As always, my blog entry this week is focusing on clinical skills lab and the cool things we did last Friday! Many students have not drawn blood from patients before, so this experience (at least with the IV's) was completely new to them. For me, I have stuck many patients so it was not that much of a challenge. Nevertheless, it was so much fun to practice and watch my classmates learn for the first time. This class is always filled with excitement, enthusiasm and eagerness to learn. My partner never got to practice these skills before so he was really enjoying and benefiting from our PSCCC time. What I loved most was that I was able to assist some of my classmates with the knowledge that I had from all my ER, ICU, homeless shelter clinic and Hospice experience.
When I was about 13, my mom sent me to a medical camp where we learned how to do all these skills on mannequins. Shockingly, not only did we learn how to draw blood, but we also learned how to intubate someone! So the lesson we got from our instructor in the Sim Center was very familiar to me. Obviously, intubations are never quick and easy like they are on the still, quite, uncomplicated mannequin. But, it was still very beneficial for all the students to learn and feel comfortable with the intubation procedure. I hope that one day I will be able to use my skills of intubation, but I also would never wish the need for intubation on a patient.
Finally, we also learned how to cath someone! Many nurses will be doing this, but we should still know how to do it. After all my time in the ER and ICU, we watched and learned so much about the different techniques, strategies and general process of inserting Foley catheter's. Honestly, I hope that I will be able to insert a catheter on at least one of my rotations, just to feel more confident in my skills.
When I was about 13, my mom sent me to a medical camp where we learned how to do all these skills on mannequins. Shockingly, not only did we learn how to draw blood, but we also learned how to intubate someone! So the lesson we got from our instructor in the Sim Center was very familiar to me. Obviously, intubations are never quick and easy like they are on the still, quite, uncomplicated mannequin. But, it was still very beneficial for all the students to learn and feel comfortable with the intubation procedure. I hope that one day I will be able to use my skills of intubation, but I also would never wish the need for intubation on a patient.
Finally, we also learned how to cath someone! Many nurses will be doing this, but we should still know how to do it. After all my time in the ER and ICU, we watched and learned so much about the different techniques, strategies and general process of inserting Foley catheter's. Honestly, I hope that I will be able to insert a catheter on at least one of my rotations, just to feel more confident in my skills.