Last week at LNRMC

My last week of clinicals was split between the hospital and the Health Department. My client at the hospital was in for a TKR and he was so ready to go home on Friday. I had a chance to do discharge teaching and enjoyed it very much. I changed his incision dressing before he left and gave his meds and as soon as he left the floor to go home I reported off. Very good week at the hospital. I enjoyed the health department but was blown away by the number of young women having their second and third babies before the age of 19/20. Nurses were great and busy, busy, busy. Loved the pace, the morning was over before I knew it.

LNRMC

Last week I had a patient with hypothyroidism. I thought it would help me a lot for the up coming test, but I was wrong. I did have a good week though and it was interesting.

LAST WEEK!!!

For my last week of this semester I had my SPA rotation and one day at LNRMC. My SPA rotation was okay...but not for me. Now for my patient at the hospital, he made my last day very easy. He was very easy to talk to and understanding that I was a student and I was a bit "slow". Anyways....thanks group and Mrs. Beaver!

LAST WEEK!!!!

I was blessed with a sweet man on my last week of clinical. He was not very needy and was willing to do what ever you wanted. He came in with anemia. He recieved 4 Units of PRBC. He also had a in and out cath that was done every 12 hours so I was able to do that and its alot easier than it looks. I was also able to start an IV on another lady that was not my patient. I got it the first time!!!

PEDS

Like most everyone at RRMC I was assigned an adult, and not only was she an adult she was a nurse. Thanks Mrs. Ward Haha!! This lady was very sweet she was legally bind and had a hole list of problems and allergies. She was in for SOB at this particular time. My main focus with her was her O2 sats at one time they were at 85!!!! She also had about 20 meds to give so that was to a focus for me, but I made it with no problems.

Bye Ms. Collins

First, I hope your blister is okay, Ms. Collins. Take care of yourself.
Second, I was pretty sick myself for clinicals. Don't get sick around nursing students. I might have had a heart attack thinking that I might be having a heart attack.
I was able to give insulin with the flexpen. That was very neat! I also got to use iodoflex (iodine soaked substance) when changed a dressing.
My patient had Diabetes Type 2, copd, cvd, pvc's, chf, and was in for osteomyelytis. In other words, a train wreak. She was very intelligent, but did not pay attention to her diabetes other than to say, "Boy that sore is all of a sudden causing swelling all the way up my leg". We talked about what she could do to help herself, and she had heard it all before. She was very knowledgeable, but sort of hopeless. I hope and pray that she can turn it around to prevent further damage.

Zimmerman wk 4

This week clinicals were great!! I have enjoyed it so much. Mrs. Zimmerman is awesome, she has helped so much. I had patient that was 89yrs. old with hist. of uterine ca. she also had dementia...and was just pityful!! She would talk a little but, most of the time she was crying and trying to pull her cath out. She was much better after some haldol. :) I got to dc her cath. and IV, I helped her with everything because I was scared to leave her. she was a risk for aspiration so she had thick liquid diet. The next day I was going to get to go to surgery but my patient went to ICU so I had to pick up another. She was a good one. She had back surgery on t3 and t4, she was very nice. I was busy with her all day, she was very sore...but overall she was doing pretty good. I have really had fun this semester in clinicals....I can't wait until the fall!!!

Amy Jones
NUR130