Nursing, Lifestyle & Travel
It's been awhile, friends! Life has been busy, chaotic, stressful, but surely exciting the last couple months. I've grown a lot, accomplished more goals, and I'm continuing my work so that I can be an even better person tomorrow when I wake up. Over the past 6 months I have graduated nursing school, passed my… Continue reading Getting Back on Track After a Long Break
It's official... summer is over! Time for back to school shopping, setting those early alarms, Starbucks study sessions, and 8 hour lectures. Everyone has their ways of preparing for the upcoming semester and school year. This is my *final semester of nursing school. It's crazy because this is my last semester of preparing for a… Continue reading Preparing for the Upcoming Semester
Day 24 of the #NurseBlogger challenge! I love my job, don't get me wrong! There is something amazing about coming to work everyday knowing that I get to help people and make a difference. I was thrilled when I found out I got hired in the ER. I figured I would see critical patients every… Continue reading Nursing Pet Peeves
Day 22 of the #NurseBlogger challenge! Every body develops a routine in the workplace. Some people do things differently than others. One thing that seems easy to one person, might be difficult for someone else. Once you start to get the hang of your job, your routine starts to kick in and you do the… Continue reading 5 Things I Do Every Shift
Day 21 of the #NurseBlogger challenge! Considering this is the "nurse" blog challenge, this blog was supposed to be my favorite thing about being a nurse. Unfortunately, I am not a nurse quite yet (3 months and 19 days, not like I'm counting or anything)! So, I am changing this blog post to my favorite… Continue reading Tech Life
Day 19 of the #NurseBlogger challenge! What are things that I want to do/see/accomplish throughout my nursing career? I have worked in a hospital 17 months and I swear I have a new story for every single day. I love my job. I love the people, doctors, nurses and staff that I work with and… Continue reading Nursing Bucket List
Day 13 of the #NurseBlogger challenge! What was/is your favorite placement? As a nursing student you get the opportunity to go onto each unit to see how its ran, what the nurses roles are, and also what the patients are like! It's actually pretty interesting and can be quite enjoyable if you take advantage of… Continue reading Favorite Placement
Day 12 of the #NurseBlogger challenge When did I decide I wanted to be a nurse? A question I get asked quite frequently is why I chose nursing. I didn't always want to be a nurse. For the longest time I wanted to be a teacher. Since I was a kid I would play school… Continue reading Why Nursing? -Pre RN
Day 10 of the #NurseBlogger challenge! What do I eat on my lunch break? Lunch is my most favorite time of the day at work. At that point, it usually means we made it half-way through the day. At that point it means I get to take a break from the craziness of working in… Continue reading Lunch Break
Day 9 of the #NurseBlogger challenge! I work in the Emergency Room as a nurse tech. My roles as a tech are similar to that of the nurses besides the obvious, not being able to pass medications, among other things. We work together as a team in the ER and generally get everything completed together.… Continue reading What’s In My Work Bag?!
Scrubs and Swimsuits 