NEMC - 4G

It was for me very first week @ any NEMC med-surg. units. At first I was scered of new environment but everything turned to positive, good clinical experience.
I had each day new patient. First day it was patient with acute pancreatitis. I gave him SQ Lovenox and few PO meds.He was very receptive and communicative.He was D/C home that afternoon. I whished to see him next day but he went home.
On friday I had to prep. and to give care to 83 y.o patient with Alzheimer disease. She was very sweet but hard to care of. Her PT was 100 sec. and systolic BP belove 100 mmHg so one unit of fresh frozen plasma was administered. PT went down to 16.6 sec. which was WNL.She was not ambulatory, with big bruises on her right thigh and hip D/T fall day before. She was under constant monitoring of PT time and BP. I gave her 10 different PO meds. It was hard but interesting.
Zdenka Duric