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Hello, I’m Nurse Alley. When I graduated with my Nursing degree, I suddenly realized that I was a “new nurse.” This give me the unique opportunity to document my journey for all those curious nursing students that will come after me. These are my experiences.
I Became An ICU Nurse During The Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak
I graduated from nursing school in December 2019, and started my nursing career in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in the middle of the new coronavirus outbreak. Here's my take on it, and what I think we should do at this point. The statistics in my video were from Dr....
Choosing What Kind Of Nurse To Be
I just graduated from nursing school, and it was difficult to choose what kind of nurse I wanted to be. When you're a nursing student, it's sometimes hard to picture yourself working as a "real" nurse. This video highlights my six tips for figuring out what kind of...
Number One Tip For Nursing Students: Introduce Yourself
I'm a brand new nurse in the ICU, and introducing myself was the way I got my first job right out of school. Being a nursing student during clinical rotations can be scary! There's an art and a timing element to all conversations in nursing units, and this video is...
My Time in Shanghai
I wrote most of this post in early June, but have been back from China for a while. Shanghai was a fascinating place to end the trip, and we stayed for 3 days. Mr. Chow grew up and attended college in Shanghai, so I was able to get a full tour of the city, visit...
Xi’an: Terracotta Warriors, Little Goose Pagoda, and City Wall
We rolled into Xi’an on the bullet train on 5/27, which was a great experience. We rode first class seating, which was nice, on a slightly older generation train. There was no WiFi, but the train easily surpassed 180 mph. With a few stops, we went from Beijing to...
Beijing: Hutong, Beihai Park, and Summer Palace
5/25 was my last day of private tours in Beijing, and my last day of Beijing history! We visited the Hutong streets in old Beijig, Beihai Park, and the Summer Palace. Hutongs date back to the Yuan dynasty (1206-1841), and continued to be established through 1900....
Beijing: The Great Wall, and the Ming Tombs
According to my Fitbit, I climbed 83 flights of stairs on the Great Wall of China. I’d been excited to climb it, but I didn’t realize how much I’d love it or how exhilarating it’d be. I could’ve stayed up there for hours. The Great Wall was our first stop on 5/24, and...
Beijing: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, and Temple of Heaven
I’m writing this blog post in the Notes app of my iPhone, on a bus ride to the Great Wall of China! I have no cell service or internet outside of the hotel, so I have to entertain myself somehow. However, the views of the city are plenty fascinating on its own. Some...
China Travels 2018!
This blog has fallen out of use in the past couple years, but since I’m now in nursing school and will be getting a hearing assistance dog soon, I’ll be starting up the posts again! For now, I’m using this blog to document my days in China, since I’ve wanted to visit...
Life Is Visual
I love video because , so a lot of my content can be found on YouTube