I have come to the realization that I just don't really fit in with my co-students. I am not sure why it is.. I get along with most everyone ok.. other than a few things that have happened here and there. But I don't think the same as they do, and I just feel like an odd duck when I am around them. Perhaps it is because I didn't grow up in this area? I dunno really. Maybe I am just a little more laid back than they are? I can't quite put my finger on it.
I know many people form good friendships with their co-students while in nursing school. I just can't imagine really ever talking to these people ever again once we are finished. As of now, I don't really talk to any of them outside of class unless I see them out somewhere. Maybe I am just dysfunctional, after all? Most of the time I don't have a problem forming friendships, but these people are all wound up so tight, one pinprick and I think they would float away to the Atlantic ocean or something.
We gained a student this semester from another campus. I wonder what she thinks of our class? I know we have a completely different aura than the class that she had previously been with. I know it must be hard for her to have to assimilate into our own little strange co-existence that we all have with each other.
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On another note, today we began our discussion of ekg rhythms/rhythm strips and such. and on the subject of conduction... our teacher reinforced it with how they say "clear" with defibrillation. I posed the question... "I wonder how long it took them to figure out that they had to clear before proceeding with the shock?" Seriously though. Who was the unlucky soul(s) who suffered a great shock while attempting to save the life of another? What did that first code team think when one of them dropped to the floor because they didn't clear and thus were shocked as well? Interesting to consider and sure am glad that it wasn't me. So, the instructor said that she wondered who discovered that certain rhythms were indeed shockable.
After doing a bit of reading, I have determined that this discovery was made by two scientists from Switzerland in 1899. However, perfection of the testing was done by Carl Wiggers, from Ohio, done on animal models. (Remember this was in the 1930's and 40's and so no unlucky person I suppose, only the unlucky animal). The first life to be saved by shocking VFib was done by Claude Beck in 1947 in Cleveland. Now you just learned something new today :)
Have a great night.. I have some statistics to work on and I continuously find myself deviating from that subject. Heh.
I know many people form good friendships with their co-students while in nursing school. I just can't imagine really ever talking to these people ever again once we are finished. As of now, I don't really talk to any of them outside of class unless I see them out somewhere. Maybe I am just dysfunctional, after all? Most of the time I don't have a problem forming friendships, but these people are all wound up so tight, one pinprick and I think they would float away to the Atlantic ocean or something.
We gained a student this semester from another campus. I wonder what she thinks of our class? I know we have a completely different aura than the class that she had previously been with. I know it must be hard for her to have to assimilate into our own little strange co-existence that we all have with each other.
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On another note, today we began our discussion of ekg rhythms/rhythm strips and such. and on the subject of conduction... our teacher reinforced it with how they say "clear" with defibrillation. I posed the question... "I wonder how long it took them to figure out that they had to clear before proceeding with the shock?" Seriously though. Who was the unlucky soul(s) who suffered a great shock while attempting to save the life of another? What did that first code team think when one of them dropped to the floor because they didn't clear and thus were shocked as well? Interesting to consider and sure am glad that it wasn't me. So, the instructor said that she wondered who discovered that certain rhythms were indeed shockable.
After doing a bit of reading, I have determined that this discovery was made by two scientists from Switzerland in 1899. However, perfection of the testing was done by Carl Wiggers, from Ohio, done on animal models. (Remember this was in the 1930's and 40's and so no unlucky person I suppose, only the unlucky animal). The first life to be saved by shocking VFib was done by Claude Beck in 1947 in Cleveland. Now you just learned something new today :)
Have a great night.. I have some statistics to work on and I continuously find myself deviating from that subject. Heh.
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