tourist fail.

once upon a time i decided to go on a long walk, hike up the filbert steps to coit tower, and enjoy the views from the top then cruise back down to the apartment via the north beach area.

i set out with my canon, iPhone, sunnies, four dollars, chapstick, and my keys.

i started here at filbert and sansome.

already digging the views and surprisingly only a few blocs from my current apartment.

 climb, climb, climb (a decently big feat with my still 'kinda lame' knee).
more than 700 steps i hear.

views on the way up were incredible.

it was beautiful day across the bay and the homes on the way up were awesomely quaint and cottagey.

 oh hey there coit.

 into the city, the fog did roll and the overcast shadows on this amateur photographer were a little difficult (give me time).

 there is was, telegraph hill and all. 

a perfect sign and obviously i felt super edgy and cool taking this picture.

 more views out to the bay the further up i went.

and don't ask me why but i think these was my favorite capture of the day.

i love this city.

(took a few pictures here to do a panoramic too- cool, yea?)

oh, and then i got to the top of telegraph hill and to the base of coit tower and it was seven dollars to go up to the top (remember i only had four). so i bargained with the museum guide, tried to convince him that i was a student and that i should be let top to the top but no such luck. so i took that other fun way back through north beach, grabbed a coffee at the coolest little coffee/clothes shop, snuck into someones backyard to capture a few more pictures and headed home.

coit tower fail.

san francisco adventure success.

according to my iPhone.

in no particular order,

here are a few snapshots of my life these past few weeks.

commuting and working (student nursing). 1/3 done with nursing school!

 time with my super six. love you all.

a whole lot of olympic time. and yes that is a screen shot of the tv- those four couldn't be passed up.

 

 strolling thru the good ol' slo and enjoying a warm summer farmers night.

spent some great quality (super fun and relaxing) time with this little physical therapist. so cute.

you shouldn't be shocked by now that i have pictures of my foodie outings. yummm.

 the most colorful dump run ever. goodbye crapola of walnut. you have served us all too well.

 lounging poolside with B. nothing better than magazines, pool games, snacks, slurpies, and the boy!

 had the pleasure of attending some dear friends wedding (B was in it looking handsome). congrats j+k!

 celebrated the BIG 5 YEARS with my B!

no big deal, just my home.

home sweet home. yummy meals, great coffee, family time, shark week, backyard parties, you name it.

super random but i hope it pleases you followers;) 

enjoy your tuesday- semester three starts tomorrow!

goodnight my dears.

american.

there are two events that bring out the real american in me.

country concerts

and

the olympics.

i am a proud USAian and i love bringing out the red, white, and blue

but these two events get me chanting, wearing special outfits, and a whole slew of other themed shenanigans.

(via pinterest)

you can bet your bottom dollar that if michael phelps eats subway with extra peperocinis and chipotle sauce with two bags of chips followed by a large slurpie and a bag of kale, i will too.

also, if there is a special on some 13 year old athlete, reflection on a race that happened years ago, or one of those programs that evaluates ryan lochtes hand position in his freestyle... i'll be watching it.

i'm such an olympian groupie. it's ridiculous.

the countdown begins- FRIDAY!!!

p.s. i heart bob costas.

edumacated.

to hold you over.

i know, im the worst blogger.

but these are sure to please and they have been quite enlightening over the past few months of school.

really interesting and a lot of them are related to my clinics now.

i absolutely love documentaries and yes i do watch them for fun in my spare time.

nerd bomber.

so, here are some that you must watch.

they are awesome and you can stream them instantly on netflix.

we were here

the business of being born

food, inc.

forks over knives

tying the knot

the blue planet

waiting for superman

nothing too exciting but enjoy:)

summer saturday.

although i am not able to ring in this summer weekend much

(due to that gigantic lovely nursing homework and studying list that is looking at me right now), 

some other fun bloggers sure are inspiring my summer tastebuds.

when i get a free moment, you know what i'll be making now...

 garlic + broccoli rabe pasta

 walnut bread + fruit jam + brie breakfast

 agave margs

 grapefruit + mint bellini 

(i think i might go for peach + mint?)

 roasted red pepper + goat cheese crostini

 homemade drumsticks

meyer lemon + ricotta cookies

yum, right?

hope you get to enjoys your summer weekend!

have a drink, eat outside, and soak up the sun for me too!

last one.

seriously sitting here laughing out lot by myself.

dead on.

could be my life.

http://whatshouldwecallnursingschool.tumblr.com/

doubt you'll think it's funny but whatevers.

have a great friday!

it's funny.

read this. its hilarious. 

http://whatshouldwecallnursing.tumblr.com/

have a great thrusday!

almost slobound and you know what that means... partyyy.

the very last party EVER in walnut.

wahoo!

a look at clinic.

sorry, i've been so MIA but here is just a little look at my clinic experience over the past two weeks.

san francisco general hospital

3% patients with private insurance

60% patients with medical/medicaid

safety net hospital with 'no turn away' policy regardless of ability to pay

UCSF resident and physician oversight

baby friendly including promotion of breast feeding

level one trauma center and emergency center for the peninsula and city

full OR surgical team and obstetrics rapid response on staff at all times

onsite county jail will full incarceration protection

largest inpatient psych/mental health facility in the bay

number one admission- schizophrenia, number two admission- pregnancy

inpatient skilled nursing facility that acts as a home for the ill homeless population

numerous outpatient clinics including urgent care, women's health, dialysis, neuro, ortho, optho, GI, wound care, chemo, anticoag, dental, to name a few

dual unit that I am currently working in:

4M- ophthamology and neurology unit

clinics rotating through general ophthalmology, optometry, pediatric ophthamology, glaucoma, retinal disease, plastics, neuroscience, traumatic brain injury, general neurology, ENT, and audiology depending on the day of the week and that morning/afternoon shift

I am on the eye side of the unit now and will rotate to the neuro side in a few weeks:

hours of operation- 7:30-5 (or whenever the last patient is seen)

average patient wait time- 1.5-5 hours (busiest clinic at the hospital)

number of residents/physicians- 2-5

screening rooms- 2

medical assistants- 4-6

front desk- 3

nurses- 1

patient rooms- 7

diagnostic/laser/procedure rooms- 2

average number of people in the waiting room/spill over to the hall- 40

patient population- homeless, uninsured, incarcerated, psych, routine, pre/post-op, trauma referral

notable patients:

fully progressed AIDS

domestic abuse

head trauma from fights

screwdriver impalement

complication with brain cancer and tumors

facial cancer skin grafting of the face

pipe to the face from street fight

screening for the first post-op and determining they can't see

there you have it. back to homework, nursing care plans, and dinner before I pass out. 

so exhausted, so cool, so interesting.

gives whole new meaning to treating the patient, not the disease process.

hope to check back in soon!

p.s. the patients are the nicest. yesterday i received a hundred thank you's and a few candies.