Had two tests yesterday: PNS first thing and Phys Di in the afternoon. Got up early, 4:30 am, to get some more study time in on PNS. The test didn't feel as difficult as it could have, so I hope that means that I did well. We'll see when grades are posted tomorrow.
Went home after the PNS test and reviewed some Phys Di and Cervicals. I still have more reading to complete before the next test in Cervicals and I've been trying to chip away at it little bit by bit. Listened to heart sounds and lung sounds on the links Dr. Littrell put on her website: http://www.littrellradiology.com/ On the test, there was one each. Hope I did well on that test, too, because I'm aiming for an A in that class. I could really use an A because the class is worth 10 credits and it would help me reach my goal of raising my GPA to 2.50 or higher this term or this year.
I'm trying to decide if I want to take a 7:30 Pelvic class next term or not. If I don't, then I could go to the gym again in the morning to workout. I kind of miss doing that and getting the workout out of the way early in the day. I'm still thinking about my schedule to see what will be a manageable workload for me. I'm currently signed up for 31 credits, which is a "normal" schedule for many Palmer students, but I don't think that is realistic for me. I'd like to drop it down to between 25-27.
Jon's new TravelPro suitcase arrived yesterday. It is a carryon that is also a suit holder. Many pilots use this type and it is really slick. He's flying to Orlando this weekend for a seminar with our practice manager. Our friends Clint and his wife, Alyssa, will also be attending and they are all going to share a room to cut down on costs. I'm not going because Boards review begins next weekend and I don't want to be gone this weekend, too.
Jon and I looked at blinds for Lani's and Dartagnan's windows on Monday. We priced them and the two that we are considering are about the same cost. I am leaning toward the cordless double cellular shades, and Jon is leaning toward the wide-slat wooden blinds in white, which I think look a little fussy with all the strings. We don't have to decide right away, but the sooner we get them up in Lani's room, the better for our weekends so she'll sleep a little longer in a darker room.
Since it is snowing again today, it is making me dream of my garden and flowers and springtime. I'm looking forward to purchasing some shrubs to put on the berms this spring. Going to get at least one (but I'd really like two) Sambucus nigra (elderberry) black lace, which look a lot like a Japanese maple, but are more hardy. I would also like to get a Dicentra spectabilis Gold Heart, which is a lovely bleeding heart with chartreuse-colored foilage, so when it is done blooming, it would look great next to the elderberry because of the color contrast between its leaves and the elderberry's almost-black, dark purple leaves. I'm also considering some cottage roses or else more knockout roses in front of the house to give some bright color (the hot pink ones are really pretty against our new blue paint on the house). Maybe some of the vanilla strawberry hydrangeas...I love the possibilities! I'm planning to order from http://www.whiteflowerfarm.com/ or to buy from local sources if they carry these particular varieties. I prefer varieties of plants and flowers that not everyone has (there are tons of hostas in the Quad-Cities) because I like the unusual. I am so looking forward to gardening again this spring!
OK, going to read a little Cervicals before I head to Tox.
Showing posts with label Toxicology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Toxicology. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Saturday, November 6, 2010
1st Weekend
I was very happy to receive a phone call yesterday from Dartagnan's grandpa in MN. He said he'd be coming through Rochelle, IL, if we wanted to meet him there and pick up some of D's things that he had left at his Aunt Steph's house. He went up and stayed with her and went to school in Minneapolis in the Spring for the 4th quarter of 8th grade.
Dartagnan and I got on the road to meet Dick around 5:30 pm and reached Rochelle by 7:30. It was our first time seeing Dick since he lost his wife to cancer this summer. It was good to see him. I think he really misses Dorthe and so do we. I think about her often and how sometimes certain people really are the glue that hold a family together and she was that for their family. She loved children. I mean, she loved spending time with kids and was really great with them, too. She preferred them to adult company. She'd been a foster mother to several children through Lutheran Social Services and many of the children were special needs children. She was just excellent with them.
It also seems to me that Dick has taken over her role of keeping communication going between everyone too. He calls and asks about Dartagnan now; something he didn't do much when Dorthe used to do it. He's really seemed to become more social and talkative, too. We had a pleasant time chatting at the diner there at the truck stop where we met.
We've been back in class now for 4 days, since Tuesday. I found out the first day back that I would not be able to take the classes I had planned to take because I failed PNS for a second time. So I am now on Academic Warning, which means Palmer limits how many credits I can take this term. This is fine, because I was a little nervous about the schedule I'd planned to take, thinking it may just be too much for me to handle, especially adding PNS back in on top of it. So I am enrolled in PNS, Toxicology, Cervicals, and Physical Diagnosis. My favorite so far is Phys Di. I have Dr. Littrell and she is making the material so interesting. Her teaching style is very engaging. The class is so interesting because we'll learn how to take vital signs, interview the patient, etc. Feels like really getting into the stuff of practice!
