The nursing process is one such the exhibits a lot of reflection, intuition, constant assessment of environments and situations, and decision making that potentially holds the lives of others' at hand.
I am proud to say that this is the life that I have signed up for... one that I feel very much suited to carry out.
It is extraordinary to exhibit the characteristics that are essential to fulfil the role of a nurse: unselfishness, unconditional care, devotion, empathy, commitment, and above all else, leadership.
Slowly I find that I am challenged by a path that I chose a while ago, not knowing the extent of it, but knowing that my heart has always been leaning in that direction.
This is just "the tip 'o the iceberg", as they say, of my life... but a tip which is slowly showing itself more.
I just bet $20 on the Giants to beat the Falcons on a spread of 5.5 points. I think they'll take them for more than that, but, hopefully I don't lose my money tonight.
At any rate, I'm having a hard time dealing with the immaturity of certain people in my nursing group. One girl in particular who feels the need to tell others that she doesn't want to study with the group if I will be there. I don't understand her frustration directed at me, but I can see that its more of her frustrations at herself that are projected towards me.
People like her motivate me to continue being me, but at a 100% rate instead of the normal 75% that I carry myself at.
Oh, and I passed my training at Bing's. I start on my own on wednesday night! Bling Bling, here I come!
Ok, so I love football. I mean, love football. So I like to do some betting thanks to Bodog Life. Before the weekend, I make my general pics as to the games and then I see which ones are worth betting on based on point spreads, last week's games, payouts, etc. Here are my pics from last week:
Sunday, October 07
DET @ WAS 1:00 PM = DET
CLE @ NE 1:00 PM = NE
SEA @ PIT 1:00 PM = PIT
ARI @ STL 1:00 PM = ARI
JAC @ KC 1:00 PM = JAC
CAR @ NO 1:00 PM = NO
NYJ @ NYG 1:00 PM = NYG
MIA @ HOU 1:00 PM = HOU
ATL @ TEN 1:00 PM = ATL
TB @ IND 4:05 PM = IND
BAL @ SF 4:15 PM = SF
SD @ DEN 4:15 PM = SD
CHI @ GB 8:15 PM = GB
Monday, October 08
DAL @ BUF 8:30 PM = DAL
And so I'm 8-4 so far this season. That monday night football game made the weekend worth it. I was sure I was going to call all the right games but there were some upsets, upsets that I bet against, including that MNF game between the Bears and the Cowboys. So, I lost some money, but I'm still at 50% and I think I'm going to wait for the moneylines to drop before making my pics for this week. Im going to make 2-$10 picks, one "sure" bet on a pointspread and one "upset" on a moneyline.
And, without further ado, here is my picks for Week #6 NFL season 2007:
SUN, OCT 14
Minnesota @ Chicago = Chicago
Miami @ Cleveland = Cleveland
Washington @ Green Bay = Green Bay
Cincinnati @ Kansas City = Cincinnati
Tennessee @ Tampa Bay = Tampa Bay
St. Louis @ Baltimore = Baltimore
Houston @ Jacksonville = Houston
Philadelphia @ NY Jets = NY Jets
Carolina @ Arizona = Arizona
Oakland @ San Diego = San Diego
New England @ Dallas = New England
New Orleans @ Seattle = Seattle
MON, OCT 15
NY Giants @ Atlanta = NY Giants
Hopefully that will get me to 21-4, but I dunno. The game to look forward to is being hailed as "The Duel in Dallas", and that's the one that is going to be the best game of the week to watch. I'm going with the Pats because I know that they've got a steady rhythm and the smell of championship arrives with them wherever they go and play. Now, I would love for Dallas to win because I like the Tony and T.O. connection going on and I am really impressed with their game play the past few weeks (with the exception of Tony's 5 interceptions on Monday night... I've never seen a QB give up that many and the team still come back and win). This might be the "upset" that I bet on... but I belive the Pats will take it.
As for school and work, well, thats still going. I'm trying to balance out the two and I'm doind great so far in both. But, I've got 6 exams/quizzes in the next 3 weeks for Nursing, so I'm hoping I can remain focused!
Its all good. I passed that test I was stressing about. Now I can follow around another server and learn the other key elements to serving. Not like I don't already know most of them, I just don't know the Bing way. I feel bad for the other girl that started with me who didn't score high enough to pass that test, but she'll be able to re-take it next week and I'm confident that she'll pass it.
And now, I've got the next 5 days off. I have to start my reading of the next unit for nursing class. I haven't done any yet and I haven't been practicing the math either. That's on the agenda for the next 5 days.
Right now: sleep!
Since the last time I posted, I've been accepted into the registered nursing program at my school! This is exciting to me as I didn't think I would get accepted. Ash and I actually started looking for a new place to live in the OC because I was pretty sure I wasn't going to get into the program here. I figured I would try applying to other programs around that area. We drove up there one day in February, looked at about 10 different apartments and at the area and I guess we decided maybe it wasn't a good idea. And it wasn't... because 6 months later, in early August, I found out I got in to the program!
And now its October. I've been in the program for a little over a month and I can say that I really really enjoy it. Its been challenging as I've had to learn quite a few different skills and also techniques when dealing with patients. Last week I had to learn to really assert myself in the environment of a patient's room. I am the nurse and I need to make decisions that are best for the patient.
I've also quit my retail management job in the mall and started this week at Bing Crosby's restaurant as a server. Reason is because I will have the daytime available to study, take care of things, maybe even start going to the gym again, and at night, I only work 5-6 hours and walk out with at least $100. I can't beat that... especially not in retail... NEVER AGAIN retail! But for right now, I'm challenged with keeping up with my reading for nursing, studying for the next exam, practicing my physical assessment, and all the while learning a menu for Bing's which I am going to be tested on tonight! Yikes.
That's all I got for now. Hopefully I'll pass that test tonight!