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What to do when you wait for Operating Room and Delivery Room Cases at the wee hours of the night—or morning should I say?

playing BLUFF

Roe, PLaying Jackstone LOL!

playing pick-up sticks

after playing Hi Jack...

I know, it’s illegal but what can we do right? We could sleep but some of us, including me can’t sleep properly…

Lyne, mastering her skills at sleeping... LOL!

as well as Llanah...=p

For the third time, our group was assigned at Rizal Provincial Hospital only this time, we are at the OR/DR. During this rotation, (sad but true) was my first time at really performing the “handle”— the one who will catch the head of the baby and deliver the placenta. Though, I haven’t got the chance to catch the head because I don’t know what to do and the baby’s head was already out, I was the one who delivered the placenta. It was easy though the gush of blood stained by OR shoes and scrub suit. Waaaah!!! Nevertheless, it was a great experience. At least, I experienced that before I graduate…=p

with our clinical instructor

Another thing was, our group experienced our first mortality. Though, it really wasn’t our fault and the hospital itself, the baby was delivered dead already. It’s a condition called Intrauterine Fetal Death wherein the baby died inside the mother’s womb. It’s really heart-breaking to see the baby violet-colored, cold, unresponsive. He was just covered with white cloth on his side, lying in his own arms. I want him revived but there’s no resuscitation done because he was already dead probably hours before his delivery. My other group mate even cried. It was really sad.

During my DR completion last summer, I was able to observe a baby being resuscitated for almost 15 minutes because I will do the cord care. My heart stop as well as my breathing because the baby has no reaction to stimuli. Good thing, with constant compression, hyperventilating and suctioning, the baby was revived. As soon as he was revived, my breathing resumed and my heart started to pump.

I don’t want to see a baby dying as much as possible. I want them to live. After killing the baby during our VINES exposure, I’ll definitely make it good!

P.S: Pleasssseee… don’t tell this to the authority… or else… we’ll bite you and kill you with our venom ’cause we’re a PAITON snake (one of my group mate’s surname)… LOL!

.....hisssssssss.....

I haven’t got the chance to blog during the official start of my Semestral Break… (how I love the word BREAK. LOL!)

October 12 was the official start of my semestral vacation but then I signed up for Red Cross Seminar about Leadership Development that lasted for 2 days (to be blogged soon) and so, I was finally on vacation last October 15.

Karren's B-day Treat (also our last day...)

Counting the days before vacation, I had written all the things to be accomplished with its deadline and posted it at the top side of my study table. I was very TOXIC that time.

You can never imagine the pleasure of crossing out the things that I have done already…

When the final requirement was done, I just said to myself AMEN!!!

October 17, my grades were released and to my delight I was satisfied for I actually thought I will get a low grade this semester (low meaning, I will not reach the average I was maintaining for myself, which is 2.00). I even prepared my mother for the result, Yes, the party started after that!

After party at MOA courtesy of Pantene LOL!

Then, I followed up for my completion cases then read a novel, then shop, then read again, then finally blog and update you to what I am up to for my vacation. I came to recall the previous days, I had a pretty busy vacation after all. — but with a different reason… LOL!

I have 2 weeks ahead of me to relax and enjoy. Thank God! =)

What Can You Do in 3 Minutes?
I can take your Vital Signs in three minutes…=p

As a nursing student, I must always put my hair in a bun even if it’s still wet and put hair polish to smoothen the wrinkles in it— that made my hair problematic. I am sure in not the only one having this kind of problem. (Well, i just hope i could bun my hair in just 3 minutes. LOL!)

Good Thing, Pantene made hair miracles happen with the NEW Pantene’s 3-Minute Miracle Treatment!

Last October 17, 2008, Pantene together with its organizers bring about an event for bloggers to enjoy at Taste Asia, SM Mall of Asia. I brought with me my friends and we definitely had fun! With the games, picture taking, bands, (RJ Jimenez of Pinoy Dream Academy was there also) food, drinks (courtesy of Taste Asia and SM Hypermart) and most especially the presence of Ms. Judy Ann Santos, the latest endorser of Pantene (I’ll blog about that later…LOL!).

With the fast-paced lifestyle we have today, we never really got time to combat damage our hair experienced with everyday, especially with us ladies. Pantene’s new 3-minute Miracle Treatment repairs 3 months damage in just three minutes. It has a unique formula that repairs and strengthens your hair inside out.

