Today was the first day of the field experience. I was super duper nervous, only because I could not remember the nurse's name for anything. I enjoyed acting like a nurse for about an hour. I got to take the temptress and answer the phone. Other than being nervous, I was super excited to actually do it.
I look forward to going to my experience everyday. I think today went a little well, I had to take care of this one kid, it was difficult because I couldn't tell what was wrong with him. All he said was I'm dizzy. other than that, I had fun. I lost track of time and ended up signing out at 2:00.
November 7th: I felt like I did a lot, for some reason a lot of kids came in today and had either a headache or sore throat. This is the day where I broke a little girls heart, she came in without a pass, and i had to tell her to go back to class and get one. Hardest thing I had to do.
November 9th: There were many new kids, so I had to do a lot of filling. I also stayed until the end of the day, which was 3:00,3:30. Not much really goes on after 2:00, so I was kind of bored with not much to do but make ice packs and clean up. There is also this one kid, who is always there just to kid out of gym. I can relate to him. Other than being bored, I have a lot of fun being a little assistant.
November 17th: I have never done so much filing in my life! I felt so overwhelmed, but I have to deal with it. In the real world, you're going to get overwhelmed, but you have to find light of the situation. So what I did, I made nicknames for all of the kids I filed, and for some reason it made my stress level go down so much. Days like those, I feel like I should stay until the end of the day for them to take some of the weight off of Mrs. K's shoulders.
November 21st: Mondays, for some odd reason, always go steady. We didn't do much today. It was waay too cold outside for me. I feel at ease when I'm there though. I had this one kid that came, and he had the biggest cut on his knee, and it just made me so sad and creeped out. I get the chills whenever I see something like that. As time goes, I learn how to handle the kids who really have something wrong with them, and the ones that just want to get out of class. It'll be like second nature soon.
Nov. 29: I got to take this little girls blood pressure, but I had little to no knowledge about blood pressure and how to take it. The other nurse, Mrs. Tum-Suden, help me out, and we did it together. I was scared because I didn't want to right down the wrong numbers, and then the office and nurses are wondering why this 8 year old girl has high blood pressure. Mrs. K gave me homework, and I had to figure out what blood pressure was, and what was the difference between the top and the bottom number. That was something we discussed the next time we met. I think the only thing I would change about this day, would be trying to take the little girls blood pressure in the first place.
Dec. 1: It was a slow day, I was kind of bored because I had no work to do, there were barley any kids coming in or needing help. All I did was file, and filing is always fun.. :)
Dec 13: We talked about my blood pressure homework, which I worked kind of hard on... I feel like since I got more knowledge about nursing so I feel like a real school nurse, but I'm still learning, so I'm still working on the process. I kind of feel like we're moving at a slow pace, but I feel like if I work too fast I won't get as much done.
Dec 14: Coming into the nurse, I immediately walk over to my file bin and begin filing. I got frustrated because I couldn't find some kids names, so I just gave up. But I had to finish my job, so Mrs. K had to kind of help me. I don't really like asking for help though. I got even more frustrated because this one kid came in and had an accident. While Mrs. K was was attending to him, a whole bunch of kids want to decide that their throat was hurting, or their head was hurting, or their arm hurts. I had no idea what to do, because Mrs. K told me to tell them to go back to class, but I can't say no to a little kid. I'm not heartless... I just kind of wish that say wasn't as difficult as it was.
Dec 19: A kid had a seizure, so Mrs. K thought I was capable to handle the office by myself, and she was right in a way. I got so nervous every time a kid walked in the office. I usually get help from Mrs. K if I don't know what to do with a kid. But it worked out, only kids with like cuts, sore throats, or minor headache came in. I can usually deal with that because it is easy to take care of them.
Dec 20: We kind of had a party, but not really. So like in the teachers lounge thing, they had so much food and the other nurse in the office gave me some. It was too good, but I mostly felt relaxed today because the kids that came in didn't really have anything seriously wrong with them, they just wanted like a cough drop. This one kid came in with a bloody nose and chipped tooth, so he had to go home and I was sent to get his bags. I never noticed how big Fountain Woods was until today. When I say i also got totally lost, I had no idea where I was going. Why do 6 year olds need a school that big? When I got the kids stuff, he ended up not going home. I was kind of mad because I had tot walk around that big school for nothing.
