Medical TV Shows

This is so random and maybe off topic, but I just can't avoid not talking about it. 

I LOVE TV SHOW THAT DEAL WITH THE MEDICAL FIELD. 

• House
• Grey's Anatomy
• HawthoRNe
• etc...

I'll start with House. This is probably one of the more unrealistic tv shows (or maybe it isn't, I don't know) that is the coolest ever! A doctor solves medical mysteries the way that Sherlock Holmes would solve mysteries. 

UM,  YES PLEASE. 

I would love to be that smart and be able to solve things like that, expect I don't really want to be a doctor, so that's a little awkward. 

Anyways, NEXT...

Grey's Anatomy.

WHO DOES NOT LOVE GREY'S ANATOMY?

Let me just say this is one of my favorite shows ever! Watching this show makes me think that I could become a surgeon and be so good at doing it. It doesn't make me nervous watching the surgeries and all of the cool stuff that they do on there (that is so unrealistic). Anyways, I need to go save a patient now.... PUSH AN EPI!!

Lastly...

HawthoRNe.

So this show I am still new on and not too far into, but there's not much to keep up with because there's only a few seasons. BUT, this show is amazing. It is based on a charge nurse, which is more relate-able since it's nursing,  that is a single mom raising her teen daughter and supervising her nurses while also defending them from the evil, mean doctors who are big and bad (sorry doctors, I still think you're cool in reality). It is nice to watch a show like this just because it is mainly in the nurses' points of view so you can watch what they do and how they have to handle certain situation, either possibly realistic or completely fake. 

But that's all I had to say. If you need medical tv dramas to get hooked on, those are some of my favorites and I totally love them all! Enjoy!

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"If there's just one piece of advice I can give you, it's this- when there's something you really want, fight for it, don't ever give up no matter how hopeless it seems. And when you've lost yourself, ask yourself if in 10 years from now, you're gonna wish you gave it one more shot. Because the best things in life, they don't come free."

-Grey's Anatomy 

Patience for Patients

Patience is key. 

No, I am not a nurse at all, but yes, I have interned in medical facilities and have a job that is big on customer service. 

When patients are sick (from the perspective of being one), it is very difficult to be nice when you are sick. I usually try to be polite, but if I'm sick and my mom has to talk for me, it can get risky, but those are parents for you. 

From the perspective of someone who works with customer service, I can say that I am sure that it is a little difficult to deal with someone who is not very nice to you. 

You must have patience for your patients. I'm sure this is stressed in nursing schools. 

Those are people who count on you to make them feel better and be able to inform them what is going on with them and what you are doing to fix it. 

Patients determine if they like a hospital or not because of the service that they are given and the manners they are shown. They are your walking advertisements and can determine if you will receive more or less people at that hospital because they are likely to recommend the hospital(s) they like. 

Patience is key. Keep that in mind the next time you are dealing with anyone at any job; it works for anyone anywhere. 

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"The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it."

-Arnold H. Glasow

Dangers in Nursing

Hey guys, here's another post for you!

I'm not sure if this crosses anyone's mind much, but nursing CAN be dangerous.

I mean just think about it: 

• They deal with needles
• They lift people to move them
• Their job is demanding in the areas of physically, emotionally, and mentally
• They could be exposed to dangerous chemicals and/or substances

By no means is this supposed to scare anyone. 

I just wanted to bring this idea to people's attention. If you are looking into nursing, you should take into consideration if it will be too demanding for you or not. Every career has their own particular demands. 

Nursing is a good career, has a great outlook, and is in demand. Do not let some of the dangers that could come with this scare you off. It's just here to help with your pros and cons list. 

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"I'm not telling you it's going to be easy. I'm telling you it's going to be worth it."

-Art Williams 

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

Hey guys! I'm going to wrap up finals week with a few blogs!

So in an earlier post, I mentioned all of the different specialties that you could go into, one of them being the one I'm interested in which is CRNA.

To become a nurse anesthetist, you are required to go through graduate school. That's where my blog name comes from, you earn your Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) and "specialize" in anesthesia. This usually takes 3 years of school, or more. 

Besides the schooling, I thought I would mention why I am interested in this specialization. 

1. For the obvious reason, I WANT TO GO THROUGH NURSING, YAAAAAY!
2. I personally do not want to go through med school (at least I don't think I do) to become a doctor and become an anesthesiologist. 
3. I get the experience of nursing that I want, the experience of anesthesia that I want, the experience of being around surgeries that I want. Personally, I think this is a complete win-win-win situation. 

My advice to you, is find a specialty that seems interesting, research it, and go for it! (Maybe shadow it, too). 

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"Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. The only way to do great work is to love what you do."

-Steve Jobs

"You're Just A Nurse!"

