

cuz when I got home not long ago one of my roommates met me outside n was all serious and freaking out and shit saying I need to go inside like rt fucking now because someone needs my help. Like rt fucking now. So I walk inside and my drinking buddy roomate is pretty much bleeding to death cuz he cut himself with a ceramic knife. Not sure what that fucking means but its all I have to go with for now.

So after failing at controlling bleeding for @ 10 mins I learn he's been bleeding nonstop for the last 20 mins. And of course I say we gotta go to th ER... but of course was followed by debating which ER to go to because of pay issues or some shit. Actually was the other roomie who snapped some sense n said to worry bout pay later bc not worth it to lose a limb over this money concern.

So anyway I don't know what the fuck is going on and I still gotta write a paper for clinical tmrrw (I kno...wtf is that, right?) And haven't done all the research yet and I don't have my shit to write it with and I don't know if I'm able to miss any clinicals and I still gotta get up early to research pt and beat traffic and get decent parking and all that shit tmrrw.

So rt now I'm debating how long I should wait b4 I should just fucking bail and let him figure out how to get hold of me. I mean dude dint even go to triage, just had his vitals checked at receptionist and off he went behind the mysterious door. For all I know he's gonna be admiitted to ICU.

And he doesn't even have my new phone number. And I don't have his. Like he can still get thru to me but its all complicated.

So where was ? I dono bu am considering emailing or texting the clin instructor abt not coming in if this runs too late into the night...

Thursday, March 10, 2011

where can i learn to be a sushi chef?

i think i would like to heal others (the psychic said i have a healer theme this lifetime) through their bellies, all while mesmerizing them with flamboyant knife skills.

oh wiat. i dont think id like to make a living by slicing up poor defenseless fishies. nvm. :(

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

one of the things i got written up for at the last clinical...

i totally disagree with.

the other stuff - i was guilty of, and make no excuses for, and was ready to accept whatever consequences they wanted to dish out - including being kicked out of school.

but i got written up for not reading the article* - when i did in fact read the article. i mean how the fuck could you possibly know whether a guy reads an article or not?

i was called on first.

clin instr: (*_*), what was wrong with the patient? [or whatever]

me: he needed a pacemaker

clin instr: why did he need a pacemaker?

me: something was wrong with his heart

clin instr: ...

me: ??? uhhhh.... [flips through article]

clin instr: ok [other student], why did he need a pacemaker?

and that was that.

discussion of the article ensued. that "incident" would be added to my write-up.

but rly who fucking cares if i couldnt answer that question. the reason for needing the pacemaker was trivial. and honestly, even after the post conference discussion, i still dont remember the exact reason the guy needed the pacemaker. and honestly again, i could ve read the article 10 more times, and i still wouldnt have remembered why he needed the pacemaker.

that 5 page article was about the author's aging father's decline in quality of life after having it prolonged by a pacemaker that was implanted, without his understanding that it neednt be, during an unrelated surgery. THIS is what i came prepared to discuss - the main point of the article - the bigger issues of technology, informed choice, and of quality of life versus quantity of life. i mean seriously she might as well have asked me what the name of the father was or how many times the author used the word pacemaker - more trivial bullshit that would have me drawing blanks.

see this is exactly what i mean by nursing school being so fucking annoying - more punishment and more time wasted on bullshit!!

i think this is what the psychic meant about me being a deep thinker, and more likely to succeed in other pursuits. "they" can talk about "critical thinking" and whatever all day, but all i ever see is muddy thinking, inefficiency, and laser guided focus on everything that doesnt matter. and the interesting thing is they're like 100 million times better here than in that other program.

dont get me wrong tho. i was never mad about this incident.

it is just * t o o o o o o * s t o o p i d * to get upset over.

besides, ive been written up so many times already, i dont see how it could matter.
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*technically, i was accused verbally of not reading it, but written up for not being able to answer questions about it. whatever.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

its still a tossup

but i'll prbly have something satisfactory to turn in if i skip lecture today.

anyway i just realized why i find nursing school to be so fucking annoying:

I
am more interested in learning about stuff like disease, labs, treatments, etc.

THEY
are more interested in monopolizing my time with busywork and rules, all of which necessarily take me away from my interest (and my free time). crap like care plan packets is the most dramatic example, but it extends to just about everything.

Monday, March 7, 2011

typical.

so im in the position where i have to churn out a bunch of careplan packets by tmrrw afternoon or i can pretty much kiss this whole nursing thing goodbye. thing is ive been sitting here for hours and i still cant get started. i cancelled my plans for the evening so i can do this? sit here and procrastinate? its fucking stupid.

sitting here for hours, what i have accomplished is i've listened to a bunch of music i normally wouldnt listen to and ive read all kinds of blogs i normally wouldnt read. like the one by the gay guy with his unusually graphic tale of getting cockblocked by a particularly self-centered friendd or roomie or something while he was naked making out with some guy he was about to bone (lol).

i've also contemplated starting a (real) nursing school blog (again). theres a lot to consider. but theres kinda no point if im not even gonna be in nursing school 24 hours from now :( and even if i make it past tomorrow, i still have fri to deal with. then saturday. and all their paperworks. :(

heres the thing. i feel a lot more focused than i have in a while....xcept when it comes to careplan packets. they just fuck everything all up.

a long time ago i told myself i wouldnt complain about nursing school anymore (like i used to). and i havent. even in this post i havent. and wont. but fucking aye. those fucking careplan packets....

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

so this psychic says...

in a past life i was an american female nurse who died in the korean war - and thats why i got drawn (back) into nursing this time around.

ok, then i guess careplan packets must have been a recent addition to nursing education bc no way in hell i would willingly put up w that careplan crap two lifetimes in a row. f that.


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also, nursing per se is not rly my path this lifetime as much as is expressing my healer theme through writing/teaching/touch, where i would find more success.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

care plan paperwork paperwork paperwork

doesnt matter if im focused or not. its still lame. :(

Friday, January 21, 2011

i just printed off 16 pages of paperwork for clinical tomorrow

really? 16 pages every single week? ms "clarafy" thinks this is necessary? wtf?

on a positive note, i dont see that ridiculous time consuming medication form (which ironically i prbly like the most out of all the paperwork (besides the systems assx form...which also is absent) even tho its more trouble than its worth imo)

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

fucking aye are u srs?

all i wanted to do in the current program....was to fly under the radar and graduate just being an average joe. or a john doe. hahaha. usu i draw attn by being fucking excellent. well ive done a marvelous job of avoiding excellence. but fucking a, i still blip on the directors's (yeh theres two) radars....only for stupid shit. latest shit: having a clin instr email the dir @ me for not knowing (bc no one ever told me) there is a hospital....errrr health care facitlity orientation tmrrw. lollolololool

:(

oh and btw...rly? this inst couldnt just give me info about the orientation? instead has to mail the director to "clarafy" (lol) the issue? gimme a fucking break.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

whatever happens

its gonna be close either way

whats new, part iii

so i just did the math

i need 100/150 questions right on teh final just to pass. thats 66.666%

should be doable right? right?!!!!

i dont know. fuck.

whats new, part II

7.5hrs b4 the final shouldnt be the time where u go..."oh so thats what [basic terminology/concept/etc] is"

better late than never. but fuuuu... i gotta stop doing it like this.

Monday, January 10, 2011

so whats new?

i had so many chances...
yet here i am, hanging by the skin of my teeth again.
i need a miracle.
but maybe an allnighter will do. :) and :(