Talk to Me Tuesday is a weekly feature where I chat up some of the coolest women on the web.
Rae Rae
Rae is new to the blogging world. She's only been around a week, but she isn't new to this blog! She's my sister! While I might be a little biased she one of the coolest chicks I know. She is in her second semester of nursing school, and stays busier than I do! So check out her blog Nursing 101 (and other things that drive me crazy) and follow her on twitter and pinterest!
Rae is new to the blogging world. She's only been around a week, but she isn't new to this blog! She's my sister! While I might be a little biased she one of the coolest chicks I know. She is in her second semester of nursing school, and stays busier than I do! So check out her blog Nursing 101 (and other things that drive me crazy) and follow her on twitter and pinterest!
D: What up?!
Rae: I was going to take a nap, but I guess we're talking.
D: I'm worth it. So my first three questions: Where are you? What are you wearing? What are you drinking?
Rae: I'm in my room watching LOST, wearing some real cute penguin pj's and sippin' on an ice cold... water. Thrilling I know *laughs*
D: Awesome, I have my water here, too. Have you been peeing like crazy?
Rae: Yep! *laughing* But every time I pretend I'm losing weight!
D: True, true. How does the water drinking work when you're in clinicals?
Rae: Well that's a different story. I try not to drink too much, I don't want to miss anything exciting because I have to pee. We have our surgical rotation in a few weeks and my biggest fear is I'll miss some awesomely gross cool moment because I was the loser that had to pee!
D: *laughs* So what kind of awesomely gross moments have you got to witness so far?
Rae: Well there was a person who had their foot amputated, looked pretty cool *grins* ... and one had too much blood in their leg so they had to cut it open and I was in charge of the dressing change. I was a little disappointed at the lack of grossness there. Oh and I've been present in a C-section that was pretty awesome too.
D: Sometimes I don't know how we're related! I think I would be sick if I had to change that kind of dressing!
Rae: *laughs* You get used to it.
D: Whatever you say. So, what are you looking forward to this semester?
Rae: My first injection! Last semester we only did oral meds but this semester we begin mixing meds and injections and I'm kind of really excited!
D: So you want to stab people legally basically/
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Rae: Basically *grins*
D: I'm listening to the Dexter books right now and his first kill was a Nurse that was giving morphine overdoesse to kill her victims.
Rae: I LOVE Dexter!
D: I wish I had Showtime, I love the episodes I've seen, but now I'm listening to the books.
I assume you want to help people correct? Not learn the best way to murder them without leaving a trail?
Rae: Of course I want to help people! I know I joke a lot but I take my profession seriously. Nurses are the last line to a patient if a doctor prescribes the wrong dose and I administer it I'm more at fault, and we are patient advocates. It is my job to talk to whoever I need to in order to get what is best for the patient. It's very serious work, with a side of funny. Because if you can't laugh you aren't living
D: I agree with that, completely. So tell us some of the funny stuff.
Rae: Well my first experience in the Nursing Home was a trip. Once you deal with a patient who has had explosive poop all in their bed and on them and on their clothes you pretty much learn what you can or can't tolerate. I thnk that's why they put us there the first semester too weed out the weaklings.
D: I wouldn't have made it.
Rae: And study sessions before a test can turn into flat out delirium. Sometimes me and my friend J will be laughing uncontrollably at a word, or a question things that don't even make sense and then we just have to take a moment regroup and start over.
D: How many hours a week would you say you spend studying?
Rae: Well outside of class at least 2 hours a day, and then I have lecture 4 1/2 hours a week and I'm at the hospital for about 14 hours a week.
D: Makes sense. I feel like I can't see you nearly as much as I want to when you're in school, but it's only going to get worse I bet!
Rae: Yep, but mark your calender Aug 2013 I'll be a free woman! :)
D: Yay! I'm excited for that :) I'm really excited that you may move back near me.
Rae: Well, I'm not sure about that anymore. They're opening a new hospital in DEC 2013.....
D: I don't want to hear about it. We'll discuss that later.
So you have a board on pinterest for Nursing stuff, what are your favorite pins?
Rae: Yeah, I have a board. These are my favorites.
D: So how are you doing learning the ins and outs of twitter?
Rae: I'm working on it...although I lack the followers..hint hint
Rae: But I do enjoy it as a way to tell people about my blog.
D: As you get to know people it will become more fun. I love twitter.
Thanks for chatting with me! Not that we don't always chat, but all the same.
Thanks for chatting with me! Not that we don't always chat, but all the same.
Rae: Of course! I love your Talk to me Tuesdays I'm I'm thrilled to be a guest of such a fabulous girl ;)
Isn't she sweet?! I could put an ending on this conversation but the truth is we talked for at least 15 more minutes so, it wouldn't be accurate. I love this girl. I'm looking forward to seeing her get more into blogging. I hope you guys will pop over and visit her blog and follow her on twitter!
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1 comment:
Hooray for sister chats! Went over and followed her!
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