Oh goodness, it has been awhile! Yay, college. But I will just go ahead and jump right into it. 

As you can see, this post is about one of the most offensive phrases I have ever heard: "You are just a nurse." Right, he or she is a nurse, but not just a nurse, an important nurse. 

I am not sure how common this phrase is in the job field in reality, but it seems to be said or inferred in TV shows a lot. And even though "it's just a TV show" it still kind of pulls some emotions from me. 

Why? 

1. That is just offensive. Nurses go through hard training and education to get where they are today. So if you don't see me walking around saying, "Oh, you're just an intern doctor, not an attending doctor. You're not a real doctor," you wouldn't be offended? 
2. Everyone in the medical field trained to be where they are today. It isn't always the same training or an extensive training, but those people worked in some way shape or form to get where they are. Why is it necessary to offend anyone, including nurses?
3. Nurse are there to take care of patients. Some doctors cannot stay long and have to give a diagnosis and then go to the next patient and continue their rounds. Nurses stay with patients and care for patients and do everything the patients need or want (appropriately). They're not "just a nurse". If they didn't do their job with care, there would be more people in this world who would really hate going to hospitals. 

PLEASE be respectful to your fellow coworkers or your fellow nurse. They are human, too, and no one wants to be told that they are doing a bad job or they are not good enough for their job. Everyone deserves to be happy. Be courteous to them. 

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"Treat people the way you want to be treated. Talk to people the way you want to be talked to."

-Hussein Nishah

"Why do you want to be a nurse?"

Have you ever been asked, "Why do you want to be a nurse?" 

I'm sure you have. I have at least. It's a common question, and with that, comes a common answer. 

"Because I want to help people."

NOTE: I'm not putting offense to this answer, it is a good state of mind. You shouldn't go into a nursing career (necessarily) if you do not want to help people. 

BUT...

Why else do you want to become a nurse? Why do you want to help people? It wasn't until I got asked this question that I wasn't sure what other reasons I had. (That's not a bad thing, but most people have specific reasons on why.) 

Although at the time I seemed clueless, it wasn't until I started thinking about my history with hospitals that I knew why exactly I wanted to become a nurse. 

My mom has medical issues that need tending to every other day of the week. When I was 9, I had a medical issue that wasn't even solved until after a few weeks, maybe months later. 

So why do I want to become a nurse?

Because all (or most) of the nurse I have dealt with (either for myself or my mom) have all been super nice and they did their job well. I want that. I want to impact someone's life like that so they, too, can remember when someone helped them in the most positive way possible. 

I want to be like one of my mom's nurses. He makes everything easier. He constantly cracks jokes and makes us laugh. He has an easy-going personality and he was easy to talk to and approach the moment that we met him. 

I want to impact people's lives, I want to make a difference. I want to help put people at ease and not make them so freaked out about being in a hospital. I want to be someone's heroes like the nurses I had were to me. (And the doctors, they were cool too!) 

Some many people look down on nurses as if their job is not important, but without them, most people wouldn't get the love and care that they need or even want. I want to give that to people. I want them to know that I genuinely care and that I genuinely want to help them. 

Why do YOU want to be a nurse?

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"Purpose is the reason you journey. Passion is the fire that lights your way."

-Author Unknown 

What Opportunities Does Nursing Bring?

Hi everyone! Sorry for not posting lately!

My family came to see me in college last weekend and it was the most exciting time of my life. I missed them so much!!

But besides that point, let's go into some things about, the one and only, NURSING. YAAAAY.

So, for anyone out there in nursing or looking towards nursing, you know that there are SO many opportunities out there and quite a few different things that you can do with a nursing degree.

So far I have looked at becoming a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetic and focusing on obstetrics (if that's possible). Currently my goals, butttt it might change (or not, who knows).

Now, if I would have never done some research on what I could do with a nursing degree, I would have never considered nursing or gotten so specific as that. ISN'T THAT COOL? I think it's cool. There is such a wide variety that you could (hopefully) never get bored with it, and I love that!

ANYWAYS...

I encourage all of you to look at all of the opportunities and specialties that are there in the world. Even if it isn't for nursing, you should still look!

Some of the things I have seen and (possibly) thought about doing with a nursing degree are:

• Flight Nurse
• Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
• Emergency Room
• Birthing and Labor
• ETC...
• If you want some more ideas or need a place to start looking, check out this website that gave me a boost: https://www.discovernursing.com/explore-specialties#no-filters

THERE ARE SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES. I believe everyone can find something they enjoy in this world and not dread going to work. It is everyone's goal to BE HAPPY.

Look for things that interest you; gain experience in your newest idea (like volunteer, shadow, intern, etc.); go out of your comfort zone for a second, it might surprise you. BE HAPPY, BE YOU.

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"Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing."

-Pele