Thank You JROTC

Today we learned how to make unoccupied beds. I think the professor, Dr. Huereque, wanted to see if I really did know how to make the 45 degree angle corners on a hospital bed, which I had mentioned yesterday that I did.

So when we got to the lab room, he picked me to make the bed first since I said I knew how to do it. Well, if he expected me to be all talk...ah! I showed him!

So far, classes are...well...not like college. I am sure I will be much more challenged when I start taking my RN classes as well as my EMT ones. But the CNA classes...well, I am learning new stuff but some of it I already knew...such as the bed making.

A hospital bed is made the same way as a military bed...and I was in JROTC for three semesters in high school...I was also known as the cadet that had the ENTIRE Leadership Manual memorized...after the first three days. When it comes to things that require steps, I am a freaking perfectionist...so when I was in summer camp at Fort Bliss, my bed always, ALWAYS, passed inspection...the ruler AND quarter inspections.

Which means that all I have to practice on my hospital bed making is doing the whole thing in under eight minutes...I should just have looked into becoming a firefighter.

Anyway, other than that I got to take my first blood pressure today. I had a hard time finding the radial pulse or hearing the brachial pulse to be able to find the systolic and diastolic pressure but CNA Rivera was able to help me out and I got it right...the volunteer has high blood pressure (150/100 mmHg) and I recommended he go see a doctor...perhaps loose some weight but I didn't say that to him, just the first part.

I have CPR and First Aid training and certification tomorrow, which means that by 12pm tomorrow, I shall be certified in both areas...it won't be hard since I've gone through CPR and First Aid classes before...back when I was a camp counselor in Arizona.

Other than all of the above, I am doing alright. Exhausted like crazy for some weird reason. But I am memorizing TONS of abbreviations and can understand majority of the code stuff used in hospital talk...such as a Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) which was mentioned on Practice last night on TV.

Oh, a TIA is a minor stroke.

Well, will update later. Keep me in your prayers!