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Sunday, March 13, 2011
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Week 6 as a level 5 nursing student
So it has been 4 months since I've updated this old friend. A lot has happened. Level 4 flew by...in retrospect. When it was happening, I struggled. I also became incredibly connected with a large group of amazing women I call friends. Friends emerge when facing the same challenges, right?
I learned so much about myself last semester and I fell in love with general medicine - only because I saw the potential for growth. I made some of my fondest memories thus far from nursing on 7A/B at St. Paul's. Among those are: being coined 'geisha helper', being hit on by multiple patients in the same shift, becoming well seasoned with the NG tube, necrotic toes, having a pt tell the other SN they were glad I'd be coming back the next morning, having the UC tell me I was fantastic with the pt assignment I had because she'd seen that other RNs were very short with them, and offering cold/room temp apple sauce to my pt (to provide choice) only to have my buddy RNs laugh at me. I smiled and said 'it's always good to give a choice' because I fully believe in that. She said 'but then they'll expect that from every RN from now on'. Is that wrong? To want a choice? I don't think so. I'm going to live by it.
This semester I'm doing my public health rotation and have been working with teen mothers, promoting sexual health, and working with the BC Cancer Agency in promoting their 5 gives you 50.
5 gives you 50 is the BCCA's campaign that basically let's the public know that 50% of cancers are preventable and you can decrease your chances of getting cancer by doing 5 things:
1. Be sun safe - limit your exposure to UV rays by using sun screen
2. Stay clear of tobacco use
3. Maintain a healthy weight
4. Lead a healthy active lifestyle by exercising
5. Maintain a healthy diet
Last week, my partner and I dressed up as a penis and vagina to promote sexual health and awareness at the various BCIT campuses. We took pictures in our costumes and we actually drew a number of people to our booth with our get-ups. It was so interesting seeing the different cultures at the different campuses. At the downtown campus, you could see that people were interested but were afraid to be the lone person to come up to our booth whereas the campus on great northern way (a trades male dominant campus)had no hesitation. The BCIT marine campus in north van had a very friendly bunch and were super friendly. The aerospace campus in richmond was super fun! The people there were very similar to the crowd we have at the burnaby campus and their one building is SOOOOOO nice! Tomorrow is our day on burnaby campus and I'm excited for what's in store.
I'm also really enjoying working with teen mothers and I'm finding it very humbling. My time there definitely warrants a separate post.
The online classes are definitely challenging me. Luckily, my partner and good friend is incredibly organized. I'm very fortunate to be partnered up with her. We debrief together, cry together, and laugh together, celebrating our successes and pitfalls while encouraging each other. :)
I learned so much about myself last semester and I fell in love with general medicine - only because I saw the potential for growth. I made some of my fondest memories thus far from nursing on 7A/B at St. Paul's. Among those are: being coined 'geisha helper', being hit on by multiple patients in the same shift, becoming well seasoned with the NG tube, necrotic toes, having a pt tell the other SN they were glad I'd be coming back the next morning, having the UC tell me I was fantastic with the pt assignment I had because she'd seen that other RNs were very short with them, and offering cold/room temp apple sauce to my pt (to provide choice) only to have my buddy RNs laugh at me. I smiled and said 'it's always good to give a choice' because I fully believe in that. She said 'but then they'll expect that from every RN from now on'. Is that wrong? To want a choice? I don't think so. I'm going to live by it.
This semester I'm doing my public health rotation and have been working with teen mothers, promoting sexual health, and working with the BC Cancer Agency in promoting their 5 gives you 50.
5 gives you 50 is the BCCA's campaign that basically let's the public know that 50% of cancers are preventable and you can decrease your chances of getting cancer by doing 5 things:
1. Be sun safe - limit your exposure to UV rays by using sun screen
2. Stay clear of tobacco use
3. Maintain a healthy weight
4. Lead a healthy active lifestyle by exercising
5. Maintain a healthy diet
Last week, my partner and I dressed up as a penis and vagina to promote sexual health and awareness at the various BCIT campuses. We took pictures in our costumes and we actually drew a number of people to our booth with our get-ups. It was so interesting seeing the different cultures at the different campuses. At the downtown campus, you could see that people were interested but were afraid to be the lone person to come up to our booth whereas the campus on great northern way (a trades male dominant campus)had no hesitation. The BCIT marine campus in north van had a very friendly bunch and were super friendly. The aerospace campus in richmond was super fun! The people there were very similar to the crowd we have at the burnaby campus and their one building is SOOOOOO nice! Tomorrow is our day on burnaby campus and I'm excited for what's in store.
I'm also really enjoying working with teen mothers and I'm finding it very humbling. My time there definitely warrants a separate post.
The online classes are definitely challenging me. Luckily, my partner and good friend is incredibly organized. I'm very fortunate to be partnered up with her. We debrief together, cry together, and laugh together, celebrating our successes and pitfalls while encouraging each other. :)
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