Tumblr (3.0; @collmarie)http://colleen.iamdooser.org/<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7oavhMJVW1qzsn5go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/1004917317http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/1004917317Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:14:04 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7ej7kz1ck1qzsn5go1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Summer wedding</p>http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/977187383http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/977187383Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:38:08 -0400<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l79n3245621qzsn5go1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Fall 2009</p>http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/964700621http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/964700621Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:13:50 -0400<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6pnrsBAp91qzsn5go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Summer 2010, New York</p>http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/910702178http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/910702178Thu, 05 Aug 2010 23:16:40 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5f8uyZ5WD1qzsn5go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/800012986http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/800012986Sun, 11 Jul 2010 21:44:57 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5f8poXPYW1qzsn5go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>At Brooklyn edge of the Brooklyn Bridge</p>http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/800001856http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/800001856Sun, 11 Jul 2010 21:41:48 -0400<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5eo8mR7gV1qzsn5go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Last night my friend and I hosted a dinner party.  We made strawberry and spinach salad.  We need more practice because we didn’t serve dinner until 11:00 pm but it was still a success.  </p>http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/798576439http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/798576439Sun, 11 Jul 2010 14:19:00 -0400<p>I wanted to write about some of my experiences in nursing this summer.  I want to remember how it felt the first time I experienced certain things and performed some procedures.  Recently I suctioned a patient’s airway for the first time.  He was a non-verbal patient.  It was a difficult experience for me because I could see in his face and his eyes that he was scared and that he was choking (suctioning is very uncomfortable for patients because it does choke them) but I had to keep going.  After the suctioning was finished, I stayed in the room and held his hand while I explained why that procedure was necessary and apologized for putting him through so much pain.  I don’t know if he understood my words but he seemed to at least understand my intent.  I want to remember this experience because I want to always be respectful of how scary and painful suctioning can be, especially for someone who may not understand why it needs to be done.  </p> <p>I also want to remember how it felt to hold and take care of an infant in the nursery. I have to say that holding a newborn against my chest was one of the very best things I have ever experienced.</p> <p>This was probably a boring post (not that many or any people read it) but I just wanted to record my experiences because they were really special to me.</p>http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/783042595http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/783042595Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:37:32 -0400<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4yl6pKgGN1qzsn5go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My room in the Adirondacks.  </p>http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/763653862http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/763653862Fri, 02 Jul 2010 21:52:00 -0400<p>This weekend I watched <em>conversations with other women</em>.  I loved it, it is now one of my favorite movies (it is sad though).</p>http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/698984310http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/698984310Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:28:37 -0400<p>At the end of every yoga class, the instructor reads a quote.  Below is the quote from today’s class, I really liked this one.</p> <p><span>To meditate does not mean to fight with a problem.<br/>To meditate means to observe.<br/>Your smile proves it.<br/>It proves that you are being gentle with yourself,<br/>that the sun of awareness is shining in you,<br/>that you have control of your situation.<br/>You are yourself,<br/>and you have acquired some peace</span></p> <p><span>-Thich Nhat Hanh</span></p>http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/691012327http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/691012327Sat, 12 Jun 2010 13:27:59 -0400<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l393r2XQqE1qzsn5go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/647749192http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/647749192Sun, 30 May 2010 17:01:03 -0400<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2vypfkBVn1qzsn5go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/625667478http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/625667478Sun, 23 May 2010 14:44:03 -0400<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2vyonnQ4L1qzsn5go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/625666284http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/625666284Sun, 23 May 2010 14:43:35 -0400<p><span><em>“The very alphabet of a nurse is to be able to interpret every change which comes over a patient’s countenance without causing him the exertion of saying what he feels”</em></span></p> <p><span><em>-Florence Nightingle</em></span></p>http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/593121448http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/593121448Wed, 12 May 2010 15:41:50 -0400<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l24lr3qh591qzsn5go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>New York</p>http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/582537759http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/582537759Sat, 08 May 2010 20:09:03 -0400<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l24dwesJkb1qzsn5go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/582222719http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/582222719Sat, 08 May 2010 17:19:26 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l24dvdEu8H1qzsn5go1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/582221467http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/582221467Sat, 08 May 2010 17:18:49 -0400<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1yegsiIRf1qzsn5go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/573743062http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/573743062Wed, 05 May 2010 11:46:02 -0400<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1yecqfSlF1qzsn5go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Fourth Street</p>http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/573738639http://colleen.iamdooser.org/post/573738639Wed, 05 May 2010 11:43:38 -0400