StudentNurse
Friday, August 03, 2007
Clinical Rotation update
It's August, woot!
I just got home from my clinical rotation. This was a long week. My patients were very receptive but also demanding, how you wonder? 74y.o., female, with CHF (congestive heart failure), got a stent then went for a CABG-3(Coronary artery bypass graft), 46y.o., male with left verntricular cardiomyopathy, 53y.o., male, who was MRSA and C.Diff contact precaution, AKA(above knee amputation), multiple pressure ulcers...simply the whole business, and a 67y.o., male, very nice gentlenman with a great family, had a CABG earlier this month and ended up with a sternum infection 2 weeks post-CABG.
I'm trying to do my best. My meds-skills/knowledge grows some every day. Today my c.i. (clinical instructor) told me she'd test me on my meds on the hallway instead of the conference room b/c am doing great and don't need much grilling lol it's good getting affirmation that am doing fine.
The critical care midterm evaluation was today. This is what the c.i. told me "You're going to be a very good nurse and you're very good to/with your patients" I pray to God i truly be, I've faith and hope that I will.
My midterm exam is on Monday, this weekend I'll be studying and reviewing the 4 units. I hope and pray and trust God to succeed/excel. I'm done with the scholarly paper-due 08/13, just some few revisions here and there and am done. I'm yet to finish up my NCP (nursing care plan)-due on 08/20.
On a different note, I've one more 12hr-shift day on the floor, which is next thursday then am off to float to ICU/Endoscopy/Cardiac Cath lab/IR(intervetional radiology). I cannot wait, ta!
p.s. thanks sisy for the e-mail this morning, it made my day, in a way you'll never understand. I love you with all of me and I miss you and some...
Mucho amor,
Student nurse
I just got home from my clinical rotation. This was a long week. My patients were very receptive but also demanding, how you wonder? 74y.o., female, with CHF (congestive heart failure), got a stent then went for a CABG-3(Coronary artery bypass graft), 46y.o., male with left verntricular cardiomyopathy, 53y.o., male, who was MRSA and C.Diff contact precaution, AKA(above knee amputation), multiple pressure ulcers...simply the whole business, and a 67y.o., male, very nice gentlenman with a great family, had a CABG earlier this month and ended up with a sternum infection 2 weeks post-CABG.
I'm trying to do my best. My meds-skills/knowledge grows some every day. Today my c.i. (clinical instructor) told me she'd test me on my meds on the hallway instead of the conference room b/c am doing great and don't need much grilling lol it's good getting affirmation that am doing fine.
The critical care midterm evaluation was today. This is what the c.i. told me "You're going to be a very good nurse and you're very good to/with your patients" I pray to God i truly be, I've faith and hope that I will.
My midterm exam is on Monday, this weekend I'll be studying and reviewing the 4 units. I hope and pray and trust God to succeed/excel. I'm done with the scholarly paper-due 08/13, just some few revisions here and there and am done. I'm yet to finish up my NCP (nursing care plan)-due on 08/20.
On a different note, I've one more 12hr-shift day on the floor, which is next thursday then am off to float to ICU/Endoscopy/Cardiac Cath lab/IR(intervetional radiology). I cannot wait, ta!
p.s. thanks sisy for the e-mail this morning, it made my day, in a way you'll never understand. I love you with all of me and I miss you and some...
Mucho amor,
Student nurse
Labels: Critical Care Nursing
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