LA county fair 2009

We had the opportunity to go to the fair this year so we did. we had a ball there were 100 things to do and i think we crammed in as many as we possibly could. i have gone to the fair since i was very little and definitely as long as i remember. here are a couple of pictures from our travels that day!

i did this for my dad cuz this is how he would want to go...plus their so affordable only 4500 for the whole kit and kabootle. we got him a brochure. love you dad!

Muscle injury training

We were learning how to deal with difficult patients. Danny defiantly qualifies. next we were learning how to teach patients with injuries requiring assistive devices how to use those assistive devices.

best friends at school I know she's got my back

 Patricia and Sandy

 Danny

 Mrs. Metoyer

 Keith

 

Slip and Slide day at Work

I couldn't resist asking him if it tasted that good...he said no

so the other kids tried it too...good grief

Miley cracks me up! She's my baby at work ...its almost the same as having my own

our party pooper group...they refused to participate

the whole group

I love working for joe...I think he has almost as much fun as the kids do

Ethans 4th Birthday

okay so im way behind let me catch you up on what we have been up to in our busy lives lately! on saturday september 4 we went to a birthday party for my second cousin who turned four a couple of weeks ago. we celebrated a little late but it was alot of fun. the day was full of swimming, family, presents and popping balloons with our butts. no i didn't get pictures of us popping balloons but Anthony got a lot of pictures from the rest of the day! we had a ball and besides the birthday boy and his family we were the last ones to leave. Here's some of the pictures.

Best Friends

i have no idea how i lost the swimming race against a 4 year old

he can be quite the monster let me tell you

all you have to do is toss him away...but he comes right back

my mom and Ethan playing at the water park

ready...set...dump

                     

 

Sweety School Work

OK so let me tell you, I feel sorry for my wife, she works her butt of at school and at home. I wish I could help a little more. She goes to school for about 8 hrs, then she comes home and does homework until she cant wright or type anymore. But with a little sacrifice comes with a good, wait scratch that, a great job. She is strong though, and i cant come home from work and say something hurts cause she would tell me what hurts on her. but me being me, she tells me her feet hurt, i would take a few minutes to rub and softly touch them, if it is her hands, i would do the same, take a few minutes to rub. her back, well it takes a longer then a few minutes for that, but it makes her feel better and able to concentrate a little better.

the things we do for each other, I love her so much, i would walk to the ends of the earth or climb the highest mountain for her, because i love her soo much

Anthony Dayton

Saturday Moning

Well, this Saturday is the first Saturday in the past 3 weeks or so that we were able to sleep in (oh so good to sleep in), and then get somethings done = started the laundry b4 it got too hot to do anything (which by the way, so grateful that the temp is cooling down). Also was able to eat breakfast at the dining table instead of on the run (I Love it when i sit with my wife and enjoy a good old bowl of cereal. I LOVE YOU SWEETY). And was able to clean the house, which by the way, it goes a lot faster with 2 people. And now we are just relaxing waiting for the last load to finish and then it is off to Winco for the weekly groceries. And then after all that, we are done and free for the rest of day to do what ever we feel would be good.

This is Anthony saying
Have a nice day

Nursing: UPDATE

This week we started a new class musculoskeletal. Mrs. Metoyer is teaching it. i feel a little more free in this class but i think from now on im just going to keep my mouth shut. im better off it seems like. so since we started this new class we are now juggling three classes at one. integumentry,respiratory, and musculo. we have a final for integ on thursday and im not convinced im ready but im going to spend all of tuesday and wednesday studying and getting ready for it. the teacher was nice enough to provide us with a study guide i am greatful for that cuz im not sure i would know where to start studying to be prepared. our respiratory case study which i have been working on for like 4 weeks is due on wednesday. im almost done im working on some things i dont quite understand but they all seem like little loose ends the bulk of the project is done. i have worked hard on it and it has taught me alot especially about critical thinking and taking care of the patient.

