Showing posts with label clean not sterile. Show all posts
Showing posts with label clean not sterile. Show all posts
Friday, April 30, 2010
Monday, February 15, 2010
not feeling well
not sure what it is...stress, period, school, work...combo possibly. I'm taking a sick day.
I feel pukey.
Ilin goes to Children's Hospital tomorrow to the hematologist to check his blood.
low reticulate, count low WBC's...not anemic,no D deficiency...just a recommendation from the pediatrician to take him to Children's (which is never what you want to hear)..
Really?...what could be the chance 2 kids have leukemia in the same immediate family?
I'm going to keep in my mind that it is a growth spurt. His blood is just whacky right now. He's a skinny kid.
We haven't talked to him about it...just told him he needs a check up.
He spent the weekend in the mountains boarding with his dad.
what he doesn't know won't hurt him, it will just kill me.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Nursing Refresher
Clinical practice today. In a few weeks I hit the floor as an RN in training.
It's scaring the shit outta of me, so if there is anyone that has or is going through this, please comment me some good vibes.
I realized today, in class, I haven't actually done ANY of the stuff on a real person...I mean, sure I've given a bed bath. I've changed some bandages, placed a catheter...with another RN standing right next to me. This stuff is weird to do. You have to touch penises, vaginas, clean open wounds...make people feel safe and ok when you are a little wary. When someone is dying, you have to stay calm, hit the buttons, get help, and start the procedures without freaking out the family that my be standing right there.
You can't turn around an start screaming,
"He's Going Downhill...FAST....HELPPPPPPP!!!"
No one wants to hear that in the hospital. Just like you have to remember you cant say,
"Everything is going to be ok."
Because many times it's not going to be ok.
It's not TV...It's a real person and I can barely stay calm when my own kids hurt themselves. ( I have heard this is normal)
....nothing is normal in my life right now.
NG tube...ear to nose to Xyphoid process...clean not sterile.
head forward swallow.
choke choke=lungs...remove
etc etc
(fatmandy flikr site)
see what I mean...it sucks
good thing I wore my fancy red corduroys today...
because on top of everything else
i started my period in my pants.
perfect start to the day
It's scaring the shit outta of me, so if there is anyone that has or is going through this, please comment me some good vibes.
I realized today, in class, I haven't actually done ANY of the stuff on a real person...I mean, sure I've given a bed bath. I've changed some bandages, placed a catheter...with another RN standing right next to me. This stuff is weird to do. You have to touch penises, vaginas, clean open wounds...make people feel safe and ok when you are a little wary. When someone is dying, you have to stay calm, hit the buttons, get help, and start the procedures without freaking out the family that my be standing right there.
You can't turn around an start screaming,
"He's Going Downhill...FAST....HELPPPPPPP!!!"
No one wants to hear that in the hospital. Just like you have to remember you cant say,
"Everything is going to be ok."
Because many times it's not going to be ok.
It's not TV...It's a real person and I can barely stay calm when my own kids hurt themselves. ( I have heard this is normal)
....nothing is normal in my life right now.
NG tube...ear to nose to Xyphoid process...clean not sterile.
head forward swallow.
choke choke=lungs...remove
etc etc
(fatmandy flikr site)see what I mean...it sucks
good thing I wore my fancy red corduroys today...
because on top of everything else
i started my period in my pants.
perfect start to the day
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