I had a great second clinical day. (Monday) I had two patients who were both interesting and challenging. One was of advanced age and one a hematological disorder. There was an immediate chest pain emergency when I arrived on the floor after pre- conference. So I got to see that treatment protocol in action. It …
Nursing
Firsts
I had my first clinical last Monday. I went the day before after I got to leave work at 3pm for the approximately 45 minute to one hours drive to the clinical site to pick and record my patient information. I got there and like 4 of my classmates were also there so we were …
Orientation… Again
I wish I could title this entry “last orientation of nursing school” but I can’t, because this isn’t the last one. I still have one more for Practicum. Orientation was the same as it always, kind of boring. I arrived just as the sun was rising in the sky over the science Center. I snapped …
Motivation or lack thereof
Wow, this week I’m just not terribly Motivated to do work for nursing school. I am wishing and hoping for motivation to do more than the bare minimum. I’ve done no reading. Just a little research on cardiogenic shock for my discussion board. I had to do a power point presentation on hemodynamics as well. …
Riddle Me This…
All those who follow this blog know that I am an RT. The semester for nursing school is just winding up and soon I will be shot like a cannon ball into weeks and weeks of reading, testing, discussion and clinical. This week is advanced renal disorders. Next week advanced cardiac disorders. From time to …
Can it get any better??
Ah,once again they have changed things on us. Due to the fact that there are only thirteen of us left in class, and the budget, all of us have been changed to a Monday clinical and they have changed the clinical site to a hospital that is a little over an hour away. They spring …
Working on the holiday
It’s a fact of life for those of us who work in healthcare. The hospital never closes therefore someone has to work 24/7/365. Someone has to be there to care for the critically Ill and the sick. I’ve been an RT for 11 years and in those 11 years I’ve worked my share of holidays …
Pancreatitis
Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas. It is a serious disorder. Pancreatitis is commonly described as autodigestion of the pancreas. It is believed that the pancreatic duct becomes temporarily obstructed, accompanied by hypersecretion of the exocrine enzymes of the pancreas. These enzymes enter the bile duct, where they are activated and, together with bile, back …
MSUD blog alert.
I received this note on my blog today from a mom whose daughter has Maple Syrup Urine Disease. “I found your blog through a Google alert for MSUD. My daughter has MSUD, and I blog about our experiences with it at http://www.ourtransplantjourney.net.“ There are some great entries on this blog. She talks about her daughters …
Maple Syrup Urine Disease
I came across this disease while taking my HESI practice exam today. I had never come across this disease prior to today. So I decided to look it up. “MSUD is caused by a deficiency of the BCKD complex, which catalyses the decarboxylation of the alpha-keto acids of leucine, isoleucine, and valine to their …