Clinical Update

LU just put this up in the Nursing Department hallway. I just love it!

So I have finally gotten through the first week of clinicals. I absolutely loved my Mother/Baby clinical rotation. The first day I took care of the mother and the second day I got to take care of both the mother and the baby. I was able to assess the mother and the baby. I also got to see the physician perform a circumcision. My favorite part of the mother/baby clinical was working with both the mom and baby! I had two clinicals back to back the other weekend, but my last clinical got canceled because of the SNOW :[. I will be making that clinical up in March.

This past Friday I also had my first pulmonary clinical. I loved the pulmonary floor too! Our first clinical got cut off short due to an incoming snow storm, but I enjoyed the time we had up on the floor. My patient was sent home, but I got to take care of a patient who had a pulmonary embolism (blood clot in the lungs). Some of my classmates got to take care of trachs (opening in the trachea, for breathing), it was very neat to see. My clinical instructor is very sweet and encouraging! I hope to learn a lot more over the next few weeks!

Tomorrow, weather permiting, I have my Neonatal clinical for my mother/baby class! I did a clinical in the ICN (intensive care nursery) last semester for PEDS and loved it! I am so excited to go back tomorrow. This weekend I will be studying for my first Med-Surg test of the semester. Please keep me in your prayers!