tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24783103Thu, 19 Sep 2024 22:28:02 +0000maternityschoolbabyrantbeta bloggernursinghttp://jewchick.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (jewchick)Blogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24783103.post-4803163307485883717Tue, 08 May 2007 03:37:00 +00002007-05-07T23:45:31.200-04:00nursingThe last week has been insane. My husband's grandmother passed away on Sunday after a 3-year decline in health. Shiva ended this morning. My mother-in-law buried her mother in OH and sat shiva there for a while before coming home, where we set up the house for her to sit. His aunt and cousin are in from Israel until Wednesday, so they're keeping me busy 'till then.On a lighter note, It seems http://jewchick.blogspot.com/2007/05/busy-week.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jewchick)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24783103.post-5778651444081841524Wed, 18 Apr 2007 21:34:00 +00002007-04-18T17:37:55.329-04:00Didn't get the job.Really sad about it, but know that it's really for the best - clearly this wasn't the right place for me to be at this time. Human resources is looking for another position for me, and I'm applying to other hospitals, so hopefully I'll find the place that is right for me.I mean, maybe I'd be miserable working with a cold nurse manager? Maybe I'll get a day position on some http://jewchick.blogspot.com/2007/04/blog-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jewchick)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24783103.post-235582096709746058Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:32:00 +00002007-04-18T12:34:06.030-04:00So, I'm not sure how it went. I met with the nurse manager, who is nice enough, but not a warm person, so I didn't really get any feedback from her. I spoke to my friend who works on the floor, she said that she's like that. That she'll walk past her and not say hello.I should hear by the end of the week...http://jewchick.blogspot.com/2007/04/interview-part-ii.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jewchick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24783103.post-2661173845621550412Mon, 16 Apr 2007 00:27:00 +00002007-04-15T20:42:06.765-04:00So, since I passed the Boards, I've been looking for a job. Considering this huge nursing shortage, you'd think that employers would call a person who put in a resume. You'd be wrong. I've been chasing hospital's, and finally had an AWESOME interview with human resources last Wednesday at the local hospital. I have part two of the interview tomorrow with the nurse manager on the unit.As you may http://jewchick.blogspot.com/2007/04/update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jewchick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24783103.post-5417056336437908946Wed, 11 Apr 2007 21:41:00 +00002007-04-11T17:42:18.733-04:00Yes, it's been a long time.Yes, a lot has happened.Yes, I will post soon.http://jewchick.blogspot.com/2007/04/yes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jewchick)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24783103.post-5533147966381647929Thu, 08 Mar 2007 23:06:00 +00002007-03-08T18:07:59.891-05:00schoolI took, and passed the NCLEX-RN... my nursing boards! I am now a licensed nurse in New York State. Whoo hoo!!!http://jewchick.blogspot.com/2007/03/i-did-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jewchick)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24783103.post-683261186691988992Sun, 11 Feb 2007 14:31:00 +00002007-02-11T09:37:11.399-05:00babymaternitySo, Thursday morning, I get woken up at 6 AM by my sister, "Min, I think I'm in labor. Pack yourself some lunch."So, that's what I did. I packed my lunck, and drove out to Queens. 8 (long) hours later, my sister had a baby girl, my new niece, Chaviva Batya.My sister was great. She stood up and pushed against the wall (almost in a lunge position) during each contraction. The Dr. and the nurse werehttp://jewchick.blogspot.com/2007/02/busy-week.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jewchick)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24783103.post-6806792283733027083Sun, 28 Jan 2007 05:49:00 +00002007-01-28T00:52:23.205-05:00Met my new niece on Monday, she's cute :) Her name is Devorah Tova, but we've decided to call her Dee Dee. We have to start now, because we started calling Tziporah "Po" and she keeps us, "No, my name is TZI-po-RAH!" Which is cute, but we're going to try to avoid that with Dee Dee.Also, got to see baby Zevi this shabbos, and he's so cutely spherical. His head is like a basketball on a body of fathttp://jewchick.blogspot.com/2007/01/met-my-new-niece-on-monday-shes-cute.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jewchick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24783103.post-3208633732319026557Wed, 17 Jan 2007 13:37:00 +00002007-01-17T08:53:45.224-05:00It's been six years since I've updated.Things have been busy.We had a new niece last night! Yay! I don't know her name yet, but she's 6lb 3oz, and blonde. I'm so excited to meet her!I graduated from nursing school, and got my RN pin. I'm actually sitting here with only a couple minutes to write while I wait for my NCLEX review class to begin. That's pretty much what I'm doing for the next 6 weekshttp://jewchick.blogspot.com/2007/01/i-know.