2 more months left!
My clinical in Surgical is almost over!!! After this reading break, I only have 2 more days in the hospital on the surgical floor before heading back to classes to finish up for the year! I have seen so much and learnt a lot of things during these 7 weeks of clinical.
The patient research didn't prove to be too time consuming and I will admit I was overly anxious in the beginning. The off unit days were fantastic. I got to go to the operating room, the recovery room, and outpatients unit. I also got to meet a wide variety of patients and their reason for stay at the hospital. ( Left hip fistula/abscess, bladder stones, left knee arthroplasty, hernia repair). I was able to watch a left knee replacement in the operating room and it was such an experience!!!
I can't seem to recall all the specific details but all in all I was able to use the lab skills I have learnt and applied in on the floor. I am now more comfortable with giving injections, using syringes and hanging IV bags/medications.
The upcoming two months is going to be brutal with all the memorization and labs and waking up early and then going back home to study. So while I have nothing to do for this reading break, I think I am going to just stay at home and start studying ahead of everyone else and hopefully this can make time go faster.
The patient research didn't prove to be too time consuming and I will admit I was overly anxious in the beginning. The off unit days were fantastic. I got to go to the operating room, the recovery room, and outpatients unit. I also got to meet a wide variety of patients and their reason for stay at the hospital. ( Left hip fistula/abscess, bladder stones, left knee arthroplasty, hernia repair). I was able to watch a left knee replacement in the operating room and it was such an experience!!!
I can't seem to recall all the specific details but all in all I was able to use the lab skills I have learnt and applied in on the floor. I am now more comfortable with giving injections, using syringes and hanging IV bags/medications.
The upcoming two months is going to be brutal with all the memorization and labs and waking up early and then going back home to study. So while I have nothing to do for this reading break, I think I am going to just stay at home and start studying ahead of everyone else and hopefully this can make time go faster.