This 7 days, I am grateful:
for a wonderful, neat morning
As I variety this, my office window is open and there’s some pleasant air coming in.
It is been a very little on the sizzling facet this week (large 80s, which is a bit unconventional for early May) but we’re continue to obtaining some wonderfully neat mornings.
for beautiful mother nature
I’m always, generally grateful for that!
that the bridges on my path are obtaining fixed
The nearby trail that I can stroll to has experienced dilapidated bridges ever because I moved listed here.
Passable, but dilapidated.
Nonetheless, in the previous couple of months, these have all been obtaining repaired. Woohoo!
for how considerably I have discovered this semester
I was contemplating about points like…how considerably greater I am at knowing baseline concentrations for not just vitals but all types of bloodwork.
I went back again into my possess medical history to seem at my bloodwork, just for curiosity’s sake! (this is NOT a patient’s data it is my individual)
I also comprehend fluid shifts in the system way improved now.
In reality, a few months ago, I was capable to determine out, devoid of even seeking at the bloodwork, that a patient’s albumin amounts had been in all probability lower and that’s why the affected individual was obtaining lower blood tension readings, in spite of getting gained a great deal of IV fluids.
And absolutely sure enough, when I came in the upcoming working day, I saw the blood outcomes and the albumin was in fact very low. I was so proud of myself!
for clients who say indeed to student nurses
Not every affected person is at ease making it possible for us pupils to assist with their care, but I am so grateful for the kinds who say yes.
There is no better way to discover than by acquiring fingers-on encounter, and it is not possible to do that with no ready individuals.
Also, just an FYI in circumstance you are at any time questioned if you’re willing, as a affected person: nursing students are constantly supervised, there are a lot of basic safety regulations in position, and the care you get is not likely to be compromised if you say certainly to obtaining a scholar nurse.
The care we give doesn’t switch the care the assigned nurse offers you’re just expressing sure to us having some exercise with tasks at our amount, and we are so grateful for the opportunity!
And in some cases when you say sure, you truly get a small a lot more time and attention scholar nurses aren’t spread as slim as nurses and techs are, so we can dedicate more time to listening, figuring out what you have to have, and encouraging you. 🙂
In fact, a good deal of situations when I went in at the stop of my change to say goodbye to my sufferers and to thank them, they have been expressing thank you to me.
So, a happy working experience all all-around.
that I’m braver than I considered
I can not keep in mind if I’ve said this prior to, but I was a tiny nervous that my dont-rock-the-boat persona would make it really hard for me to satisfy my purpose as an advocate for my patients.
But right outta the gate at med surg, I spoke up for my sufferers. And if I can do that as a 2nd-semester college student nurse, I undoubtedly am gonna be capable to do that as a comprehensive-fledged nurse with experience.
I’m ready to adhere my neck out if it is gonna support somebody I’m liable for. 🙂
that my powerpoint for our team presentation is all accomplished
I tackled it yesterday, and we’re gonna give it a run-by in excess of Zoom currently. Luckily this 1 is only 5-7 minutes, so not much too negative to operate via.
Chiquita sat on my keyboard and tried using her ideal to adjust my powerpoint, but luckily I was capable to strike control-z a several times to get again to my former location.
WHEW.
I’m not that great at powerpoint so I would have been not happy if I experienced to redo the operate!
