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Real Heroes Wear Masks 😷🙌🏻 Today is National Nurse's Day 👩🏻‍⚕️ I have been a nurse since I was 20 years old. ❤️ I started as an LVN and continued my education to obtain my RN license & further training to become an RNFA. 😷 As an RNFA, I’m able to take the role of an "assisting surgeon", when surgeries require more than one surgeon. ❤️ I suture, make incisions and have many other surgical skills including Robotic Surgery. 🤖 😷 The video posted here shows me assisting in a Robotic Surgery. ✨ ❤️ I am passionate about helping people heal. I have saved many lives & held peoples hands as they pass from this life. 🙏 ❤️ I witness birth, death & everything in between. 🥀 I’ve also volunteered as a nurse worldwide. 🌏 In Haiti, I assisted with hernia repair surgeries. 🤍 In Vietnam, I went to the trauma hospital in Ho Chi Minh City & taught the anesthesiologist Advanced Cardiac Life Support. ❤️ ✨ The Chief Anesthesiologist gave me a Gold Medal he had dated 1985 to show his appreciation for my work there. It was all he had to give me & such a sweet gesture. 🙏🥰 👻 One year, I spent my Halloween Birthday in Oaxaca, Mexico assisting with cleft lip and palate surgeries. That year, I told my daughters that my Birthday was about giving gifts and not receiving them. 💝 I’ve also received recognition for being a Pain Management Advocate @ USC for helping manage my patients pain control. 💖 I have excelled as a nurse & have been trusted with peoples lives. 🙏 ✨ I am sharing this so that you know that you can also trust me with your S£X lives. 💜Healing and helping others is my passion. 🔥 Just some quick thoughts to share on National Nurse's Day. ❤️ #nursesday #nursesrock #tantra #savinglives #vietnam #haiti🇭🇹 #mexico🇲🇽 #healer #energyhealing #yestantra #nursesareawesome #nursesofig (at San Francisco, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_2is8jhwcg/?igshid=1e8gvn541gurc

Have another post about being hard of hearing/deaf and nursing! . . This one is a little more about the tools I use, how they work for me, struggles and a whole lot of honesty. . . I have severe sensorineural hearing loss, it’s related to a genetic connective tissue disorder that affects myself and two of my brothers to varying degrees. I wear bilateral behind-the-ear (BTE) hearing aids from @phonak, these with the Compilot Air 2 are Bluetooth capable. . . I have and use the @thinklabsmedical One stethoscope, which connects via an auxiliary cable to my com pilot so that the sounds are directly routed to my hearing aids making them much easier to hear and adjust the pitch so it’s better for me- similarly the hearing aids block out background noise so it can focus on assessing what I hear. I use my ThinkLabs One stethoscope in class, during OSCEs and learning opportunities. Unfortunately I find the One Stethoscope to be uncomfortable to use, hard to store/wear, and unrealistic in some clinical situations. I love the sounds it produces but it’s hard to unwind all of the cables, and pull it in and out of pockets when switching quickly between storage and use- especially when PPE gowns are necessary. . . Due to those reasons I also obtained the @3mlittmann 3200 Electronic stethoscope! The sounds are 24 x louder than a regular stethoscope and is Bluetooth capable! I wish it was compatible with @apple products but my lovely fiancé has a windows computer that I can use to view the sounds. This stethoscope makes me feel more “nurse-y”, hangs around my neck, sits in my pocket comfortably, and is more suitable for me in clinical settings, the only down side is I have to pocket my hearing aids (thank the lord for breast pockets) in order to use it. . . Both stethoscopes have their advantages and their places. Both were major investments into my future career so you’ve been warned 😂 they’re expensive but so worth it! . . #deafnurse #hohnurse #nurse #nursetobe #nursingstudent #studentnurse #nursingschool #nursetobe #nurseinthemaking #nursesofig #nursesofinstagram #nurblr #stethoscope #pink #worldsokayestnurse #cna #psw #rn #rpn #lpn #lvn #rntobe #bsn #bscn #bscntobe https://www.instagram.com/p/BxohaRjhoE-/?igshid=1vfzxz2jpoxw3

