things i can’t complain about May 30, 2008
Posted by Lindsay in Uncategorized.Tags: camping, lindsay, nursing, surgery
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Hooray! Now for a real blog post! I hope you all are having a fabulous time in your respective locations. Unexpectedly, I am having a really great summer so far- probably because I haven’t touched my honors thesis. I had the apartment for myself for the first week and a half while Annie went home, so I took the opportunity to get in a TON of reading and cleaning. My pantry is sparkling and I’ve finished three books (almost done with number 4). I also saw the midnight showing of Indiana Jones- anyone see it/love it yet?
On Friday, I drove home and the family drove up to Flagstaff. For you people not currently residing in Arizona, the weekend was…chilly. Meaning, it was crazy-windy down here in Tucson and pleasant up in Phoenix, while we packed up my parents new trailer. On the way up, it snowed. I’ll have pictures (hopefully) later, but by the time we got to our camp site, the front of the camper was covered in it. That night, we roasted marshmallows IN THE SNOW. It was totally awesome, especially because we have a heater in the trailer. I know, not real camping, but it was great to get out of the heat, even if it wasn’t really hot over the weekend.
Tuesday was my first day of orientation with UMC. My instructor for next semester is in charge of the externship program and I’ve heard…rumors… Let’s hope this gives me a good opportunity to get on her good side, especially because she does the hiring for UMC. Wait. I have a contract already and my manager’s trying to convince to stay in the ICU. Tee! Anyway, the day was pretty exciting as orientations go, but the next day was much better. My preceptor is a very cool person and I think we’ll get along fabulously all summer. It was a pretty slow day at first, but we switched patients to a fresh post-op heart patient (hello bypass!) and by the end of the day, I remembered what it was like to do a twelve. Except, I’m barely doing anything for now but watch my poor nurse run around.
But, today. TODAY. Today, my nurse picked the most difficult patient on the floor FOR ME, because he was going to surgery. So, not only did I get a nice big challenge in the thinking department, I got to see a Tandem Heart explanted (it’s a heart assist device that went in through his jugular, through his body, and out his groin). They didn’t open him all up, just his jugular. But, I think seeing a very impressive cardiothoracic surgeon stitching up a big fat vein is pretty fucking spectacular.
Missing you all and hoping to hear from everyone soon!
P.S. Jen, your hair looks GREAT.
