Lessons

#1. Before you even rejoice in the thought of a long break from studies (due to class suspensions / holidays), THINK TWICE! There's gonna be a lot of making-up to do afterwards. Especially with our situation, midterms are up next week and we've missed a lot of classes in our Thursday-Friday sched (since most of the class suspensions fell on these days). So, unfortunately, this week, AnaLab time was used for Health Ethics. 'Twas such a shame, I love anatomy class. Apart from that, we won't experience going to school at 9 AM this week (our Th-F classes normally start at this time)... instead, we're going to have to make that time 8AM to make-up for our missed quizzes and lessons in Ethics. To think Wednesday's our RLE day, that must be...bleck.

NOTE: thankfully, though, today, we had a film showing for our Ethics class. We watched John Q and I found the story rather nice, and I especially liked the part where they did the heart transplant of the boy. =)

#2. ALWAYS, ALWAYS BRING YOUR BP APP. You never know when someone's going to ask you to take their BP.

What happened, yesterday during our RLE day was that we had our midterm exams then were given a 15min. break. I decided to go up to the 4th floor. All of a sudden, I was "ambushed" by my classmate. Turns out, some prof was asking her to take his BP and now, she goes and asks me to do it. I was calm about it, sure. After all, I like doing vital signs and I'm already so comfortable with it as I'm always the one taking my mom's BP. And sometimes, some relatives even ask me to take their BP as well. So, at that moment, I was thinking, 'yun lang pala eh... and I was wondering why my friend was like "natataranta" ... But after some time, I don't know what happened, I little by little got intimidated... maybe it was because here I was, in the faculty room of the Nursing department, about to take some prof's BP... or maybe it was because I didn't have my trustworthy BP app with me at that time and I was scared of using another one, which I may not have been accustomed to (I told my friend earlier that I didn't have my BP app with me and she said.. "meron ata siya eh."). Sure, I had my stet (in case the CIs wanted us to do assessment that day) but I left it in the Nursing Skills lab. I didn't want to go down and get it as I might disturb others who may still be taking the exam.

Conclusion (???):

So, does that actually mean that I literally have to bring my bp app (and probably other paraphernalia) everywhere? Even during my outside-school "travels" (a.k.a mga lakwatsa)? haha.

Before I forget:

Regarding my previous post (Quadriplegic Confusion), it's confirmed by another CI of ours. That situation is not possible. The term used for an amputee is different from that of a paralyzed man.

Quadriplegic Confusion

Quadriplegia is defined as the paralysis of both upper and lower extremities.

As one of the CIs was giving some scenario earlier, the following was mentioned regarding the patient's condition:
" ... a quadriplegic patient.... on top of all that, he is paralyzed on his left side..."

My Reaction (and the class as well): WHAT?!?!?!
Now that doesn't seem to make sense. Could it possibly be that he meant hemiplegia (for those who don't know, hemiplegia is defined as the paralysis of the body's half - either the right or left side). Classmates were confused. I was trying to think of the possibility that he (the CI) may just be simply mistaken.
Someone goes and asks what he means by quadriplegia, he answers: "the absence of the arms and limbs".
Another one goes and says: "I'm confused. So, are you saying that he has no arms & legs? (yes daw) You mean they (upper and lower extremities) had been amputated?". Suprisingly, the CI answers: "Yes, it had been amputated."
My Reaction: "oh, THAT is definitely NOT right." (of course, I only said it in my mind). It was at this point that I DEFINITELY had to voice out what I thought, saying:
"But sir, doesn't quadriplegia mean the paralysis of both the upper and lower extremities?"

The CI simply restates the patient's condition... "...quadriplegic... soon experienced a stroke, which is why he is now also paralyzed on his left side."
haay. hopeless. we were still in the middle of "debating" when some announcement gets in the way that classes were suspended. Surprisingly, we were all enjoying and didn't want to go home... but we had to.

After that, I thought to myself (even mentioned this to some friends). Fine. The patient's paralyzed, i still can't see why we can't make an occupied bed (which was one of the tasks to be completed). Secondly, let's forget the patient's paralyzed and take the worse scenario, he doesn't have any arms and legs! Yet, you expect us to get the pt. up & out of bed, and into the wheelchair (another one of the tasks). The pt. has no legs, he can't stand! Sure, you can probably carry the patient from bed to wheelchair... but still.

passing time

Okay, so earlier, my friend Diana asked me why I haven't been writing for a while. True. One reason probably would be that I didn't have time to update my blog much any longer. Second, (again, I'm blaming all the requirements placed upon us sophie BSNs) with all the requirements we have to do and with all the deadlines we have to meet, what thing of interest can I write about? Sure there's a lot of everyday laughs with friends and classmates but c'mon I really wouldn't want to write about every little deatil in my life now, would I?

So, now, I'm taking advantage of this time to post whatever random stuffs just enter my mind. I'm warning you, this may be really senseless but hey, I just kinda missed blogging, and I'm trying to make time pass quickly.

#1. We've had 2 class days suspended, and for the first time we had no RLE! yahoo! although, should I really be celebrating these facts? RLE is a very important subject for us and not that I hate it (it's actually one of my faves) but it's just the fact that I've got a lot of friends with numerous pending ret.dems already and here we are, having a new set awaiting us (assessment). Plus, we have this announced-only-hours-before quiz on the entire chapter 37! technically, I don't really study but I try to during this midterms cos I definitely am not happy with my prelim grades. Now, going back, the thing is that since RLE is an impt. subj. of ours, I've had friends tell me we may need to undergo Saturday class just to make up for it (oh no). As for our other subjects, we're pretty much "readying" ourselves for the anticipated heavy workload the profs are sending our way (argh.)

#2. 2 class days suspended due to the typhoon. went home an hour and a half earlier than normal today cos we didn't have IC class (possibly due to college night??? I don't know). Now, why do I feel damn exhausted.

#3. Wish everyday was Monday & Tuesday (and fine, Wednesday - will I be able to take it if this day was included? haha). I LOVE THESE DAYS. All our major subjects are crammed into these days. Sure, this may be our "busy days" (Thursdays and Fridays are our "sleepy days" as me and my friends call it) but these days keep our brains thinking. Besides, aside from the fact that our major subjects are my fave subjects, I really have fun during these days, 'specially during lab.

#4. GOOD THING: excited for tomorrow. I'm going out with friends. Can't believe I'm actually going to watch some cartoons (Ratatouille and Simpsons). And, can't believe I'm actually taking public transpo... which is why I asked Bea & Di that we go there together (since I'm on the way naman). I can ride a trike, I just don't know how to call a jeep (and ask it to stop when the trip is over) haha. It was the decision of both Bea and I to take public transpo since it's fun (plus adventurous)

#5. Should I get a Sun sim? The line is 300 bucks a month for 24 months x3 for 3 phones (for Bea, Carisse, and I). It ought to work out for the whole company. Carlann's already on Sun, Di has got a Sun sim as well ( questionable na lang kung gumagana pa)... so the three of us are the only ones left. the cons: $$$ the pros: unli calls, here we come!