Dec 21: I got to practice screening this one girl, and she was VERY hyper. I was happy that I finally got to do more hands on things, and more experience. I thing it is kind of easy w=once you get the hang of things and start to do more. I was satisfied with how I did things, and how I was shown. I'm just not looking forward to this formal observation..
January 3: Today, the day after break, I got formally observed. I was kind of nervous because I thought i was not going to remember anything. but Mrs. K went through everything with me before Mrs. Francis came in. The thing is, no kids were coming in.. I found that as a blessing, but I was kind of disappointed. I ended up screening Mrs. Francis. I kind of forgot some of the things, so I think that I did bad on that part, but when she asked me questions, I answered them throughly. Overall, I kind of wanted to do it over because i feel like I could have done so much better.
January 4: An unusual amount of students came into the nurses office today, where were they when I was getting observed? I have no idea. But It was kind of a relaxed day, if I think about it, most kinds came in because they just wanted to get out of class. I felt bad because this one kid came in and said he had a headache and he wanted to lay down. Mrs. K sent him back to class but I thought he was being serious. So I kind of felt bad for the poor kid.
January 5: I took care of most of the kids to give Mrs. K a break, and since the internet was down, I wrote down all of the kids i took care of and set them on her desk. There was this one girl who came in, and I took care of her because she had a cut on her hand and I remember she asked me "how are you a nurse?" and she asked me how old I was and what grade I was in. She also said she couldn't wait until she got to high school and I told her not to rush it because you will wish you were back in elementary school. At this point of time in the field experience, I think I have everything down packed and I think I can handle it now.
January 10th: I feel like i'm used to the usual routine. Nothing real exciting happens anymore when I get there. I'll get lucky if a kid comes in with like a loose tooth. I got bored because i filed everything and no kids were coming in for a good 15 minutes. I got so bored that i made 45 ice packs. It kept me busy, and it was kind of fun since there was nothing to do. I would've made 50 but a kid came in with a headache. I can't wait to move on to more advanced things.
January 17: Today I barley did anything, there was a substitute nurse for Mrs. Tum Suden (the other nurse) and she basically did all my work. The only thing I got to was file paperwork, and thats always fun... Mrs. K let her know that I am a nurse assistant, and that I can take care of the kids, but I guess she didn't listen. She left around 1:30 and I actually felt like I could finally do something. But by that time, I didn't have anything to do. So basically I was bored the whole time.
January 18th: I did my usual and filed everything when I got there, and just relaxed a little bit. A whole bunch of kids came in at one time around like 1:15 like a flock of birds. And I just thought it was really funny because Mrs. K was running through them like they were nothing. I want to be that experienced one day.
January 19th: Nothing major was really going on, it was a quiet day. All I really did was make ice packs, and filed paper work. The thing I actually had fun with, every 5th grader that came in, I got to screen them all by myself, with the exception of their blood pressure. I was happy because I didn't need any help. Doing screenings are actually somewhat fun for me. But I just feel like as our experience is coming to an end, it gets more boring.
January 20th: Mrs. K and I had a nice talk about politics, and everything that was gonna happen today. Disappointment. But, I got to do this little boys screening, all by myself :). I get so excited when I can do it by myself. But today was a quiet day, nothing was really happening, no kids we're coming in. So just us and the paper work. I got to put the kids she seen before into the computer, and I was so confused because it was new to me. Technology is getting too advance for me.
January 24: The last day of field experience :( It was a calm day, I was kind of sad that I was leaving them... I gave them their gifts and, like I expected, they loved it. Mrs. K loved her present the most, since I got her a weiner dog. Mrs. T loved the fact that I made something from the heart. But I didn't even want to leave, I wanted to stay.. But Mrs. K said that I could come next year, so that gives me something to look forward to.
Heey! I'm kind of nervous for this experience, but I'm really excited for it too. I just want the first day to be over... This thing is cool too.
ReplyDeleteToday was the first day of the field experience. I was super duper nervous, only because I could not remember the nurse's name for anything. I enjoyed acting like a nurse for about an hour. I got to take the temptress and answer the phone. Other than being nervous, I was super excited to actually do it.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to going to my experience everyday. I think today went a little well, I had to take care of this one kid, it was difficult because I couldn't tell what was wrong with him. All he said was I'm dizzy. other than that, I had fun. I lost track of time and ended up signing out at 2:00.
