This week I was on 1E with Mrs. Zimmerman. It was great!! I got to do a lot of patient care including starting a foley cath., and flushing a saline lock, giving PO meds and hanging some IVPB antibiotics. I also got to irrigate a percutaneous drain....that was really cool. I haven't done that before so I was really excited. Mrs. Zimmerman was wonderful...she stayed with me the whole time and taught me a lot!! I had the same pt. the next day and he got to go home...which he was ready to go...I think he was getting a little depressed about being in the hospital. He was doing much better today and his wife was there with him watching everything. I must admit, I was a little nervous doing the foley with her watching but they were both so nice and everything just went so smoothly. I got to do discharge teaching with the both of them today..and also, DC his IV...we talked about using standard precautions, handwashing, when to call the dr., how to irrigate the drain...and how to empty it....using alcohol to clean the ports...signs of infection and follow up appt. with the Dr.
Overall, I felt really confident this week and really enjoyed working on 1E. The nurses were nice, and eager to help if you had a question. I'm looking forward to next week I'm sure I will learn something else new!!
Amy Jones
NUR130
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