Sampsonisms

I have a really great professor of Pharmacology named Jim Sampson. He gives us lots of helpful, what I like to call Sampsonisms. Some are pneumonic devices, some not. Here they are:
"Prone is on the bone."
Anticholinergic side effects:
No see,
no pee,
no spit,
no shit,
tachy..
Point and Shoot, erection is controlled by the Parasympathetic Nervous system, and shoot, or ejaculation is controlled by the sympathetic nervous system.

I have more... I will update when they come to me.

This week marked the end of the first four weeks of the second block. I passed my CPE by placing a catheter. Exciting, right? We went out on Wednesday night, as usual but this week we won first place. It wasn't a "real" win because we pinched a powerhouse player from the team that usually beats us but hey, at this point I'll take what I can get.

More good news next week!

Week 10 Recap

Ahh, yes Sunday is my day to post. I might have to evaluate, maybe Thursday would be better. Last week was pretty rough. I had a really hard time getting up early. Typically I get up at 6am to get up early in order to get something accomplished before the official start of the day but now 6am is the latest I can sleep to get to school on time. My new class starts at 8am. I have to be on the 7am bus, maybe 7:15, but I am pushing it, especially if it is late. My new class this block is Fundamentals of Nursing. What I can say about it so far is that it is jam packed. It is a 4 hour class, with quizzes every week, it also has a 5-hour lab component. It is, just as the name implies the fundamentals of nursing. Last week I learned about urinary catheters, moving patients, safety, hand hygiene, restraints and fall risk. This week we learned about wound care - specifically pressure ulcers and how they can be prevented, and various feeding tubes. It is already intense but I like it. I am liking these more practical classes - more doing, less cramming information into my brain.

I had my first clinical this weekend - two eight-hour shifts; one Friday and one Saturday. It was a lot of ADLs (activities of daily living) - bathing, mobility, etc. A few people complained about one of the preceptor - the preceptor I have been assigned. She is very direct, which I appreciate. Some people don't. To be fair, if there is one thing I have learned in nursing school is that nursing school students are complainers. And to wash my hands! Of course I cannot get into any details but I will say my patient had a lot going on and pretty much illustrated almost everything that I have been learning the past two weeks. I had a really busy, interesting first day, and the second was more mellow. But overall it was a really great experience. It was a much needed boost to the slump I have been in. I am eager for this block to be over, I know it just started. I am excited for more intensive clincial experience.

In other awesome news - my husband who graduated in December with a Masters of Architecture got a job (kinda). He is contracted for the next month to complete a project, and then be offered a full-time position if all goes well. As, I am sure you all know the architecture field has been hit pretty hard and there really aren't any jobs. This job was not advertised but he got it through being active in approaching firms and soliciting them. And it paid off. Today he said something like, it's weird how everything is falling into place. And it is, one of our first discussions after meeting was how he wanted to be an architect, and now he is. Almost 7 years later. Funny how life works out sometimes.

Looking forward to Doors Open Denver next week. And hoping to ride the wave for a while.