I did it

I finished my first clinical rotation this week. By the end of the 5th day I was successfully caring for two post-surgical patients. I may have saved a patient who was recovering from an abdominal aortic aneurism repair... she had pain in her calf, and her foot was cool to the touch... we sent her for a stat CT scan... I didn't hear any of the results on it, but when I came back the next day she'd been transferred to the ICU.

I gave injections, watched/assisted in a chest tube removal, removed 3 foley catheters, attempted an IV start (failed, but oh well.) did some pretty extensive wound care, etc... it was a pretty intense rotation. I'm glad it's over, and I did well (clinical instructor gave me an A) but I'm already looking forward to the next rotation.

I've got one more free day before class starts again on Wednesday so I'm trying to get things done around the house and I may do some pre-reading tomorrow. It seems like October is going to be here in no time at all. When your life is measured by intense 2 week blocks of time, days and months seem to lose all meaning... *sigh*

Posted by Lexy at January 21, 2008 06:53 AM