Blood Pressure and Patient Positioning

Blood pressure review went pretty well. I love to hear the heart beat and analyze people's health, it makes me feel smart. I think that with more practice, I will be better at hearing the geart beats. What I like to do with pulse and respirations it count each for 15 seconds just at the beginning and then times it by four. It takes alot less time that way.
We also found some helpful hints for patient positioning. We (our pod) passed off those PE's today. I call our pod "Pod Power". We are really good at teaching each other and trying to stay on top of all the assignments.
I am excited about the blood pressure cuff that I got. It seems a little juvenille. It is bright green with cute monkeys on it. I sort-of feel immature with it, but it totally emmulates my personality.
Overall, I am feeling pretty on top of things. I just want to do a little bit better. I think that I will have to stay up a little later this week to get on top of things so that Saturday I can get ahead. I am still struggling to get really used to the schedule and to feel like I am in the rhythm of things. Of course, I just broke up with the person I had been dating for a while, so I am trying to get used to that change. I am happy to be single again and just play with my gals that I love so much. Life is just good, fast and busy, but good. I just feel fantastic.
Another one of my main goals is to feel like I am close to the people of our class. I figure that we a re together almost everyday for two years so there is no reason for us not to be good friends. I love the dental hygiene program because I feel that we are all really supportive of each other, plus I feel that all of the instructors truly want us to succeed and they will help us do that.