Today was our first clinical & I must say it went really well. I was pretty nervous when I got there but as the day progressed I got more comfortable. My patient was really sweet and very helpful. Vital signs were definitely a lot harder since they are older but just be patient and they will be too! (They're more than willing to do anything to assist us in what we have to get done) I went in there thinking that we were going to encounter all these mean old people that throw temper tantrums at any slight change in their environments, but in reality they are a lot like us- just a bit older! They go about their lives just as we would ours. I'm glad that they chose this facility for our first clinical, it definitely made the transition as smooth as I could imagine it would be into the medical world. Just relax and enjoy your day!
Some tips, get your vital signs done as early as you can that way if you don't get them the first time, you have plenty of opportunities to try again. The day flew by way faster than I expected so get your tasks done early too (the questions as well as the vital signs). Make sure you are attentive to their needs at the same time as well. Last but not least, enjoy yourself! It's definitely not as bad as I thought it would be :)
I just wanted to say thank you for posting after your clinical today! Mine is tomorrow and I am really glad to hear that it went well and reading this helps ease my nerves!
ReplyDeleteI definitely had the same experience. It was 1:00 and I still had a ton of questions to ask! The day flew by for sure.
ReplyDeleteHow's the studying going for midterms? I'm kinda freaking out a little...so back to the books.
see you tomorrow!