Last day of my first Clinical Placement

Today I had my last 5.30am wake up for this semesters clinical placement! I am proud to say that I have attended every single day without being sick or using being sick as a way of having a day off.  I have learn't a lot through practical work and keen to go on to do my exams and my next placement next semester at the actual hospital!

Here are a couple photos we took this afternoon just before we finished for the day..

Just a casual snapchat I sent someone... haha this was at like 6.30am... Meryn, Holly and I always get to placement super early.. before we are suppose to start so we can come in a chat and get sorted before we need to be at the nurses' stations for handover.

"SELFIE" haha, as you do... 

Back: Meryn, me, Nick

Front: Josie, CTA, Lauren and Eilish.

Missing: Holly

Our awesome as clinical placement group! We reckon we had the best group- we all get along really well and help each other out when needed :)

A bit of a blast to the past..

This is more just to play with the photo sizing than anything... But a few photos from years ago!

Calf Club Day 2006- (Wellsford Primary)

Cheyenne and I swimming at Trounson Park 2008

Anna, Danica, Jamie, myself, Amy

Year 9 boarders + Libby not photoed 2009

Eloise and I taking random photos 2012

Taylor and I taking randomly weird photos at lunch time 2012

Monica, Sam, Judy, myself, Taylor

Some of my friends at school- Judy's last day 2013

Injections!

Watch out world!

I did "administering subcutaneous injections" today in my lab!

I am now able to draw up, mix, and give subcut injections, under the supervision of a RN, though the patient would probably thank them for that one.. :)

"Don't recap the needles though, eh Meryn!"

We seem to be mainly focussing on diabetes for some reason at the moment, but I guess pricking fingers and getting blood samples are an everyday sort of thing so good for us! We did blood glucose levels and medications in our lab a couple weeks ago, and with the subcuts today it was to do with insulin (actually water and water/cornflour mix) being injected to this foam thing in a box with a leather top secured on to it so not actual people, but still. It was rather awesome!

I'm loving Nursing and I have one more assignment due this Monday and then two more clinical days for the semester! Then my exams of course :)

Useful?

Hmmm... Is Facebook trying to tell me something? I wonder..... 

Yes, I should be writing my assignment... well I am at the same time. 

But I was being productive! Really!

Answering questions by other classmates on our group page.  

Have to say though- I am almost finished this assignment! I am just getting articles to back up my own rationale statements! Exciting stuff! Almost done with assignments for the semester! One more to go after this and a re-sub if wanted when I get my psych essay back! Then exams!

I think I have my first exam in exactly a month from today- 10th June.

I have only two more placement days and I have completed all of my clinical components as well, ALOT of paperwork went into that! 

My flat! Finally some pictures!

I have finally gotten around to taking some photos and posting them on here of my flat!!

There is even a space in the carport for my car :)

My room! :)

Kitchen

Dining Room

Lounge

Other half of the lounge

The deck off of the lounge looking out to the bush

Bathroom

Laundry

University!

The one morning that I walked to Uni on the first half semester I took some photos, This is of the main campus- it was a rather crisp and fresh morning with fog about.

Over the hill- there it is! That taller building on the right is the library.

Bit foggy here, but that is the building where majority of my lectures are held. 

Assignment writing and researching

I spend a lot, and I mean a lot of my time researching instead of writing the actual assignment when I do sit down to start and or finish them... I have so far written three essays and I have another two to write, with clinical assessments, quizzes and clinical documents to complete as well within the next month or so before I go on exam leave, sit my exams and then say goodbye to my first semester of Uni!

This is what my study looks like....

Writing my first essay

Our first year nurses Facebook page :) 

This wasn't procrastination on Facebook, it was using other peoples questions, and comments to help me to research for the essay.

Don't know how to turn it around on here, but this is my name badge and watch for clinical :)