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jewchick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24783103.post-4729684033395776792Sun, 17 Dec 2006 14:51:00 +00002006-12-17T09:55:20.005-05:00of myself.I'm on a diet (weight watchers - which I'd recommend to anyone trying to lose weight), and doing pretty well. I'm getting ready for my weigh in today, but in the last month I've lost almost 10 pounds. But that isn't what I'm so proud of. I'm proud that I called my mother-in-law before shabbos and said, "Hey, I'm kind of worried about staying on my diet," because I know you made a lot ofhttp://jewchick.blogspot.com/2006/12/ridiculously-proud.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jewchick)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24783103.post-2286288610842085473Thu, 14 Dec 2006 02:04:00 +00002006-12-13T21:05:57.080-05:00Time Warner Cable is sponsoring first books for children.Maybe I'm cynical, but it sounds to me like Philip Morris sponsoring anti-smoking ads.http://jewchick.blogspot.com/2006/12/time-warner-cable-is-sponsoring-first.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jewchick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24783103.post-7985198972407886193Tue, 05 Dec 2006 01:20:00 +00002006-12-04T20:26:37.087-05:00maternityI had a great day today at clinical. It was my day at antepartum - so I spent a couple hours with a pregnant woman, sat in on her genetic counselling session (which, by the way, was really interesting) and saw an ultrasound - which was cool, but kind of makes me feel like a moron, because all I could see was the hands and the spine. There was lotsa other stuff to look at, and the tech kept tryinghttp://jewchick.blogspot.com/2006/12/i-had-great-day-today-at-clinical.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jewchick)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24783103.post-4058077827003581299Wed, 29 Nov 2006 00:17:00 +00002006-11-28T19:25:13.296-05:00maternityschoolI spent Monday and Tuesday in the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit). It was boring, and kinda sad - except for when a new mom and dad came in and got to touch their babies, and the dad (a big BIG) man was so sweet.We discussed something interesting in class yesterday that I didn't even know about. Apparently, Orthodox Jews wait longer before going to the hospital. I mean, I always new to wait http://jewchick.blogspot.com/2006/11/i-spend-monday-and-tuesday-in-nicu.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jewchick)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24783103.post-2264485970203186941Mon, 20 Nov 2006 23:51:00 +00002006-11-20T18:54:44.112-05:00maternityToday was spent in post partum. It was interesting, but didn't speak to me like L&D and the nursery. I mean, it was nice taking care of the mom, and all, but not nearly as exciting or as cute. In other news, I got pink crocs, which I am TOTALLY obsessed with. For all those who don't own a pair, make the investment. They're kinda ugly, but they are the most comfortable pair of shoes I have ever http://jewchick.blogspot.com/2006/11/crocs-rocks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jewchick)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24783103.post-785306961750439797Tue, 14 Nov 2006 00:58:00 +00002006-11-13T20:07:41.961-05:00maternityschoolI spent today in the nursery, which was so much fun. I got to give a baby his first bath, and get him dressed and bundle him up. It was a real bonding experience. Then I had my maternity test, which I aced. And after class, I was the last one in my room, and my teacher actually sat down in the desk next to me and talked. Just chatted, about stuff. We talked about Weight Watchers (We ended up in http://jewchick.blogspot.com/2006/11/maternity-today.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jewchick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24783103.post-7999387382825227874Wed, 08 Nov 2006 00:39:00 +00002006-11-07T19:45:07.389-05:00maternityI saw another delivery today. It was very different from the first. I mean - the idea was the same, but this one had a little trouble getting out. And you know how you know the baby's okay from the cry? Well, he didn't cry for what felt like an eternity, but in real life was probably only a few seconds... but long enough that the mom was like, "why isn't my baby crying" and she was so scared, http://jewchick.blogspot.com/2006/11/another-one.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jewchick)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24783103.post-3164739614006321556Mon, 06 Nov 2006 18:08:00 +00002006-11-06T13:16:05.140-05:00maternityand it was unreal. I watched the birth of a gooey baby boy. When I got to Labor & Delivery she was 7 cm dilated (that was at 10:15) and at 11:45 she gave birth to a boy. It was totally crazy. She pushed out the head in, like, 4 pushes, and then the rest of the baby kinda just fell out. Like - they drs were like "Don't push" (because they were suctioning the baby) and he came out any way.I didn't http://jewchick.blogspot.com/2006/11/i-just-watched-baby-being-born.