StudentNurse
Friday, October 13, 2006
Week 3 Med-Surg clinical rotation
Thursday was really long and tiring and sickening. Got to the hospital at 7am. Didn't go into cath lab until 9am. I got dressed up in cath scrubs and hit the radiation room. There was a pt lying on the surg-table all prep'd up for her procedure. Suddenly we get a code blue. Code blue means pt is dying. So we had to get the other pt out of the room for the code blue pt to be brought in as an emergency and a more priority case.
My assigned cath RNs told me to stay with them as they ran upstairs to the E.R. The code blue pt was getting a heart attack. I trailed along them as fast as i could. We got to the E.R. We walked into a room full of RNs and doctors all busy yelling and passing stuff around, everyone busy trying to keep saving the pt going. It was successful, she came back, she was talking. We wheeled her out and into the eleveator and down to the cath lab. A sterile field was quickly set-up. The procedure was on. I had to wear the lead-gown on top of my cath lab-scrubs to prevent radiation cancer and some collar around my neck to prevent thyroid cancer. Twas awesomely xciting watching at what pace the nurses and doctors move to do whats necessary to save a pt's life and health. How flexible they also are was amazing. Utterly impressive. Definitely God-given gift and patience and talent and you call it whatever you please. The pt lived and twas awesome!
Today, Friday was short and now long. Got to the hospital at 7am. Went in met my assigned nurse. She had 4pts. I took vitals and removed a foley cath from a female pt. That was exciting though twas really easy thing to do. It's easier than taking BP for reals. Given half a chance i'd always use the machine to take BP morning or no morning b/c taking a pt's BP gives me hell but oh well with time i'll come around it. Help me God.
I came to the comp lab at school aferwards to do my daily journal. It's due by 5pm every friday. I'm done with it and i sent it to M already. I gotta read for my midterm which is on Monday night. I have to work on finishing my careplan.
I got hours tonight, thank you Jesus, I love you with all my heart, mind and strength, help me God to live and praise you always.
"I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHO STRENGTHENS ME!"-my big sis (world's best big sis) always tells me this :)
My assigned cath RNs told me to stay with them as they ran upstairs to the E.R. The code blue pt was getting a heart attack. I trailed along them as fast as i could. We got to the E.R. We walked into a room full of RNs and doctors all busy yelling and passing stuff around, everyone busy trying to keep saving the pt going. It was successful, she came back, she was talking. We wheeled her out and into the eleveator and down to the cath lab. A sterile field was quickly set-up. The procedure was on. I had to wear the lead-gown on top of my cath lab-scrubs to prevent radiation cancer and some collar around my neck to prevent thyroid cancer. Twas awesomely xciting watching at what pace the nurses and doctors move to do whats necessary to save a pt's life and health. How flexible they also are was amazing. Utterly impressive. Definitely God-given gift and patience and talent and you call it whatever you please. The pt lived and twas awesome!
Today, Friday was short and now long. Got to the hospital at 7am. Went in met my assigned nurse. She had 4pts. I took vitals and removed a foley cath from a female pt. That was exciting though twas really easy thing to do. It's easier than taking BP for reals. Given half a chance i'd always use the machine to take BP morning or no morning b/c taking a pt's BP gives me hell but oh well with time i'll come around it. Help me God.
I came to the comp lab at school aferwards to do my daily journal. It's due by 5pm every friday. I'm done with it and i sent it to M already. I gotta read for my midterm which is on Monday night. I have to work on finishing my careplan.
I got hours tonight, thank you Jesus, I love you with all my heart, mind and strength, help me God to live and praise you always.
"I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHO STRENGTHENS ME!"-my big sis (world's best big sis) always tells me this :)
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