CO/ Hazmat Drill/ Alumni Weekend

This week/weekend was very busy! This week we checked off on the abdomen. For the abdomen we inspect, auscultate, percuss and then palpate, usually for each system you inspect, palpate, percuss, then auscultate. I thought it was cool to listen to the stomach with the stethoscope, it makes some funny sounds.

On Wednesday, the nursing department was participating in a simulation for Virginia Baptist Hospital and Lynchburg General Hospital. About 20 girls from the nursing program participated in the hazmat drill (hazardous material). We were told we were on a bus and got into an accident with a chemical truck. Each of the students got a card that read what happened to them in the accident, so that the people at the hospital could respond with the right medical treatment.

Our scenario was "My feet and legs are burning."Brittney's was "Victim is unresponsive."
Overall both hospitals did a great job taking care of us. When we got to the hospital they had warm blankets ready for us (it was really cold on Wednesday). Some of the girls were sprayed down because they had "chemicals" (Gatorade) on them, luckily I wasn't one of the ones to be sprayed down! It was interesting to see what the nurses and doctors would do in a situation like this. This simulation was a lot of fun and I hope I'll be able to participate in something like this again!

On Friday night my friend, Hannah, from MD came down to Liberty with her mom. Hannah's Mom was here for alumni weekend. She was amazed at how much LU has changed since she graduated. On Friday night we walked around campus, then Hannah was able to stay in my dorm for the night.

Below is a picture of Hannah and me with Michael Tait (singer from DC talk). He was staying at the same hotel as Hannah and her mom. DC talk was the first CD I owned. He was a really nice guy and did the half time show for LU's football game.
On Saturday, we went to the Vines Center (below) and watched a volleyball game. Of course we had to walk through the tunnel.Then we walked around Demoss (main building for classes). The Nursing Department is also located in Demoss. Hannah is a freshman, studying nursing also! I had a blast showing her around the nursing lab! I really enjoyed having them here at LU.

Here are some fun pictures that we took on our way to the football game!Hannah's sister Lauren drove up on Saturday with her friend, Rachel, who graduated from LU this past May. It is such a small world!Liberty University Football Game!After the game, we all went to Doc's Diner (on campus), it is dedicated to Jerry Falwell Sr. How kind of God for such a great weekend with friends!