Tuesday, April 10, 2007

last day of clinicals!

it seems hard to believe that the semester is coming to an end so quickly. next week is my last week of classes, with a week of tests to follow. and today was my last day of clinicals for the semester.
i shadowed a nurse today, but because people had called in sick, she was doing medications this morning. having been with a med. aide last week, at first, i was a little disappointed to be doing/watching the same things. it turned out to be the busiest morning i've had yet! she called me her "angel of mercy." she was slower doing medications than the aide i followed last week, because she didn't have a routine. i was so thankful for my experience last week! i was able to really help her, and in turn, she let me do all the things i watched last week. i got to crush pills, give eye drops, take lots of vital signs, give medication to both cooperative and uncooperative individuals and learn alot by talking with her as we worked together. i like feeling useful and getting to do more than just watch things being done.
we threw a tiny party for the facility to thank them for being so gracious to us. we got to eat cake and show our appreciation with a card. i really felt like i was shown a lot of patience as they worked with us. as one cna said, "for not knowing anything, you guys did pretty good!" =) i'm glad for the experience, because i truly learned more than i could ever have by books or videos. i'm glad for my amazing clinical group. they became my friends and i loved laughing with them. i'll miss not having all the same people next year in clinicals. i'm glad to be done. no more getting up before 5...for a while at least!
one happy thought today (even if it was before 6:30 this morning): learning that carrie and amy were as crazy about adventures in odyssey as me growing up! and that carrie is not a fan of john everett whittaker either. =)

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