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About erika

nurse, certified nurse-midwifery student, public health fan, math & science geek, single malt scotch aficionado, klutz, goofball, scribbler, funny face & lover of all things nerdy.

On nursing and doctoring…

Posted on May.9.2012 by erika

Happy National Nurses Week! A fellow nursing student sent me this article (it’s a pretty quick read) from The Atlantic. The Association of American Medical Colleges predicts a shortfall of nearly 30,000 primary care physicians by 2015, and more than … Continue reading →

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bloody hell.

Posted on April.11.2012 by erika

So, I got blood on my beautiful blue scrubs today.  

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oh, are you?

Posted on April.5.2012 by erika

This week, I assisted with a major surgery I hung out in the OR. Before I begin, let’s just get this out of the way, shall we? From Rushmore:

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spring break

Posted on March.20.2012 by erika

Within the next few days, I will post about Week 2 Clinicals, Medic Training and Dr. David Ansell’s inspiring talk that he gave to the nursing students (imagined title of talk in my head: Fighting The Man—because it sounds like … Continue reading →

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yo hablo español, sort of: week one clinical observations

Posted on March.8.2012 by erika

Observation #1: The El is different in the early morning. Sleepy. The brown line train has only four cars instead of the usual rush-hour eight car caterpillars. The train rocks a bit more violently when it is empty. I am … Continue reading →

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