So, I haven't written in a couple of weeks because we have been so busy. But, there has been a lot that has happened since then. Nursing is going a little better for me now. I know I am not going to fail at least ;) I never even wrote about my first clinical experience about 3 or 4 weeks ago. That first clinical after orientation was horrid. This is why....I almost threw up all over my patient! This is how it all went down. Another student and I were assigned to be partners and to help each other take care of our patients. We had completed all that we could do so our nurse assigned us to help her out with another patient. Long story short, this patient couldn't do anything independently so we had to clean her up and give her a bed bath. This may sound sad, but I have never even changed a baby's diaper, let alone an adult sized one. Also, I have very sensitive to smells and some smells make me nauseous. Well, as we were cleaning the smell hit me so hard I started to get dizzy and started to dry heave. It's a good thing that my stomach was empty or I would have thrown up everywhere! Clinicals have gotten much better for me since then and I think I am actually getting used to the smell. haha. I include this photo because one thing I have noticed is that every time I tell the patient that I will go find their nurse, I can never find the nurse lol. I always feel so bad because it takes forever for the nurse to come see them for something because they are so busy taking care of so many patients. The healthier ones that don't need as much medical attention they leave to us. But don't worry, I won't be the kind of nurse that is in this picture. :)
Sunday used to be Kitrick and my's only day to relax without any responsibilities at all. That all changed last Sunday when Kitrick got called to be second counselor in the Stake Sunday School Presidency. I was sad because I would rarely ever see my husband! BUT, a miracle happened :) and they invited me to totally be a part in his calling. I can go to all the meetings with him, when he has to do trainings I am supposed to help him and teach with him. It is awesome! Heavenly Father knows us so well and I am so grateful that I can be a part of this calling with him. We are turning in to oldies but goodies because we are on the go all the time we get tired at 9 or 10. That isn't new for me, if I could choose I would go to bed at 8:30 so I could wake up fully rested haha. Kitrick is definitely more of a night owl but since we have to wake up early everyday we just can't afford to stay up late. Some Sunday's we have to be there for meetings starting at 7 a.m.! and go to other wards after that. We will probably average about 8 hours of church every Sunday haha. In our calling we basically teach the Sunday School teachers how to teach. It will be a great learning experience for me. Kitrick is already a phenomenal teacher and he LOVES doing it. :)