Anthony got a special offer at work this week. he has been working with his boss to be able to go to night crew when i graduate so he can go to school during the day. he loves his job and refuses to give it up to go to school. his boss thought maybe he should drive for the day crew of western water works so he has expierence inthe wearhouse as well as driving a truck. this is a big break for us becuase it could allow us to have health insurance for both of us instead of just anthony. anthony is very excited to be considered for this diving job since he originally had asked for night crew. we feel so blessed and like the lord is watching over us each and every day provided in his time all the things we need to start a foundation for our family. if all goes well he will start his new position before the end of the year!

The OC fair with friends

watched a glass blowing demonstration with narration...one of my favorite things to watch i think its so neat

its always important to go to the fair with good friends!

Sub acute care-Clinicals

Okay, today was our first real day in a sub-acute facility. we were there last week but Monday was orientation and Tuesday...well Tuesday was quite the whirl wind so it was nice to get things started. we were each given two patients to research meds and to administer those medications to the patient. this sounds like an easy task but let me assure you it is not! first you go through all the medications the patient has to take and find the meds for the morning. we were administering the 9AM meds. then you have to research each drug both names for it, what it does, how it does it, and what the side effects of that drug can potentially be. then you have like 10 minuets to memorize all that information...did i mention that each patient has like 15 drugs! and when the teacher grills you on it you better know the answer. then you have to pass the med with in the window of time which is one hour before and one hour after the original time of the med. needless to say i was completely overwhelmed and stressed out! hopefully it will get easier as time goes on!

Nursing School Level One

medications must be poured at eye level to be accurate...which at times can make you cross eyed

we start passing meds in a week I'm so nervous there's so much to know

drawing up heparin...must be very accurate (notice I'm not even looking at the syringe)

tied down... wasn't so bad

Level one of nursing school is almost over. in this level was fundamentals, geriatric nursing which i got the highest grade in the class on, nutrition, and pharmacology. it ends on the 30th of July with the final for pharmacology and a skills testing where we have to prove we can do a head to toe assessment on a person, insert a catheter using sterile technique, and check a persons blood glucose level competently. wish me luck. by the way for those who read this i passed my pharmacology practicum about 30 seconds after it began! Level two is medical surgical nursing. we start with integument system, respiratory system, and musculoskeletal system.

Pharmacology and Medications...

okay okay...i know its been a while but do you have time to be on blog spot and memorize over 200 drugs, what they are used for and how they work...yeah me either. so we have finished the drill part where we crammed fifty chapters of information into six weeks and one very small head (mine) but i survived and now i have two weeks to get on top of it before the final...the teachers say they will pound the meds into our heads until we are tenderized beefed up students. i don't know about that but there are times life is stinky and i need more sleep. i assume now I'm only going to sleep when I'm dead...lol! keep you updated as i go.

Clinicals

So clinical's are coming to an end...and we are moving as a group over to another area in santa ana. its with the military instructor and i have to say im scared to the bageebies. I see some of the most horrific things there. pressure ulcers the size of the persons back and if you don't know what a pressure ulcer looks like please let me give you a visual...this is a stage 4 pressure ulcer. the worst you can get. it has complete skin break down and the red you see in the center is muscle. this is caused by someone simply didn't do their job.

this is what i see and deal with on a daily basis. this is why i want to be a nurse so i can prevent this from happening to someone else. this is only the beginning of what i see.

the stress of clinicals

Okay so the stress of clinicals is starting to get to me. But i have to tell you i love my patients...it kills me to leave on Tuesday and come back the following Monday and see three of my eight patients gone. they went home becuase i work in the acute ward and really don't get to keep them more than 6-10 weeks. i have one new patient which gave me a totaly of only 5 so they felt that i did not have enough patients so they gave me 4 more. im exhausted and some of those people really need to stop pusing their call button every two minuets (literally). Lisa called today and we got to talk and i loved it she has been on my mind for almost a week and it started to really bug me. we talked about everything. It was so nice to hear from good friends. be back soon.