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This week was the last full week of clinicals for me. One more next week then I get to take a little break for the summer! First off, this week was interesting. It's been a bit of a challenge working around a slight occupational hazard. Health Circus is trying to figure out what is wrong with my right wrist, looking like it's probably tendonitis. As a result I have this WONDERFUL wrist support that I am stuck with till at least Friday...maybe longer. Joy. And of course I get a patient with contact precautions. Gown and gloves with occupational hazard. Quite fun. I told my clinical instructor there should be a relay race for who can put all that stuff on the fastest. I would lose.
I had an interesting week on the Med/Surg floor. One of my patients was on TPN, which was the first time that I had ever seen it. Learned about it in lecture, just never seen. Anyway, I was getting ready to pass my meds and she was in the shower....for about an hour. Didn't even dawn on me that the TPN was NOT attached to her and was just hanging on its pole. So when I told my nurse that she was in the shower, she pitched a fit because nobody had authorized her to dc the TPN (I think she dc/d it herself...). Needless to say the nurse and I gave her a talking to about just you know...discontinuing the TPN and not hanging D10 like you're supposed to. Hopefully she learned her lesson...for now. I was actually thinking my other patient would create more problems, but he was terrific! Can't complain...so I'm not going to! Made a little oopsy when getting ready to give an IV med. Forgot to put the blunt over the syringe...walked out of the med room with it exposed. >.< Yep. Spent the rest of the day beating myself up over it. Got a mini lecture. Repeat. But you know? Shoot, I'm still a student!!!!!!! Honestly, I think sometimes the little mistakes need to happen so we can learn and GROW; then once we get to the real world the little mistakes won't happen anymore! Ok, stepping off my podium now.
Last night was my last night at UK, and it was a sweet one. BABIES!!!!!! ^_____^ My patient was a 3-month old, but was actually off the unit for the majority of the time that I was there for a PICC placement. So I waited around, saw some cute kids, waited some more, until another PICC nurse came to the floor. She needed some help with a little patient and a PICC line, so I volunteered. Held a little baby while she put the PICC in. It cried...a lot. Just reaffirmed why I don't really want to work in a peds. unit...maybe newborn nursery???? All will be revealed in about a year from now.
You know, I really don't think it's hit me yet that I'm going to only have to do this for ONE MORE YEAR in a matter of weeks. But I can do it. Shoot, I've been told by people in my life that I'll never make it. Was told when I was younger that I'd probably barely make it through high school and not through college. I am HERE because not only do I want to do this, but I CAN. Sure, I have "off" days sometimes, but I think it's to be expected. No nurse or nursing student can say they've never gone through their clinicals or work shift without ever having an off day. But that's why I am here. I want to learn as much as I can; I want to screw up so I know not to do it again. There's no point in repeating it in my head over and over a minute thing that I messed up on, which is something I am trying to work on. It happens, shake it off, learn from it, thank God that nobody got hurt, pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and go out there to make a difference. Repeat....in no particular order. :]
I had an interesting week on the Med/Surg floor. One of my patients was on TPN, which was the first time that I had ever seen it. Learned about it in lecture, just never seen. Anyway, I was getting ready to pass my meds and she was in the shower....for about an hour. Didn't even dawn on me that the TPN was NOT attached to her and was just hanging on its pole. So when I told my nurse that she was in the shower, she pitched a fit because nobody had authorized her to dc the TPN (I think she dc/d it herself...). Needless to say the nurse and I gave her a talking to about just you know...discontinuing the TPN and not hanging D10 like you're supposed to. Hopefully she learned her lesson...for now. I was actually thinking my other patient would create more problems, but he was terrific! Can't complain...so I'm not going to! Made a little oopsy when getting ready to give an IV med. Forgot to put the blunt over the syringe...walked out of the med room with it exposed. >.< Yep. Spent the rest of the day beating myself up over it. Got a mini lecture. Repeat. But you know? Shoot, I'm still a student!!!!!!! Honestly, I think sometimes the little mistakes need to happen so we can learn and GROW; then once we get to the real world the little mistakes won't happen anymore! Ok, stepping off my podium now.
Last night was my last night at UK, and it was a sweet one. BABIES!!!!!! ^_____^ My patient was a 3-month old, but was actually off the unit for the majority of the time that I was there for a PICC placement. So I waited around, saw some cute kids, waited some more, until another PICC nurse came to the floor. She needed some help with a little patient and a PICC line, so I volunteered. Held a little baby while she put the PICC in. It cried...a lot. Just reaffirmed why I don't really want to work in a peds. unit...maybe newborn nursery???? All will be revealed in about a year from now.
You know, I really don't think it's hit me yet that I'm going to only have to do this for ONE MORE YEAR in a matter of weeks. But I can do it. Shoot, I've been told by people in my life that I'll never make it. Was told when I was younger that I'd probably barely make it through high school and not through college. I am HERE because not only do I want to do this, but I CAN. Sure, I have "off" days sometimes, but I think it's to be expected. No nurse or nursing student can say they've never gone through their clinicals or work shift without ever having an off day. But that's why I am here. I want to learn as much as I can; I want to screw up so I know not to do it again. There's no point in repeating it in my head over and over a minute thing that I messed up on, which is something I am trying to work on. It happens, shake it off, learn from it, thank God that nobody got hurt, pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and go out there to make a difference. Repeat....in no particular order. :]
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