Tumblr (3.0; @colleenmeaston)http://colleen.iamdooser.org/<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyxavpYkUJ1qzsn5go1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Rochester 2008</p>http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/432709071http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/432709071Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:50:13 -0500“<p>For age is opportunity no less</p> <p>than youth itself, though in another dress</p> <p>And as the evening twilight fades away</p> <p>the sky is filled with stars invisible by day.</p>”<br/><br/> - <em>Henry Wadsworth Longfellow</em>http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/426979746http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/426979746Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:57:46 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyrq4g28XU1qzsn5go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/426514038http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/426514038Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:33:52 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyrq29k0e31qzsn5go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>home</p>http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/426512567http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/426512567Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:32:33 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ky5z5alO3Z1qzsn5go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I went to the P.S.1 MoMa museum today.  We saw this swimming pool exhibit by Leandro Erlich.  The pool has a glass panel under the water but near the top of the pool, so people can be in the space “underwater”.  It was neat to see people walking around under water and to be in the underwater room looking up at the water surface.</p>http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/401370826http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/401370826Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:41:00 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bK3NE8w1B-0&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bK3NE8w1B-0&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://jazzmessage.tumblr.com/post/397173304/european-jazz-trio-libertango">jazzmessage</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>European Jazz Trio - Libertango</p> </blockquote>http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/397557114http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/397557114Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:26:37 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxn37s8EpQ1qzsn5go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>NYU snow day!</p>http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/382201304http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/382201304Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:55:00 -0500<p>Today I finished the long term care clinical section of nursing fundamentals class.  I was able to interact with and help care for several very special patients.  My time spent with these patients was very rewarding and meaningful.  Mr. X and I spent a long time viewing the tropical fish in the tanks in the lobby.  We had a great conversation and he really enjoyed being away from the floor.</p> <p>Another day, I helped with a.m care of several patients.  I found this part to be very difficult.  It is logistically difficult to maneuver and bath an immobile, obese and incontinent patient.  It is even more difficult to does so while maintaining the patient’s dignity.  I found it very difficult to watch a patient suffer from awful nausea and watch her vomit on herself during her bath.  It was, however, rewarding to then be able to assess her needs and help her be more comfortable for the rest of the morning.</p> <p>Overall the most important things that I learned were that it is important to thoroughly investigate the symptoms of older patients.  For example a patient who seems confused and is not answering your questions appropriately may just need his/her hearing aid adjusted (or put in).  It is also very important to treat each patient as an adult and as a valuable human, always maintaining their dignity and treating with utmost repsect.</p>http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/373258465http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/373258465Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:02:45 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwvq9peOdL1qzsn5go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A small portion of the NYU library.  This is my favorite place on campus.</p>http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/355122096http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/355122096Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:20:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kw4wdpFbS41qzsn5go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/330480620http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/330480620Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:37:02 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kvw4swRxpb1qzsn5go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/321911039http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/321911039Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:00:32 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ku091jQJ9c1qzsn5go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Snow in Rochester</p>http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/265723944http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/265723944Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:15:00 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktvzgiWygZ1qzsn5go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/262405486http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/262405486Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:57:54 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktvzf3ORmI1qzsn5go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Roses for Maggie’s 16th birthday</p>http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/262404556http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/262404556Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:57:03 -0500<a href="http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/the-cheetah-orphans/introduction/22/">Cheetah Orphans</a>: <p>This was a great show about two cheetah orphans that were raised by a wildlife filmmaker.  It’s really awesome, but it makes me want my own little cheetah</p>http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/255144741http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/255144741Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:35:34 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktc39iue5q1qzsn5go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/249084692http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/249084692Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:08:08 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksv617rXby1qzsn5go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/238470106http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/238470106Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:48:45 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksteo1loJA1qzsn5go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>my second favorite cat</p>http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/237469754http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/237469754Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kste99Pkkz1qzsn5go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>University of Rochester 2008</p>http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/237462312http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/237462312Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:51:00 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksmz54D4X61qzsn5go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/233862469http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/233862469Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:39:02 -0500