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From Cash Flow to Catheters: A Student Nurse's Story

Last Days of ‘Freedom'
July 3, 2008 9:38 AM by William M. Keane
This is my last week of vacation before I start orientation. On Monday my practice permit arrived via the mail and that is the last piece before boards. I'm studying as much as I can with my kids hanging over me. Three years seemed to go slow and, as Read More...
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New Appreciations
June 30, 2008 10:54 AM by William M. Keane
With the summer in full swing, my Mr. Mom duties are coming to a close. Even though I say picking up, dropping off, bed making and separating Thing 1 and Thing 2 (as I lovingly call my children) from their sweating drives me nuts, I know I will miss these Read More...
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New Day, New Discoveries
June 2, 2008 11:21 AM by William M. Keane
As I study for boards and prepare for July, I began to get fidgety and anxious hoping the days go by faster so July arrives sooner. After this weekend, I will not wish the days away. Following a round golf, I sat with two friends discussing distressing Read More...
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I Have a Job!
May 30, 2008 10:34 AM by William M. Keane
Well I finally obtained a nursing position and will start in July. Meanwhile, I will spend my days preparing for boards. This includes a board prep class. I will not give you the name as I am not a paid spokesman. What I can say it has provided some great Read More...
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School's Out!
May 2, 2008 10:25 AM by William M. Keane
Well, I passed and you cannot believe how good this feels. The work was tough and demanding. I will not miss the work but I will miss many of my classmates. Granted our age differences were significant but their energy and exuberance provided a huge energy Read More...
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Will I Make it?
May 1, 2008 10:41 AM by William M. Keane
I am about to take my last exam for the bsn program. No more lectures, powerpoints, online modules and white uniforms. Fear of the unknown has yet to sink in as I still need a position. I just hope to survive the exam. Keep reading to see if I made it Read More...
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Expecting the Unexpected
April 21, 2008 11:58 AM by William M. Keane
I came into the hospital expecting the unexpected, which is exactly what I wanted from this rotation and job. Today I watched a patient pass away. As you may have read, this is not my first patient dying. What made this different was the patient's extreme Read More...
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Excitement of Critical Care
March 31, 2008 1:47 PM by William M. Keane
We entered critical care as our last clinical rotation and I am absolutely loving it. I come home each day exhausted from running around and speaking to numerous specialties. On my first day, I walked into the room of my first patient and find the patient's Read More...
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Saying Goodbye to the ED
March 19, 2008 12:52 PM by William M. Keane
I decided to stop working as an extern in the ER this month. This was a difficult decision on many fronts. On one front, I enjoyed the work, the fast pace, the varieties in cases and the staff. As a patient, student and co-worker, I was treated with professionalism Read More...
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HIV Patients
February 20, 2008 12:01 PM by William M. Keane
I switched my schedule at the health center to provide care to patients with HIV. I found it to be rewarding experience. The health center's patients lack health insurance which adds to the heavy burden of HIV. Every patient I cared for were so upbeat Read More...
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Working In the Health District
February 14, 2008 4:47 PM by William M. Keane
I switched from the home health rotation to the community health centers last week. These facilities provide numerous services ranging from immunizations to HIV-related issues to local residents. For the last two days, the nurses from the health center Read More...
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Caring in the Community
January 30, 2008 10:29 AM by William M. Keane
Well I completed two weeks of community care and know that this is not the area for me. I missed the camaraderie that I feel in the hospital. Every patient thanked my partner and I repeatedly, not the same reception received in the ER. Illnesses and injuries Read More...
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The Job Search Begins
January 17, 2008 9:53 AM by William M. Keane
People ask me how I will close my blog as my time as a student comes to a conclusion. It is a difficult question to answer as this semester will include job search, board prepartion and school work. As I look at those items, I find the position search Read More...
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Next Step, New Semester
January 7, 2008 3:20 PM by William M. Keane
I cannot wait to start this next semester. The initial stage of my nursing education will come to a close and I will enter the nursing world. In order not to look ahead, I began to review my past HESI results to see where I may fall short on the board Read More...
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Semester Ends
January 2, 2008 12:26 PM by William M. Keane
I finished finals and immediately began to pray. Usually, my average would allow me to breath easier; not this semester. I was passing my classes by a slim margin. I could not afford any slip ups. So I spent the last couple weeks becoming very intimate Read More...
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