After washing your hair with Pantene shampoo and conditioner, just squeeze excess water, massage the contents into the whole strand from top to bottom; just leave it for 3 minutes and rinse. You don’t need to go to a salon and spend too much time, energy, and money in pampering your hair. It just cost for around 300php (3 tubes per pack). You could have your instant revitalized hair at the comfort of your own home. What a great relief right?

Who says there’s no miracle for your dull, overly treated hair? It’s definitely not Pantene! LOL! What are you waiting for? Grab your Pantene 3-minute Miracle treatment now at your nearest convenient store and experience a good-feel with your crowning glory.

I am always fond of looking at the billboards as we travel and go to places. I envy those pretty ladies with alluring bodies because I once dreamt to be a model (LOL!!!!). Anyways, we know for a fact that there were— are some sexy- R18 billboards and ads not suitable for the mass people to see that gained much of issue and intrigue. Yeah, it definitely caused traffic and worse, accidents. Those billboards certainly caught drivers’ attention, which should not be the case.

Being trapped in a traffic, for some it’s a form of a distressing fact because they can rest their eyes, for some they are whining for they really want to get home early. But what if there would be pleasant billboards around in which passengers and even drivers would enjoy seeing?

That’s a different case.

Last October 16, 2008, there held a blogger event at Fully Booked, Bonifacio High Street entitled The Art of Billboards: 2nd Media Opens the Biggest Outdoor Gallery in Asia. The event is just small but they really relayed their aim in this endeavor. I am always interested in paintings as I am a frustrated fine artist (no, I can’t even draw. If that’s what you think…LOL!)

Dubbed as the biggest outdoor gallery in Asia, this endeavor features artworks from 10 most promising Filipino artists. Sharing a theme that highlights environmental awareness, these artworks located in key locations across the metro, is in support of the ongoing international movement rallying for nature conversation.

Not only they wanted to change the image of billboards but also, this could be a very effective tool in making the people knowledged and opening their eyes in certain issues.

With the disparaging issues regarding billboards, I say two thumbs up for the 2nd Media- the Public Affairs arm of the Outdoor Advertising Association of the Philippines’ (OAAP) endeavor in improving the image of billboards in our country.

Here are some of the artworks that you will hopefully see in the near future at South Luzon Expressway, North Luzon Expressway and EDSA:

This one is my favorite because of its health theme:

When I first heard about Red Box and its services, I personally am meaning to go there with my friends. I even invited them but unfortunately, our schedules don’t meet. Then I forgot about Red Box and my frustration to go there.

Then, my brother told me that there would be a Wii Party at Red Box Greenbelt. My spirit was high then. Though I am not familiar with the Nintendo Wii, I was excited.

Nintendo Wii will now be part of Red Box’s long list of choices for leisure and recreation. Starting this October, selected rooms in Red Box will be equipped with Nintendo Wii consoles where karaoke lovers can alternate between the microphone and nunchuck controllers.

Globe-trotting karaoke enthusiasts can also settle into the plush, super-chilled rooms and enjoy munch food whipped up by their expert chefs and swill beverages from their wide array of international beers and cocktails.

Red Box also features also features a mix of leisure and recreational facilities that adds a sophisticated twist to any karaoke experience/ Whether playing a game of pool, battling it out on the poker table or simply lounging in the karaoke bar’s comfy sofa, Red Box makes sure that nobody is left out of the fun.

You could enjoy Red Box at their Greenbelt and TriNoma branch. For their price ranges offers: At Lunch Hour (12nn-3pm) P299/head with free bottomless iced tea and room use during lunch hour, Happy Hour (3pm-7pm) P299/head with free 2 drinks and room use during happy hour, Prime time (7pm-12mn) P499/head with free 2 drinks and room use during primetime and After hours (12mn-4am) P399/head with free 2 drinks and room use after hours. Prices are inclusive of VAT. (Red Box Greenbelt)

But wait, there’s more, Tuesday Nights are Ladies night all through this month! Free entrance to all ladies on Tuesday Nights. (Reb Box Greenbelt)

With that, I would definitely invite my friends, experience Red Box services and have a great time. We student nurses also need a break. LOL!

P.S: This is my first Geiser Maclang event LOL!

Field trips are always fun. Not only it enables you to learn and appreciate your environment but also it brings bonding to your group. Honestly, I have gone to Rizal’s Shrine both in Intramuros and Laguna a couple of times already, whether I am with my family or with my classmates but that was when I had a not-fully-developed memory and understanding of things. Now that I have refreshed my blurred vision of what Rizal’s Shrine looked like in Intramuros and in Laguna, I thought there would be no learning because of the aforementioned statement but I was wrong. There was indeed a difference. A Difference in looking, in perceiving and in understanding things. For the reason that I have grown and I have different group of people as my companion, who at some point had influenced the way I recognize things.

