Archive for date: May 4th, 2015
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Final Blog!
It’s hard to believe that in just a few days, we will officially have our BSN degrees! It’s always a happy moment when you finish a semester and realize that you are that much closer to finishing nursing school. Officially completing nursing school this semester, is a mix of emotions as we are closing the book on this chapter in our lives and starting a whole new one. This is our last semester of nursing and after 3 long years of hard work and dedication, it is hard to believe that it is coming to an end. We have all worked so hard to get where we are and now, all of our hard work is paying off. We will soon be working as nurses and beginning our careers as BSN’s.
This critical care course has truly transformed and prepared me for the real world. Before this class, in previous classes, we focused on specific aspects of the nursing profession and worked to perfect it. We have had classes dedicated to fundamentals, pharmacology, medical-surgical nursing, pediatric nursing, mother baby nursing, psychiatric nurse, and the list goes on. Each course has provided invaluable learning opportunities. It is this critical care course that has allowed me to put all of the pieces together and incorporate each aspect into my nursing practice. Rather than focusing on individual aspects of nursing care, I can see patients and their situations in a holistic way. I can effectively incorporate the nursing process into my nursing practice to competently provide the best care possible to my patients. More specifically, this course has provided us the opportunity to care for the sickest people in the hospital. This gave us the opportunity to fine tune our assessment skills and properly prioritize our care to promote well-being and prevent complications thereby improving patient overall outcomes. I have learned so much in this course and throughout nursing school. I am looking forward to beginning my career as a nurse and utilizing my knowledge and skills to improve the lives of patients.
End of the Road
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I can still remember the first day of nursing school, thinking what a long journey laid ahead of me, three years of endless emotions and experiences. Now I am in my last week and it is unbelievable. The sensation seems unreal, time passed in the blink of an eye and just like that nursing school is over. It is an exciting feeling, yet overwhelming. It is also unbelievable to think we will be transitioning from student nurse to a “real” nurse once we pass the NCLEX. We have learned many skills and it is time to put them to use.
I really enjoyed NRS 420 because it reviewed the majority of med surg content, it was concise and short. The book was very helpful and it had all the “need to know” information, which was pretty much the whole book :). Clinicals helped tie the material together and overall it was a great semester. An ending with a new beginning.
Wind Speed Frequency at Final Sites
Here are graphs for sites 3 and 4 that display the wind speed frequency of every 1 m/s inteval.
Site 3 often displays wind speeds between 3 and 6 m/s. This would be suitable for a wind turbine as most have a start up speed of 3 m/s.
Site 4 often displays wind speeds between 3 and 8 m/s. This would again be suitable for a wind turbine.
There is an even frequency of wind speeds under 3 m/s and both locations. This means the likelyhood of a wind turbine cutting out is even between the two locations, even though site 4 has a higher average wind speed.
