Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Surgeon: no room for error

The profession of a surgeon is one of the most extreme in medicine. Surgery is chosen consciously, at the call of the heart.

It’s not for everyone to work as a surgeon. Students begin to understand this after visiting several operations. Not for nothing, many of those who in the first year dreamed of becoming a surgeon, by the fourth, radically change their minds and choose calmer medical specialties. From a course of about 35 people, only one or two students enter the residency in surgery. If you want to enter first of all improve your resume or if you need look medical jobs resume examples - https://medicalfieldjobs.com/resume-examples.

At the same time, surgeons are always needed - without them it is impossible to imagine a hospital or clinic. They repair dislocations, repair fractures, remove tumors, cut out appendicitis and perform many other operations, depending on their specialization. The result of their work is really tangible and understandable to everyone.

True, the salaries of surgeons, as a rule, are low: most specialists work in state hospitals at budget rates.

Commercial medical centers offer high fees, but masters of plastic surgery are mostly in demand here.
Seven to eight years at a university

The specialty “General Medicine” in medical schools is traditionally famous for its “inaccessibility”: a competition of four to five people per place. There are frequent cases when medical students become from the second, third attempt. To do it the first time is a great success.

The specialty "Surgeon" does not exist in universities, but there is a "medical business." From the first to the third year students are taught general medical disciplines (including surgery), from the fourth year special subjects begin.

At each medical university there are several circles of "interest": if a student decides to devote himself to surgery, from the third year he goes to a scientific surgical circle. It is there that future specialists gain valuable experience - they are on duty in hospitals, are present at operations, and sometimes (if the manager trusts) they operate on their own. The circles discuss the urgent problems of surgery, study new medical methods and technologies.

But graduation is not the final stage. If the graduate is still confident that surgery is his destiny, he should receive a graduate education.

By six years of study at the university, two more years of residency studies (or one in internship) will be added. Graduates with honors or excellent students are enrolled in residency, internships for less successful students. True, today the three-year-old can also enter the residency - but only on a paid basis, the question is who will need such a specialist later and whether he will easily find a job.

From theory to practice

Any operation is the work of a whole team: a surgeon, two of his assistants, an operating sister, an anesthesiologist. Sometimes it lasts several hours. The next day, the surgeon is obliged to come to the patient - to examine, bandage, coordinate with the doctor on duty further treatment of the patient. Therefore, if the surgeon officially has a five-day working week (excluding shifts), then in fact unplanned exits to work on Saturday and Sunday are not uncommon.

It is difficult to study at the specialty “General Medicine”: teachers ask strictly, do not make concessions - human lives directly depend on your knowledge and skills. And subjects will have to be studied not the simplest. Three pillars of the specialty “General Medicine” - therapy, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology. Most of the academic hours are devoted to these disciplines. Studying other, no less significant disciplines: anatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, etc. - will also take a decent share of your study time.

The amount of information is colossal and a medical student needs to clearly distribute his time in order to learn everything on time. It happens that good students drive themselves into a hopeless situation. Once you do not prepare, you will get unsuccessful. It takes time to fix it, and debts have the peculiarity of growing like a snowball ...

In addition to university classrooms, textbooks and notebooks, students are waiting for work in hospital wards, you will have to learn how to use syringes and other medical instruments. What kind of doctor are you if you know about operations only by hearsay? Here you need not only to watch, but also to participate.

During the study, medical students undergo several practices:

    sanitary - sophomores work as nurses in hospitals and clinics
    nursing - in the third year students take care of the sick, provide first aid, attend operations
    medical - after the fourth year, students practice in their chosen medical field: write a medical history, make diagnoses, etc.

It is said that a person who faints at the sight of blood will not be able to work as a surgeon. In fact, composure is a matter of habit. Anyone, even the most experienced doctor, in his student years felt bad at the first operations.

Students practice internships, as a rule, in city hospitals with which a university has signed an agreement, or simply in departments of clinics where there are corresponding medical departments. In any clinic, there is work for trainees - there is always not enough junior medical personnel.

The first operation of a novice surgeon is carried out under the guidance of experienced doctors. Someone is already in their third year, while someone is while studying in residency. It all depends on the surgeon, under whose supervision you will work, on how soon he will entrust you to take the scalpel in your hands.

Death on the operating table is the hardest test for the surgeon. But that is part of the job. A professional must step over this tragedy. After all, the next patient needs a strong, confident doctor.

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

How I dye my Wool Yarn

This Should be a fun post!

So, I'm not sure if ya'll know it, but I DO dye my own wool yarn when I get the chance. My first OOAK colorway was called "Southern Candy", and was a mix of green, purple, and pink...and wasn't a complete dye job so there was white in there too. It was SUPER cute, and made a wool skirtie for my daughter that she still wears to this day :)

So I start out with glasses (no stains to deal with..), and put about 1/4 cup of white vinegar in each glass. Drench your wool skein in warm water to get it ready! I filled my casserole dish up about 1" of water, and placed the skein in it, and pressed down 

 

Then I put one or two packets of Kool-Aid in each glass, and stir until it is dissolved (Cherry and Grape here..)

I poured my grape on the ends, and my cherry in the middle. Do NOT slosh the dish around after this! It may look like the dyes mixed, but they really didn't mix very much, as you'll find when the process is over. Its amazing!

Microwave on high for 3 minutes, let it rest for 1 minute, then microwave for another 4 minutes (7 minutes total). When you look at the water with your wool it should look like this: CLEAR! The wool has soaked up all the dye and all that is left is clear water in the bottom of the casserole dish!

I let it cool a little, and then picked the hot yarn up with some kitchen tongs, and placed in a prepared bowl of cold water in my sink, to set the dye, and rinse. 

