Scrub Day/Heart

Tuesday was Scrub Day at school. All the nursing students wear their scrubs to classes every 2nd Tuesday of the month. Here is my friend Brittney and me. Also, I checked off on the Heart . For the heart we inspect, palpate and auscultate. The heart is an amazing muscle. The way it constantly beats even when we are unaware is amazing.
There are many references in the Bible that refer to the heart. Romans 10:9 "because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead you will be saved" When I was little I asked Jesus into my "Heart" but not my literal heart. This means that what His words says should shape the way I live my life, in my thoughts, words and actions. Again the heart is a powerful muscle that is crucial to life. Praise be to God for a physical heart and for his power to save my life eternally.

4

Only Four

Four Places I go over and over:
Class
Nursing lab
church
home

Four People Who Email Me Regularly:
Mom
Dad
Britt
DD

Four places I would rather be right now:
Cayman Islands
at home
in FL
In San Antonio

Four TV shows I watch:
Greys Anatomy
Lost
The Office
House

Four things I have for breakfast:
nothing
a protein bar
snack
water

Four Animals I like best:
none
none
none
none

Four Beaches I've been to:
Cayman Islands
OBX
FL
?

Four people to tag?
Karen
Britt
MOM
Jen

CO: Chest and Lungs

Today I had my CO on the Chest and Lungs. For this system we Inspect, Palpate, Percuss (strike or tap with hand over body, sounds over the lungs should be resonant when percussing) and Auscultate. This is a picture of the posterior (back), lateral (sides), and anterior (chest) regions where you would percuss and auscultate. If you notice the right side of the body you assess differently than the left side. The right side makes a "Z" shape because your right lung has three lobes, to hear the middle lobe you have to follow the "Z" pattern. The left side makes a "C" shape and only has two lobes. I thought that was very interesting.

Assessing the Chest and Lungs is crucial for any medical profession. Breathing is essential for life. I'm reminded of when God created man in Genesis 2:7 "then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature." Christ not only gives us air to breath physically, but gives us life spiritually. As important as breathing air is to life, being alive in Christ is most important. I'm so thankful that He has made us with intricate parts. I so often take for granted that we can breath and we are able to use our lungs from the most strenuous activities to resting at night. Once again I am in awe of how God has created us.

As I promised, I was able to take a short video of the nursing lab. This is just what a typically room looks like. There are about 8 examining rooms that all look the same.

Nursing Ribbon Ceremony

Yesterday night was our official ribbon ceremony for the Sophomores and Junior Nursing Students. Sophomores received blue ribbons and the Juniors received red ribbons. The teachers called us all by name and lit a candle. (I am not too fond of fire and the candles made me a little nervous). Once everyone had their candles lit we sang a song that we have been practicing in our Health Assessment class. It was a great ceremony! The sophomore class has 116 students, 9 of them which are guys.
Here is a picture of Chelsea and me. We are in the same clinical groups this year. The next picture is Megan, Jordan, Steph, and I. This group of girls and I constantly studied for Pathophysiology together last semester. It's so great to see how far we have all come since last year! We have been waiting for this moment!