pokes, sticks, injections

After getting stuck

For the past week, we've been learning how to do injections and practicing it on each other! It's actually a blast and we feel super cool and nurse-y. We practiced intradermal and subcutaneous injections on hot dogs and oranges, before practicing on each other. We did intramuscular on each other and it seemed like everyone just closed their eyes, held their breath and "darted" the needle. Yes, that was the actual term they used to describe how to stick each other. Today we did blood glucose testing and that there is my actual blood glucose level an hour after lunch!  Even though we're all holding our breath and my blood pressure is crazy high all lab, doing all these things for the first time is so exciting!!! It feels good just to get the first one out of the way so that when we actually do it on patients, it is a little less intimidating, but I'm sure we'll all still be freaking out then.

On another note, can I just mention the weather right now? The last couple days has been below freezing. It has literally been 25 degrees and my face is permanently frozen. I think my toes are semi-permanently discolored too. Spring please come soon.

View from my commute