Putting On a Clinic.....

So in the wee hours of the morning we wake up sleepy eyed and traveled to Westminister Oaks for our first clinical. Nervousness, excitement and anxiety weren't even the beginning of how I felt. As we walked in we went to the "theatre room" where we had an hour and a half debriefing to prepare us for what we were about to do all day. We were given client information, risk factors and other information to help us throughout the day.
I was the first one out the group to be assigned to a patient. I was assigned to a happy, lovely old lady, who upon seeing me perked up slightly and said, "Wow! I have a man today." The other women patients perked up as well to get a peek and oohed and ahhed- which made me even more nervous.
After she received her medication the day progressed extremely fast and before I knew it, it was lunch time. During the morning hours I was able to capture vital signs and important information, and really had the opportunity to get to know her.
I had a great time with my patient and she made my first experience 100x's better. I hope I get to see her again someday.

Vital Signs.....Check!!!

So this week we went over how to check for proper vital signs and assessing a patient. I was aware of how to do it before, but it was nice getting a chance to refresh and make sure I was still doing it right. I finally was able to use my stethoscope and got to listen through a very expensive one as well, what a difference!

I must say, I feel I have the best group of the bunch, I can't wait until we start clinical this week!

Wednesdays are killer, class and lab...phew. I am two weeks closer to the finish line though and that's what matters.