Action!

So part time nursing was officially too much.  I was doing 14 credit hours of film (which does not factor in all the time you need to spend on projects) plus 24 hours of nursing which took up my whole weekend.  I also had to pull a couple of night shifts.  It was too hard to maintain for where I want to be in my life right now.  So I've decided to save the working-woman until I have to and so now I am a full time film student.  Okay wait, I actually got referred to an editing job for independent study by a friend the same week I turned in my two week notice.  I had an interview and got hired the same day :)  So now I am a part time film editor too.  It is definitely a blessing and I will learn a lot.


My last shift was sad because my first patient passed away.  He was experiencing some respiratory distress and went on a bipap just to maintain an O2 sat of 89-92%.  It was a sweet experience because the family was able to prepare, but it was such a strange way to pause my nursing career.  I think I'm able to say that I did 8 months-which isn't great, but it's better than being a new grad.  I actually will miss the wound care dressing, IV placing, antibiotic hanging, TPN checking, Feeding tube replacing, Wound Vac troubleshooting, butt wiping, PICC line sterilizing, pill passing, IV flushing, foley inserting, and whatever surprise handling I did over these few months.  I wish I kept a better record of each shift's experiences, but there are definitely moments that stick in my mind.


So far this semester has been crazy but fun.  We got right into filming and so far I've done an action film, silent horror, a Swede of Eclipse, and a silent documentary.  In TMA 185, we are currently working on our final fiction films and our final documentaries.  I'll put the stuff online as soon as I can.