Injection Check Off

This week, we checked off on intramuscular (IM),

intradermal (ID), and subcutaneous (sub-q) injections.

My mock insulin and heparin vials,

practice syringes, and needles

Valentine's

For Valentine's Day this year, a group of about 8 girls from

our hall went to visit the Liberty Godparent Home. It's a home

for girls who are expecting and have to place to go or financial

support. They provide for the girls and help them to get on

their feet or guide them through the adoption process.

We went to visit with them and made a spaghetti dinner,

then had fondue and made valentines cards. We also

did manicures and pedicures for them. It was a lot of fun

and we got to make several new friends!

Tracy and I, before we left!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Hockey Game

The Pee Wee Hockey League played in between

periods and the boys Lisa babysits, Wayatt and Sammy,

got to play!

The LU Hockey Team:
Our friend, Paul, is one of our goalies:

Me, Lisa, and Tracy, watching and cheering!

Check Offs

For my Fundamentals of Nursing class, every week

we learn new practical skills that we'll use in the

hopsital. I have a lab from 8-12 on Mondays and a

lecture every week as well. Then, sometime throughout

the week, we have to sign up to come in and practice

then demonstrate the skills for the lab assisstants.

They're call check offs. On Mondays, we check off

with our professors as well. We've learned a lot so far-

from removing sutures and staples to maintaining a

sterile field to wound dressings. This week, we

check off on nasogastric intubation and foley

catheterization. Christy and I took some pictures

while we were practicing, so you can see into our

little nursing world!

Our "patient" :) He's not very responsive...

Isolation precautions require a

gown, gloves, mask, and goggles

Maintaing a sterile field...

Talking with our patient!

NG Intubation

Reading up!

Listen to the bowel sound in the stomach
(she didn't have any!!)

Measuring the length of NG tube needed

Talking to our patient!

Practicing with the NG models

We use these models to practice nasogastric tube

intubation. With them, we can see the path it

takes down to the stomach.

Dinner with My Clinical Group

Last week, the girls my clinical group from last semester

and I all went out to dinner! It was great to have a chance

to see evryone and catch up after break. We went

to a really neat restaurant in downtown Lynchburg

call the Depot Grill. It's right by the train tracks

and made to look like a train station.

This is Sarah and Kristin...

...our clinical instruction, Miss Vaughn, and Mary Beth...

... and our entire group!


Chelsea and I