I don't write very often because I'm just too busy. I'm approaching the end of my second semester of accelerated nursing school. Next is critical care, OB/Peds and more fun.
I look back on my semester were I have worked on a telemetry/stoke wing of a county hospital. I've also done clinical days in a mental health facility and SNIF (Certified Nursing Facility).
In the SNIF I saw a lot of pressure ulcers.
Mental health was interesting. What you may not know is that I was a police officer for many years and the "mental health" people I ran into were problem makers.
The telemetry wing of the hospital is where I spent most of my clinical time. I've seen catheters, NG tube feedings and people being rolled off to surgery yet I've done very little.
I have gotten a successful IV stick, I've tried to chart but I need lots of help. What I have going for me is that I'm a people person, so my confidence makes it look like I have things down. The truth, I'm not ready for the next phase.
