PLEASE turn your patients. I saw a stage four pressure ulcer on the sacrum of an older adult today, it was crazy AND totally preventable with the proper care. Turn patients at least every two hours and you can prevent skin breakdown! Do it!!
If you have never seen one, google it and take a look. They are pretty gnarly.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Monday, July 28, 2008
Doula!!
I am going to be a doula! Below is a definition.
Doula: A non-medical assistant in childbirth. A doula is not the father but is usually a woman who is experienced in childbirth. The role of the doula is to provide the mother with physical and emotional assistance before, during, or after childbirth. Also known as a birth assistant, birth companion, childbirth assistant, or labor support professional.
I can't wait!!
Doula: A non-medical assistant in childbirth. A doula is not the father but is usually a woman who is experienced in childbirth. The role of the doula is to provide the mother with physical and emotional assistance before, during, or after childbirth. Also known as a birth assistant, birth companion, childbirth assistant, or labor support professional.
I can't wait!!
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Words of the Day
Pruritic: Itchy
Trichotillomania: The compulsion to tear or pluck out the hair on one's head and face and often to ingest it.
The second one may not be all that useful in every day conversation but I just really like saying it.
Trichotillomania: The compulsion to tear or pluck out the hair on one's head and face and often to ingest it.
The second one may not be all that useful in every day conversation but I just really like saying it.
Monday, July 21, 2008
Pictures!
My Mom sent me pictures and I finally have time to upload them! These are a sampling of pictures from my parent's and Steve's visit around the 4th of July with commentary.
Fells Point the first night everyone arrived.
Breakfast at Jimmy's on the 4th of July
Fort McHenry (please note my dad looking into the front of the cannon)
Watching the fireworks . . . one of the best shows I have seen.
Crab Feast!
Trip to Annapolis
Dinner before Steve left at La Scala . . . I highly recommend it!
My parents played paparazzi while I was leaving school. Yes I am wearing jeans and a sweater and yes it was 90 degrees outside . . . the AC works at school.
Dinner at Pazzo before my parents left . . . I also recommend this restaurant!
Mom and me on the water.
It was fabulous to see Steve and my parents. Come and visit!!
Fells Point the first night everyone arrived.
Breakfast at Jimmy's on the 4th of July
Fort McHenry (please note my dad looking into the front of the cannon)
Watching the fireworks . . . one of the best shows I have seen.
Crab Feast!
Trip to Annapolis
Dinner before Steve left at La Scala . . . I highly recommend it!
My parents played paparazzi while I was leaving school. Yes I am wearing jeans and a sweater and yes it was 90 degrees outside . . . the AC works at school.
Dinner at Pazzo before my parents left . . . I also recommend this restaurant!
Mom and me on the water.
It was fabulous to see Steve and my parents. Come and visit!!
Saturday, July 19, 2008
3 More Weeks . . .
. . . and I will be 1/4 of a nurse! Kind of hard to believe but my first semester of nursing school is wrapping up. I have two more weeks of class and then finals and then I get a three week break.
While my parents were here my mom took some pictures of my school so I thought I would post them since this is where I spend 99% of my time in Baltimore. Enjoy!
While my parents were here my mom took some pictures of my school so I thought I would post them since this is where I spend 99% of my time in Baltimore. Enjoy!
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