Before I study I have this weird ritual and I thought it would be funny to share with you guys because I’m actually SO WEIRD. 1. I have to clean my entire desk of anything not related to the subject. I’m not a necessarily neat person. Like at all. It’s actually something I have to… Continue reading My Weird Study Habits
It seems a little surreal that the second year of my program is going to be over by this time next week. I’ll have endured the 7 and 6 class per semester work load, the 12 hour clinical shifts on top of them… I’ll have survived through a year that many students actually fail. Of… Continue reading The end of a stressful year is near…
As you all know, I’m a nursing student with Ryerson University in Toronto. I had a patient this past week that really touched me. She’s quite young and had her stomach totally removed. It’s quite an interesting surgery actually and was especially interesting to watch her swallow barium in an x-ray test to make sure… Continue reading Storytime: 51yo Cancer Patient With Life Advice
The goal of SafeTALK, in a nutshell, is to help teach people how to be suicide alert. In other words, be able to recognize the signs of potential suicide, how to approach the topic with the person and how to send them in a helpful direction. I won’t share everything little thing with you (since I’ll… Continue reading Suicide Prevention: Rundown of SafeTALK
Next week I’m going to a Suicide Prevention workshop, as well as a Postive Space workshop. Here’s what these are about: SafeTalk: Suicide Prevention Training Learn about Suicide prevention and alert mechanisms. Ask questions and enter discussions. Learn clear and practical information on what to do. Practice the TALK steps and conclude with practice in… Continue reading Safe Talk & Positive Space
I’m horrible when it comes to getting things done when they should be. I ALWAYS have it done by the due date, but to have things perfect, they should be done a few days prior to edit and edit some more. Here are tips I know in my thick skull, but have a hard time… Continue reading Procrastination tips I WISH I followed
Tammy vs World 