We first visited Intramuros where I saw Rizal’s footprints— again. Being nostalgic, I remembered when I was a little girl, I enthusiastically follow Rizal’s metal footsteps, which I thought was big but now, my feet doesn’t even fit in Rizal’s shoes. I still tried to follow it, and as I went farther, I realized all his efforts just for freedom to reign in our poor country. I knew that with each step, are his hardships and dedication for the betterment of the future Filipinos— us.

Second stop— Rizal’s house at Calamba, Laguna. I honestly thought going there was just a waste of time, money and energy but again, I was wrong. Upon entering Rizal’s house, I saw their utensils, bedroom, dining room and even their bathroom but one thing I noticed is that, their things are small, this made me conclude that Rizal’s family is not that big or tall. Then it made me think of something worth realizing, I realized that even if Rizal is not a tall person, you can never step onto him, his principles and his philosophy. Even if he is just small, he has a magnificent and brilliant heart and mind, in which until now, his life and works affect each one of us. It is still the basis for each crucial decision our country needs to take.

Visiting places where memorabilia of Rizal are in, is just one of the ways in depicting Jose Rizal as a Filipino Hero. Preserving his properties is one way of giving and paying respect to his great contribution in the Philippine History but we should all remember that it is not only through that, in which we can show our tribute to him, it’s by living with his teachings from his essays, novels, poems and most especially, from his example. Through that, he will much appreciate it as he delightfully envisioned the future Philippines.

To wrap up our exposure in Rizal class, I gained something unique by simply walking through the walls of his home in Calamba and chronicling his long walk at Intramuros. How I missed field trips. Good thing we had this activity. Rain or shine, we still pursued the trip for we know, it’s a blessing and indeed, it was.

Learning outside the four corners of the classroom, I believe is the best way in which an individual never forgets because he explores on his own and yes, it is life changing.

Though Jose Rizal is just a small person, Indeed, There is no small thing that can’t blind your eyes.

afraid of the dogs... rarr!

A bored sadist, masochist, murdrer, necrophle, a zoophile & pyromaniac n a psychiatric ward:

Sadist: hey y dnt we torture a cat?
Zoophile: yeah we’l trture a cat & thn fuck it!
Murderer: we’l trture a cat, fuck it & thn kill it!
Necrophile: we’l torture 8, fuck 8, kill 8 & fuck it agen!
Phyromaniac: yeah then we’l burn the cat! ..sudden silence..
then all asked the masochist “y u not say anything
Masochist: MEOW! (’.')

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2 baliw gs2ng tmakaz sa mental h0spital:

baliw1: alm qna g2wn para mktkas tau
baliw2: pan0? Eh,nkapadl0ck ung gate.
Baliw1: un n nga eh! Ccrain ntn,kpg nxra n,mk2takas n tau
baliw2: o0 nga n0h?galing m0 tlga!tara n!
baliw1: pare! Malas!
Baliw2: oh bkt?
Baliw1: ndi nkal0ck ung padl0ck.ndi ntn mccra!ndi tau mkktakas!
baliw2: antanga m0 nman pare!edi il0ck ntn pra pde n ntng crain..!

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Last Saturday, I have had the most shameful experience so far being a student nurse.

My patient is a 10 year-old male with a provisional diagnosis of T/C CNS Infection. He has body weakness, episodes of vomiting and he was very irritable. However, he still is conscious, coherent and oriented in three spheres (person, place and time).

During the shift, I took his Vital Signs, I noted that he had fever with a temperature of 38.2C so I performed Tepid Sponge Bath for my nursing intervention, then I rechecked his temperature after 30 minutes and it was 36.8C. I took his blood pressure though he is just a pediatric because of his episodes of high blood pressure. True enough, I noted 120/90 mmHg for his BP and it’s really high for his age.

For about 5 minutes later, a medical intern (or is she?…hmmm I don’t know) rechecked my patient’s Vital Signs, she copied the temperature I got but she, on her own got the cardiac and respiratory rate. Here comes the problem. When the doctor checked his BP, at first she didn’t got it because of the patient’s constant movement and noise and do she pumped again. I observed what she was doing, she pumped at 140 mmHg then release. She read the measurement and relay a 140/100 mmHg reading.

