NAC Clinical Practice : Nursing Home

I start the NAC clinical practice last Sunday, Feb 20 in a nursing home with 7 other girls in the program.

I was excited, and also nervous. I dont know how I will react when I'm dealing with real human stool when I have to give peri care (clean up genital area) for the residents.

We got there at 1.45, bring our dinner, and our armor (stethoscope, gait belt), our skills list that we have to do (24 of them !), and starts working.

I was in the unit C, and it is occupied with old people who need much assistance in almost everything.

Most of them are incontinent (means they wear protective underwear), need help on eating, and even to move on their bed. 

I felt pretty depressed when I got there, since it is my first time visiting (and actually working) the nursing home.

My 1st day wasn't too bad. I helped people moving, clean their private, and give them hand and nail care, and helped with some feeding.

I got home so tired at around 11pm, take a shower and went to bed with Bill.

The second day I was in dementia unit. 

I wasn't too sure about it, but I felt so excited. 

And I love it !

I love dementia unit. People are happy (even though confused), and they are so sweet.

One lady keep on telling me that I'm an angel every 10 mins, and some lady keep on asking the same questions ever 5 mins.

I get to give an old man much needed bath, and I actually dealing with dirty underpants, and clean it all on my own. And much to my surprise, I can't smell it, and I am so proud to say that I clean them really well, as I should.

I am really happy when I clean them, and know that they will be comfortable in their clean protective underwear. 

I talked with some of them, and it is interesting that they still have some memories from the past left.

I did dealing with an old man who is really confused, but I love love love it.

I am glad that I could finally do what I interested on doing, and actually enjoy it.

I will work my hardest to make difference in these people's life.

They might not remember me, as they're confused on their own. But it makes me happy when I knew that I helped them to be clean, warm, and fed.

So far I enjoy my job, and I hope I will be forever.

Next week I will have a clinical practice in Hospital.

It will be different as it is in fast pace work, but I am excited !

That's for now, as I have to study A&P. I'm really struggling to get the information stays in my brain.

1st quilt

For Bill's birthday, I made him a quilt, and my mission is to create a beautiful meaningful quilt, which have a little bit a story behind every fabric pattern.

I don't know much about cutting fabric, and even less on sewing on fleece fabric (they're slippery !)
And I am so glad there is a backing behind the fleece, or else, that quilt will be a piece of shame (considering how ugly and it's not straight !!)

My friend Michelle, who is the owner of quilt finishing business, Finishing Fairies, helped me to square my quilt, put batting on it, sew the backing, put the quilt on her amazing long arm machine, and put the front binding together, and she must have an amazing skill, because the quilt turn out to be REALLY PRETTY !!
If you are in the radius of 30 miles from Seattle area, and have a quilt to finish, contact her, you will NEVER be disappointed.

I finished the binding in a few nights, and managed to give Bill his birthday quilt even though it was 1 week late.

Pictures of the quilt :

The quilt on Bill's old bed (front)

Cute baby pattern for the back

birthday quilt :)

His school

his favourite baseball team 

Muffin (too bad I can't find white dog)

International traveler, spend lots of time in airplane 

He introduced me to pirate booty 

He asked me to make him quilt with cars and trucks, I will make the serious one, someday !

He used to call me little baby monkey

He like the quilt, though I am the regular user.

I cant wait to have some extra time to sew, I really want to make a  real quilt ! 

or to sew again.