Uni has been great, haven't really done much in the way of specific Midwifery learning in the last couple of weeks as the timetables have worked out with easter etc which is cool but Im itching to get back into it. We had our CPR assessment on Wednesday which was excellent but hard. The CPR itself wasn't hard, although I did have a bit of trouble getting my mouth to seal around the dummy's mouth, lol. The hard bit was thinking about what it all means. Our instructor was really blunt with us (in a good way) saying things like be aggressive, they are already technically dead, you can't do anymore damage even if you break a rib or two, what you are doing is their only shot (unless you happen to have a defibrillator near by). It really made me think about a heart attack that I witnessed a year or so ago at work and I sincerely hope that I never see another one, although I know I'm bound to. But I still don't want to. I know I am going to see a lot of things that make me uncomfortable and push my boundaries but I guess thats all part of learning and growing. Still I am going to be lucky enough to witness many many wonderful things as well which I hope will also push my boundaries. Ahhh...... breathe in.... breathe out....ahhhh...... so much ahead of me.
On a disappointing note, some of the ladies at Uni still haven't got the formula right and are still being really awful to some of the younger girls. For instance, this afternoon we were in a COMMUNICATION paper tutorial type thing where we have been put into groups to complete a group project. The project is all about how we communicate with others etc and today we had the opportunity to get together in our groups and have a wee chat. Well a wee chat is what my friend got. She happens to be 18 and the two 'adult ladies' that had a chat with her are both in their thirties. Anyway these ladies promptly decided to tell her that they didn't need to do this assignment or paper as thirty year olds know how to communicate unlike eighteen year olds with no life experience!!! WTF!!! Excuse me but I think it is glaringly obvious who needs the communication lesson there. I sincerely hope these ladies are not going to go out into the community alienating people like that. How are they going to treat any clients they may get who do not fit into their boxes eg teen Mums. It really makes my blood boil. I just don't understand the need for this behaviour. I know its cheesey but why can't we just get along, we are all going to need to support each other when we really get into this.
On a disappointing note, some of the ladies at Uni still haven't got the formula right and are still being really awful to some of the younger girls. For instance, this afternoon we were in a COMMUNICATION paper tutorial type thing where we have been put into groups to complete a group project. The project is all about how we communicate with others etc and today we had the opportunity to get together in our groups and have a wee chat. Well a wee chat is what my friend got. She happens to be 18 and the two 'adult ladies' that had a chat with her are both in their thirties. Anyway these ladies promptly decided to tell her that they didn't need to do this assignment or paper as thirty year olds know how to communicate unlike eighteen year olds with no life experience!!! WTF!!! Excuse me but I think it is glaringly obvious who needs the communication lesson there. I sincerely hope these ladies are not going to go out into the community alienating people like that. How are they going to treat any clients they may get who do not fit into their boxes eg teen Mums. It really makes my blood boil. I just don't understand the need for this behaviour. I know its cheesey but why can't we just get along, we are all going to need to support each other when we really get into this.
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Gosh that's terrible!! I was amazed at the people I met through nursing who were like that too.. just didn't seem suited to that sort of role.
(Like the girl who said to one of us 'Don't your parents love you? Why don't they just buy you a car')
Glad you are enjoying it though!!
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