I've been wrestling with which thermometer to purchase. Jon had already purchased all of our diagnostic equipment last term, so I didn't need most of it, but we have only a thermometer that is not terribly accurate, so I was doing so checking this week to see which I wanted to get to replace it. Found one for $20 at WalMart that goes in the ear (a tympanic thermometer) and does not need covers (you just clean it with an alcohol wipe after each patient). Hopefully it is a good model. The Welch Allyn one I really wanted is $300 at the Palmer Bookstore and I'm not sure we are ready to spend that just yet on our office equipment.
Toxicology will be interesting. I like the subject and Dr. Ansari is so nice. I enjoy Dr. Schmiedel, our PNS professor, however, I really didn't want to take his class a third time. This time, I'm going to attend the PNS tutorial as well. Perhaps that will help me out this time around.
Cervicals is moving at a very brisk pace. I'm planning to attend the tutorial for it and to also practice palpation on my family so I can start "teaching" my fingers what to feel. I practiced on Dartagnan the other night and he loved it. Delaney loves it too, when we just palpate her. Both sit very still as both are used to seeing a chiropractor. Lani's first adjustment was when she was 1 hour old!
Today we worked hard on the house and yard. I painted siding in the garage and got about 28 boards painted. Jon worked on putting the siding up and Dartagnan caulked it. When D and I were done with our work, we worked on raking and bagging leaves and weeds because this is the last week of free yard waste pick-up in Bettendorf (normally, you must put a sticker on each bag and the stickers cost about $1.50 each). So tomorrow I want to get the rest of the yard tidied up as much as possible. We are planning to get up early and head to church and then work on the house and yard the rest of the day. Fun!
Time to go and read some Phys Di!
Dartagnan and I got on the road to meet Dick around 5:30 pm and reached Rochelle by 7:30. It was our first time seeing Dick since he lost his wife to cancer this summer. It was good to see him. I think he really misses Dorthe and so do we. I think about her often and how sometimes certain people really are the glue that hold a family together and she was that for their family. She loved children. I mean, she loved spending time with kids and was really great with them, too. She preferred them to adult company. She'd been a foster mother to several children through Lutheran Social Services and many of the children were special needs children. She was just excellent with them.
It also seems to me that Dick has taken over her role of keeping communication going between everyone too. He calls and asks about Dartagnan now; something he didn't do much when Dorthe used to do it. He's really seemed to become more social and talkative, too. We had a pleasant time chatting at the diner there at the truck stop where we met.
We've been back in class now for 4 days, since Tuesday. I found out the first day back that I would not be able to take the classes I had planned to take because I failed PNS for a second time. So I am now on Academic Warning, which means Palmer limits how many credits I can take this term. This is fine, because I was a little nervous about the schedule I'd planned to take, thinking it may just be too much for me to handle, especially adding PNS back in on top of it. So I am enrolled in PNS, Toxicology, Cervicals, and Physical Diagnosis. My favorite so far is Phys Di. I have Dr. Littrell and she is making the material so interesting. Her teaching style is very engaging. The class is so interesting because we'll learn how to take vital signs, interview the patient, etc. Feels like really getting into the stuff of practice!
I've been wrestling with which thermometer to purchase. Jon had already purchased all of our diagnostic equipment last term, so I didn't need most of it, but we have only a thermometer that is not terribly accurate, so I was doing so checking this week to see which I wanted to get to replace it. Found one for $20 at WalMart that goes in the ear (a tympanic thermometer) and does not need covers (you just clean it with an alcohol wipe after each patient). Hopefully it is a good model. The Welch Allyn one I really wanted is $300 at the Palmer Bookstore and I'm not sure we are ready to spend that just yet on our office equipment.
Toxicology will be interesting. I like the subject and Dr. Ansari is so nice. I enjoy Dr. Schmiedel, our PNS professor, however, I really didn't want to take his class a third time. This time, I'm going to attend the PNS tutorial as well. Perhaps that will help me out this time around.
Cervicals is moving at a very brisk pace. I'm planning to attend the tutorial for it and to also practice palpation on my family so I can start "teaching" my fingers what to feel. I practiced on Dartagnan the other night and he loved it. Delaney loves it too, when we just palpate her. Both sit very still as both are used to seeing a chiropractor. Lani's first adjustment was when she was 1 hour old!
Today we worked hard on the house and yard. I painted siding in the garage and got about 28 boards painted. Jon worked on putting the siding up and Dartagnan caulked it. When D and I were done with our work, we worked on raking and bagging leaves and weeds because this is the last week of free yard waste pick-up in Bettendorf (normally, you must put a sticker on each bag and the stickers cost about $1.50 each). So tomorrow I want to get the rest of the yard tidied up as much as possible. We are planning to get up early and head to church and then work on the house and yard the rest of the day. Fun!
Time to go and read some Phys Di!
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