Merry Christmas!

Passed first semester Nursing with a B. Very happy about that. Survived Christmas and have a month off to look forward to. Very very happy about that too.

Nutrition, me, and the DRV

While doing some last-minute studying for our 4th exam (coming up in, oh, just about 95 minutes), I came across a website called hpathy.com that lets you input your gender, height, weight, age and activity level. It then tells you how much protein, carbs and fats to consume each day (the DRV, or Daily Reference Value, for those nutrients) to maintain your weight, or to lose or gain weight. For me to lose 1/2 pound per week, I should eat daily:

Calories: 2363
Carbohydrates (55%) cal = 1299 (325 gm)
Proteins (15%) cal = 354 (88 gm)
Fats (30%) cal = 709 (78 gm)

http://www.hpathy.com/healthtools/calories-need.asp

En el hospital

Yesterday an LVN asked me to help her move a patient up in bed, and when I went into the room I heard the lady speaking Spanish to her daughter, who was visiting.

So after we'd moved the patient up I asked her in Spanish how she was feeling. She answered, "Como una cucaracha machacada." ("Like a squashed cockroach.")

LAST DAY of 1st semester clinical

Wow, today was our clinical group's last day at the hospital. Whew. We made it. And I didn't kill anybody -- I don't think.