Good to know ! . . . . . . . . . . #Nursingschool #Nursingstudent #NursesofIG #Nursesofinstagram #FutureRn #RNlife #Nurseproblems #NursingSchoolJewels #Nursingschool101 #Nursingschoolhacks #Healthcare #Nursingschoolproblems #Nclex #NursingStudentlife #Scrubs #Prenursing #Premed #Womeninmedicine #Health #Healthblogger #Nursesbelike #Studentnurse #Nurselife #RN #BSN https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt8xt7HB2pd/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1rlk8vw8c5244

Night shift life! . . Sometimes working nights can be sad, frustrating, depressing, and hard to manage, but for me there are some serious upsides! . . For me me night shift means I get to spend more time with Nate and his family, night shift means I can afford to go to school (kind of) night shift means I can work a full shift and still attend classes rather than just short shifts, and night shift as a #cna / #psw means I get more experience every day with bedside care for my future career as a nurse! . . Any other night shifters out here? . . #nurse #nightnurse #nightshift #nocnurse #graveyardshift #night #nightcna #nightpsw #nurblr #nursingstudent #studentnurse #nursetobe #nurseinthemaking #nursesofig #nursesofinstagram #rn rpn #lpn #lvn #bsn #bscn #adn #rntobe #rpntobe https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzpjn0yhUhj/?igshid=x32zr5he9652

There are more and more moments that I recognize my self less, and see more of my mom in my face, body, and behaviour. . . It’s been a squeeze since I have posted anything but some short updates should suffice! . . I moved into an apartment with my best friend! @brittanymariion There is less than 6 months until my wedding! I started my gym routine again, because... dresses... I have two exams this week coming! And I have just been super busy! . . Regular posting schedule should return soon! #nurse #nursetobe #nursingstudent #studentnurse #nurblr #nurseinthemaking #nursesofig #nursesofinstagram #cna #psw #rn #rpn #adn #bsn #bscn #rntobe #ginger #redhead #engaged https://www.instagram.com/p/ByvobHoB9Nc/?igshid=83orkrd22hra

Greasy hair headaches halfway through the day. . . #nurse #nurselifern #nursesofinstagram #nursingstudent #nursingschool #nurseinthemaking #nurblr #nursesofig #studentnurse #nursetobe #rn #rpn #lpn #lvn #adn #bsn #bscn #psw #cna #rntobe #rpntobe #bscntobe #scrubs #stethoscope #redhead #deafnurse #hohnurse https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx26B6sheoU/?igshid=z30ov9kk43f2

This semester is already so amazing! . . It is such a blessing to be at a small rural hospital instead of a city hospital! Last semester was nice but this pace of being able to learn skills, collaborate with nurses and genuinely help out feels amazing and like I actually am a nurse. . . Assessments, bladder scans, PICC line Flushes, post-op amputations and an amazing cohort! . . #studentnurse #nursingstudent #nursetobe #nurblr #hospitalplacement #medsurg #surgicalrotation #surgericalfloor #nursesofig #nurseinthemaking #nursesofinstagram #rn #rntobe #rpntobe #bsn #bscn #bscntobe #rpn #lpn #lvn #psw #cna #nursingschool https://www.instagram.com/p/BxiRXbxByeM/?igshid=x8evpo10elgo

Exam crunch! My first exam is on Saturday- but it’s open book and I’m not worried, my second exam is on Monday and this is the one I’m worried about! I only have an 80 in this class and am uneasy about it! Then Tuesday and Wednesday exams as well! . . This is how I am most productive when I study! I start by turning on rocking music or a movie that keeps me motivated (one that I’ve seen a million times and am not distracted by #legallyblonde)! I then open each book I know I’m going to use to the section I will need so I don’t have to keep going back and forth! . . Then I set out a study plan, our teachers (sometimes) give us break downs so we know what to focus on, and first up, COPD! . . #nursesofinstagram #nursingschool #nurse #studentnurse #nursingstudent #nursetobe #nurblr #studyblr #studygram #rn #rpn #lpn #lvn #psw #cna #nursey #careplans #nurseinthemaking #nursesofig https://www.instagram.com/p/BwKEd7JhJ1M/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=15z35go502rso