I was shocked. REALLY SHOCKED.

What the HELL happened there? I was really definite of my reading few minutes before. The mother was also shocked because I said to her that her child’s BP is just 120/90 mmHg. I didn’t take any move.

The doctor explained that the other doctor endorsed that the patient has consistently high blood pressure since admission, he even had a reading of 160/140 mmHg (as far as I can remember). At the back of my mind, I was battling with her statements I mean, that BP reading was before the client got medical management for his condition. If she could review the chart, which I thoroughly reviewed, his BP now was ranging from 110-130 systolic and 80-90 diastolic.

She even tested for Kernig’s and Brudzinski’s sign roughly. She didn’t asked the patient face to face if he experienced nuchal rigidity even if he can answer it directly, she just asked the patient’s mother to do it for her. What’s the point right? What kind of assessment was that?

Minutes after that “i-don’t-know-what-kind-of” doctor, the mother approached me. She said “Minuto lang ang nakalipas, sabi mo 120/90 lang, ngayon ang taas na…” I just said in a low tone of voice, “yoon po talaga ang nakuha ko… 120/90 po talaga yon…” then I left.

If ever I’d be assigned to the same patient again next week, I don’t know if I still have the face to render care to him. I was on shame at the same time I was pissed.

FEU Student Nurses are trained to get Vital Signs accurately without altering the results (well at least for my group). It is our forte considering it is what we do almost all at the time during clinical rotations especially if the hospital is benign (non-toxic) with matching NCP and Drug Study making. It has become our routine and our specialty. Sad but true. To be questioned in what I know I do best is a big slap on my ego.

I reported this incident to my clinical instructor and she just said “Hayaan mo yang mga yan, mga insecure lang yang mga yan. Ganyan talaga yang mga yan.”. I still can’t move on with what happened. I just said “Sige, kaysa naman yung doktor yung mapahiya, ako na lang kasi estudyante lang naman ako…” even though I know I am right.

Altering Vital Signs is crucial for the well-being of a patient. It can kill. If you would refer to my previous post.

I hope health care providers will possess the virtue of veracity because it is life that we are dealing with and not just a toy which you could by another if broken.

So yeah, after I have finished one module in our E-Learning, here I am today enjoying myself in our cozy home at the same time, being absent for my E-Learning schedule. Yes, my mom knows about it. I actually asked her permission regarding my absence. LOL!

For the past 2 weeks, I have been on straight duties and lectures. No free day, as in no time for rest.

Here is what happens when you are sleep deprived.

taken at Q.I

He is really sleeping...

2 in a row! LOL!

Student Nurses, if given the chance (even if there is no chance…LOL!) would steal even just a minute for sleep. Yeah, I am dead guilty. I have actually learned a skill for that— Sleeping in anywhere (be it on public transportations or in the hospital itself) and in any style you want as long as you don’t get caught. The best part in that skill is I can sleep with eyes OPEN. LOL!

I just realized, taking stolen pictures will help me not to have sleeping pictures. LOL! My skill in taking such unique photos is another story…=D Beware…LOL!

Oh wait, I still have loads of things pending to be done… arggghhh!

Free day is the new “Do-My-Schoolwork-Day” *sniffs.

*Now this would make me a good student. (Sarcasm again. tsk)

PATHOLOGY OF LOVE

L.O.V.E

Love, a very communicable disease caused by a filtrate virus,“Amoritis te Amo”.

SYMPTOMS: restlessness, vibrant palpitation, loss of appetite & sudden attack of daydreaming.
C0MPLCATI0N: jealousy if affected.
TREATMENT: 1dose of tender love & care that contains 2 tab of ‘kisspirin’.
DIAGN0SIS: safe if handled w/care.
PRESCRIPTI0N: 1tab/day+’kisspirin’ if needed.
if it fails, the best remedy is PIC0TIN for female & REYPIN for male. Ü

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TRUTH ABOUT KISSING

spot the one who pouts.. hehe

do u knw dAt d scientific name 4 kissing is PHILEMAT0L0GY d scientific way 2 describe it is d anAtomical juxtaposition of 2 orbicularis oris muscle in a state of contrAction..u burn 26 calories in a 1min. kiss..it’s a great cardiovascular workout coz wen u kiss,u release adrenaline in2 d bl0odstream & ur hArt pumps more bl0od around ur body & cAn slow d aging process by toning ur cheeks&jAw muscles!
~un un eh.. ndi puro khAlayan..

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