first day
so probably nobody reads this anymore but I needed to reflect on this week andI figured this was a good way to do it. So as many of you know I was the recipient of a fairly prestigious externship for this summer at allegheny general hospital for which I am extremely excited for...I wont be talking very much about what happens on my unit because of patient confidentiality but I can tell you I am an extern on cardiac telemetry and that it is very exciting...in fact my first day brought with it my first code...or cardiac arrest. It was scary but exciting and amazing to see them save the patient (obviously I was in the corner trying to keep it together with my fingers crossed so that nobody asked me to do anything cause my hands were shakin)
It never ceases to amaze me the things that we can do to save people and it is so amazing to see it in real life and know that that will be me...both this summer and in 11 months when I graduate. Its nice now because I have an amazing preceptor I love her...shes an amazing nurse and I cant wait to learn the things she knows and know that she is the kind of nurse that I want to be. My job is gruelling. Its hard the hours are long and we never sit down for more than 30 seconds...we run around alot and have to be very focused and attentive. It is very very hard but I LOVE every second of it.
I feel so dumb and know that I truely know nothing but I will learn it eventually, maybe not before i graduate but eventually. Its a very humbling experience and Im so proud of myself but realize that Im only one person, one very young, very novice person.
Its gonna be an exciting summer to say the least.