I just left mine in for a little bit to cool off more, and then I used my hands to really rinse it good! (Note the casserole dish with the water in it still...isn't it amazing how clear that water got when it was so muddy before?)

And here is my colorway! Just Grape and Cherry :)

I did 2 skeins this day, to try out a few new methods. This second skein, I removed half of the skein of yarn (Pulled the whole center half out..). Then I did the wetting, and placing it in the casserole dish. I did 3 colors this time! I meant to grab lime, but accidentally grabbed watermellon which is just a pale pink compared to cherry...boo! Its okay, I got 2-toned pink which was really pretty!

Cherry, Watermelon, Grape! All ready to pour in, just like above :)

I rolled my skein in a towel after I took it out of the cold bowl of water in the sink where it was setting the dyes. I then proceeded to remove portions of the skein from the center, and place over my drying rack to let the wool rest and dry! It took a couple days cause the weather was already cold, and then I balled it up by hand.
I will be posting pics of the skeins and the items that I crochet them into, once I am done with them!

Have fun dying your own wool yarn! Patons "Natural" is a good place to start because it is soft and manageable, and not as expensive as other raw/natural yarns can get :)

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Nursing Tank Tutorial!

I know this blog is supposed to be for Baby Snickerdoodles news and patterns n'such...but now that the new baby is here, and I am still on my babymoon, there are a few crafty things I've been working on, so I figured I would share!

For all those nursing moms who struggle with finding an affordable option for nursing-wear, but who can handle some scissors, needle, and thread...this is for YOU! :D

 Here are two tank tops I bought from Walmart...$12 for the 2-pack!

 They were shelf bra tanks, but as some of you may know, a nursing mama doesn't always fit in a size medium juniors shelf bra... lol! Snip snip, that is better!

 Now, snip off the back straps. The tank should fit nice and snug so you won't need the support in the back. Trust me, you'll see...

 Now, you wanna cut the front of the strap, so there is about 1/2"-1" left

 Here you can see the end result. Tank. Straps.


 Now, I think you can get these clasps at any craft store, but I was on bedrest, so I just grabbed what was handy......the straps from my strapless bra, that I never wear the straps with! Snip snip, there ya go! Each tank will need 2 hook clasps.


4 hook clasps (2 per tank)

  Slip the 1" strap piece through the closed part of the hook clasp. You are going to sew this down...but make SURE that the hook is pointing towards the center of the front of your tank...so, facing each other.

 Grab your thread, and start sewing the strap down...make sure the clasp is flush against the tank, and held in place pretty snug

 All sewn up (I went back and forth a few times using a basic stitch)


 Here's the front!


Here's the back!

Now put your tank on over your nursing bra, and slip the hooks of the tank into the fabric loop of your bra that its clasp is on.
The idea is, when your bra cup comes down to nurse, it should take the tank top with it...keeping your belly covered for modesty/warmth!

Hope this inspires someone to get crafty and save their budget ;) ENJOY!

~Heather @ Baby Snickerdoodles
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Monday, September 30, 2013

Olivia Rose is here!

Well, if I am going to go on a babymoon from Baby Snickerdoodles, might as well let ya'll know about our newest little muffin!

After a long weekend, I was discouraged that our baby had not made an appearance. On Monday evening my labor started, and lasted through the night into Tuesday. It was long, but I was pretty relaxed between contractions, in my birth pool at home. It wasn't until that evening, that it got really dificult and baby still wanted to take his/her sweet time coming! Finally "She" arrived, at about 10:04pm, after 27 hours of labor! We were so excited, and my husband went and brought my youngest daughter in to meet her little sister. It was just an amazing experience, and a wonderful home birth :)
The rest of our family joined us a couple hours later, to meet their little sister. They were all SO excited! Here are some pics of our family ♥





Monday, July 15, 2013

Interlock Trim? WHAT? Why?

 So, you may ask, "What is the deal with your pricing these days???" Yes, it may seem confusing...some of my covers are our regular prices, but others have a big price increase.

Well, the answer to that, is one word...INTERLOCK!


Right now, upcycled fluff is becoming easier to find, and the sellers are numerous! Cheap fluff...but is it still good? What about those that love the wool interlock option, but can't afford the mainstream companies that make interlock covers?
Right now, I can still honestly say my "One true love" is upcycled, but I have noticed a trend with upcycled trim...it is hard to get waistbands, and even thigh bands, to be stretchy but not get slack with frequent use. The beauty of combining both upcycled wool and interlock trim, is the best of BOTH worlds!

Amidst these "pros" is of course a "con"....the price. Interlock is sold by the yardage at high-dollar, and then requires prepping and very often dying. The prices of the covers will be effected, there is just no way to avoid that...but it STILL is a much more affordable option vs. the all-interlock covers that are out there in WAHM and mainstream world right now, and that is why I am so pleased to offer this option.




What about those who don't really care for interlock, are on a budget, but still want the adjustability in the trim? Well, my answer is....MERINO! Ribbed Merino is wonderfully soft, and adjustable, and holds its shape beautifully through frequent use. These covers are 100% upcycled, and that fact will be reflected in the budget-friendly pricing

I hope this explains things a little better, and can help you understand the pricing in my shops, both Etsy, and Kings of the Castle

Monday, January 7, 2013

DoodleTab Sleeve� Giveaway Winner!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

PAOLA LOPEZ, you are entry #1, and you are are the winner!! Please contact me via facebook messaging, here: www.facebook.com/babysnickerdoodles
And we'll get your prize shipped to your door!


DoodleTab Sleeve� Giveaway Winner!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

PAOLA LOPEZ, you are entry #1, and you are are the winner!! Please contact me via facebook messaging, here: www.facebook.com/babysnickerdoodles
And we'll get your prize shipped to your door!