peds at rowan

I had a fantastic week! My pt I had Thur. was admitted for a GI bleed tests revealed she had diverticulitis. I gave po meds and got to hang her piggyback and use the pump, my first time! I then got to watch David put in his first iv on what i would have thought to be a hard stick, but he got it! Good job David. Friday i came in and my pt was d/c so i then got a pt who was in for a abdominal hysterectomy, needless to say this pt kept me busy which was alright, me with nothing to do is not a good thing! this pt had a contiuous pulse ox and std compression hose which i managed after the second time putting them on not to get them backwards and inside out or upside down. She also had a pca pump which i got to learn how to use and document. had a problem with this pt not being able to void for a couple of hours so i also got to do a bladder scan. i also got to do some real teaching with this pt on tcdb and use of the incentive spirometer. she was not happy with this or me ambulating her, thank god for the bathroom until we got in there and she says im dizzy and have a headache! how can you be in two places at one time when you need the machine to take vitals and cant leave your pt. Thank you Mrs ward for checking on me at that time. because this is NOT a good time to leave the pt. i wondered at that point is this where you yell help! and now i know what mrs holcomb means about bargaining with pts everything i tried to get this pt to do, she would do it if i got her either a milkshake or candy bar! and the nonpharmalogical imagery techniques or distraction method was me telling her that her clear broth she had for breakfast was really a steak sandwich. and the nurse i worked with (Leslie) was great. thank you mrs ward i really felt like i learned something this week and got to do some things ive been nagging to do. i loved it and wish every week at clinicals was like this week. everyone have a good week end and as usual study, prayer request are in affect im sure