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jewchick)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24783103.post-6495986874339441361Wed, 01 Nov 2006 04:48:00 +00002006-10-31T23:54:50.086-05:00maternityschoolI've started my maternity nursing class, as I've mentioned, last week. My warning is this: I went to nursing school so that I could be a midwife. That means that I am already obsessed with my class. So - expect a lot of posts about pregnancy, labor and delivery, post partum, and the newborn.Today was our first active day of clinical, and it was SO awesome. I was in postpartum, and was lucky http://jewchick.blogspot.com/2006/10/readers-beware.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jewchick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24783103.post-6864137782746192679Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:00:00 +00002006-10-27T12:30:32.200-04:00schoolNursing has gotten really into cultural awareness. However - the textbooks aren't written by people of these different cultures, and so usually the things they write are bastardized form of the truth. At least when it's about Judaism, I can't speak for the other cultures, but I imagine it's true.I just started my maternity class (which, by the way, is the last one, and the reason I've gone http://jewchick.blogspot.com/2006/10/jewish-orthodox-culture.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jewchick)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24783103.post-230857870748185243Tue, 24 Oct 2006 21:43:00 +00002006-10-24T17:45:35.155-04:00So, I'm sick. And I have no doubt it's because I stressed myself out so much about my psych paper and nursing final that I lowered my immune defenses.I'm bored. And movement makes my head hurt.Any fun websites for me to look at?http://jewchick.blogspot.com/2006/10/so-im-sick.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jewchick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24783103.post-2561291913286251409Mon, 23 Oct 2006 20:54:00 +00002006-10-23T16:57:04.302-04:00rantWell, it seems her computer crashed. Thursday. And she told me Sunday. It's hard for me to believe that she couldn't get to any other computer to email me in the meantime. None of her friends have computers? She couldn't get to school? Give me a break. Either she's a moron, or she thinks I am.I told her that I'm sorry, and had she emailed from another computer to let me know I would have happily http://jewchick.blogspot.com/2006/10/mia-partner.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jewchick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24783103.post-7504018560080054642Fri, 20 Oct 2006 15:28:00 +00002006-10-20T11:32:53.784-04:00rantSo my completely annoying psych teacher gave us a paper to do comparing media coverage of a psych report to the original journal article. Fine, right? Right. Except that she's making us do it with partners, who she paired us up with. So the paper's due Monday, and my partner wont FREAKING get back to me. So I've written 4 pages (out of 5) on my own, and if I dont get anything from her I'm going http://jewchick.blogspot.com/2006/10/freaking-stressed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jewchick)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24783103.post-6233877989032541664Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:33:00 +00002006-10-11T15:39:24.528-04:00babyI'm sorry it's been so long, but things have been kinda busy.I have a new nephew, Zevi, or "Z-Funk" as my wonderful husband insists on calling him.He's really cute:and I made him really cute booties:Photo Credits: Wonderful Husbandand I'm in the middle of an awesome sweater, for my favorite nephew.Anyways, they've been living with the in-laws, so I've been busy spending time there, bonding with http://jewchick.blogspot.com/2006/10/im-sorry-its-been-so-long-but-things.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jewchick)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24783103.post-5681960755302170409Thu, 21 Sep 2006 23:27:00 +00002006-09-21T19:35:04.829-04:00beta bloggerschoolWell, it was a busy week, but I still managed to do the switch - I am currently blogging from the beta version. They main difference for me is the homepage - it's nicer looking. Also, when you go to "Edit Posts" it also shows how many comments, which I don't think regular blogger does.You can do a lot of fun stuff with your template, which I tried - the coolest thing is the color shuffling tool -http://jewchick.blogspot.com/2006/09/well-it-was-busy-week-but-i-still.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jewchick)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24783103.post-115859333835816189Mon, 18 Sep 2006 15:28:00 +00002006-09-18T11:28:58.376-04:00Okay, After this post, I'm going to take the plunge to try better blogging. So, if I dissappear, you'll know that I'm lost in the world of Betas.http://jewchick.blogspot.com/2006/09/im-doing-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jewchick)2