ReplyDeleteHow was the situation handled? What did you think? Remember to be more reflective.
DeleteNovember 7th: I felt like I did a lot, for some reason a lot of kids came in today and had either a headache or sore throat. This is the day where I broke a little girls heart, she came in without a pass, and i had to tell her to go back to class and get one. Hardest thing I had to do.
ReplyDeleteNovember 9th: There were many new kids, so I had to do a lot of filling. I also stayed until the end of the day, which was 3:00,3:30. Not much really goes on after 2:00, so I was kind of bored with not much to do but make ice packs and clean up. There is also this one kid, who is always there just to kid out of gym. I can relate to him. Other than being bored, I have a lot of fun being a little assistant.
ReplyDeleteNovember 15th: Absent (doctors appointment)
ReplyDeleteNovember 17th: I have never done so much filing in my life! I felt so overwhelmed, but I have to deal with it. In the real world, you're going to get overwhelmed, but you have to find light of the situation. So what I did, I made nicknames for all of the kids I filed, and for some reason it made my stress level go down so much. Days like those, I feel like I should stay until the end of the day for them to take some of the weight off of Mrs. K's shoulders.
ReplyDeleteNovember 21st: Mondays, for some odd reason, always go steady. We didn't do much today. It was waay too cold outside for me. I feel at ease when I'm there though. I had this one kid that came, and he had the biggest cut on his knee, and it just made me so sad and creeped out. I get the chills whenever I see something like that. As time goes, I learn how to handle the kids who really have something wrong with them, and the ones that just want to get out of class. It'll be like second nature soon.
ReplyDeleteNov. 29: I got to take this little girls blood pressure, but I had little to no knowledge about blood pressure and how to take it. The other nurse, Mrs. Tum-Suden, help me out, and we did it together. I was scared because I didn't want to right down the wrong numbers, and then the office and nurses are wondering why this 8 year old girl has high blood pressure. Mrs. K gave me homework, and I had to figure out what blood pressure was, and what was the difference between the top and the bottom number. That was something we discussed the next time we met. I think the only thing I would change about this day, would be trying to take the little girls blood pressure in the first place.
ReplyDeleteDec. 1: It was a slow day, I was kind of bored because I had no work to do, there were barley any kids coming in or needing help. All I did was file, and filing is always fun.. :)
ReplyDeleteDec 13: We talked about my blood pressure homework, which I worked kind of hard on... I feel like since I got more knowledge about nursing so I feel like a real school nurse, but I'm still learning, so I'm still working on the process. I kind of feel like we're moving at a slow pace, but I feel like if I work too fast I won't get as much done.
ReplyDeleteDec 14: Coming into the nurse, I immediately walk over to my file bin and begin filing. I got frustrated because I couldn't find some kids names, so I just gave up. But I had to finish my job, so Mrs. K had to kind of help me. I don't really like asking for help though. I got even more frustrated because this one kid came in and had an accident. While Mrs. K was was attending to him, a whole bunch of kids want to decide that their throat was hurting, or their head was hurting, or their arm hurts. I had no idea what to do, because Mrs. K told me to tell them to go back to class, but I can't say no to a little kid. I'm not heartless... I just kind of wish that say wasn't as difficult as it was.
ReplyDeleteDec 15: Absent
ReplyDeleteDec 19: A kid had a seizure, so Mrs. K thought I was capable to handle the office by myself, and she was right in a way. I got so nervous every time a kid walked in the office. I usually get help from Mrs. K if I don't know what to do with a kid. But it worked out, only kids with like cuts, sore throats, or minor headache came in. I can usually deal with that because it is easy to take care of them.
ReplyDeleteDec 20: We kind of had a party, but not really. So like in the teachers lounge thing, they had so much food and the other nurse in the office gave me some. It was too good, but I mostly felt relaxed today because the kids that came in didn't really have anything seriously wrong with them, they just wanted like a cough drop. This one kid came in with a bloody nose and chipped tooth, so he had to go home and I was sent to get his bags. I never noticed how big Fountain Woods was until today. When I say i also got totally lost, I had no idea where I was going. Why do 6 year olds need a school that big? When I got the kids stuff, he ended up not going home. I was kind of mad because I had tot walk around that big school for nothing.
