My second week of clinical had two rotations, Thursday @ Health Department and Friday @ RRMC labor and delivery.
At the Health Department I was with Family Health Service nurses and Dr. Navarro.
So, I had a very interesting experience; first with a clinical nurse who handles family planning issues (BCP and other contraceptives), PPD test and etc. and she works pretty independently from MD. She also explained to me how the FHS works.
I saw a huge variety of patients who are looking for help at FHS, from teen pregnancy, STD’s, HTN, asthma and etc. Basically, the patients were self payers or Medicaid and Medicare participants.
The second day I was at a new born nursery @ RRMC. That was a very, very interesting day. We had twelve babies to take care of. I helped the nurses feeding the babies and comforting those who were vigorously crying. I also observed a circumcision and was surprised by how simple and painless the whole procedure was for the baby. The doctor explained each step in detail and I was very appreciative to know what he was doing.
I also gave a HEP B immunization shot to a little baby (one day old) for the first time in my life.
The nurses were so supportive to me that at the end of clinical all I wanted to do was stay there and work with them. It was an excellent experience.
Zdenka Duric
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