ReplyDeleteDec 21: I got to practice screening this one girl, and she was VERY hyper. I was happy that I finally got to do more hands on things, and more experience. I thing it is kind of easy w=once you get the hang of things and start to do more. I was satisfied with how I did things, and how I was shown. I'm just not looking forward to this formal observation..
ReplyDeleteJanuary 3: Today, the day after break, I got formally observed. I was kind of nervous because I thought i was not going to remember anything. but Mrs. K went through everything with me before Mrs. Francis came in. The thing is, no kids were coming in.. I found that as a blessing, but I was kind of disappointed. I ended up screening Mrs. Francis. I kind of forgot some of the things, so I think that I did bad on that part, but when she asked me questions, I answered them throughly. Overall, I kind of wanted to do it over because i feel like I could have done so much better.
ReplyDeleteJanuary 4: An unusual amount of students came into the nurses office today, where were they when I was getting observed? I have no idea. But It was kind of a relaxed day, if I think about it, most kinds came in because they just wanted to get out of class. I felt bad because this one kid came in and said he had a headache and he wanted to lay down. Mrs. K sent him back to class but I thought he was being serious. So I kind of felt bad for the poor kid.
ReplyDeleteJanuary 5: I took care of most of the kids to give Mrs. K a break, and since the internet was down, I wrote down all of the kids i took care of and set them on her desk. There was this one girl who came in, and I took care of her because she had a cut on her hand and I remember she asked me "how are you a nurse?" and she asked me how old I was and what grade I was in. She also said she couldn't wait until she got to high school and I told her not to rush it because you will wish you were back in elementary school. At this point of time in the field experience, I think I have everything down packed and I think I can handle it now.
ReplyDeleteJanuary 10th: I feel like i'm used to the usual routine. Nothing real exciting happens anymore when I get there. I'll get lucky if a kid comes in with like a loose tooth. I got bored because i filed everything and no kids were coming in for a good 15 minutes. I got so bored that i made 45 ice packs. It kept me busy, and it was kind of fun since there was nothing to do. I would've made 50 but a kid came in with a headache. I can't wait to move on to more advanced things.
ReplyDeleteJanuary 17: Today I barley did anything, there was a substitute nurse for Mrs. Tum Suden (the other nurse) and she basically did all my work. The only thing I got to was file paperwork, and thats always fun... Mrs. K let her know that I am a nurse assistant, and that I can take care of the kids, but I guess she didn't listen. She left around 1:30 and I actually felt like I could finally do something. But by that time, I didn't have anything to do. So basically I was bored the whole time.
ReplyDeleteJanuary 18th: I did my usual and filed everything when I got there, and just relaxed a little bit. A whole bunch of kids came in at one time around like 1:15 like a flock of birds. And I just thought it was really funny because Mrs. K was running through them like they were nothing. I want to be that experienced one day.
ReplyDeleteJanuary 19th: Nothing major was really going on, it was a quiet day. All I really did was make ice packs, and filed paper work. The thing I actually had fun with, every 5th grader that came in, I got to screen them all by myself, with the exception of their blood pressure. I was happy because I didn't need any help. Doing screenings are actually somewhat fun for me. But I just feel like as our experience is coming to an end, it gets more boring.
ReplyDeleteJanuary 20th: Mrs. K and I had a nice talk about politics, and everything that was gonna happen today. Disappointment. But, I got to do this little boys screening, all by myself :). I get so excited when I can do it by myself. But today was a quiet day, nothing was really happening, no kids we're coming in. So just us and the paper work. I got to put the kids she seen before into the computer, and I was so confused because it was new to me. Technology is getting too advance for me.
ReplyDeleteJanuary 24: The last day of field experience :( It was a calm day, I was kind of sad that I was leaving them... I gave them their gifts and, like I expected, they loved it. Mrs. K loved her present the most, since I got her a weiner dog. Mrs. T loved the fact that I made something from the heart. But I didn't even want to leave, I wanted to stay.. But Mrs. K said that I could come next year, so that gives me something to look forward to.
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