The Hospital

I had my first ever hospital clinical day today. It was great!!! They have a new program that allows two of my group to go and shadow a nursing student who is just about to graduate. I got to do that today. The guy I shadowed was terrific. I can hardly believe I will be that confident and competent in just two years. He gave me so many tips and tricks I will start using immediately. He had three patients. I just basically followed him around and he explained what he was doing. The patients were great too. No one minded me being there.

Now for the down side...you knew there'd be a down side, right? It was exhausting! We started our day at 7 a.m. By 10 I was so hungry and wiped out! I started yawning about every five minutes! My feet and legs were very tired and hurting. We only sat down one time the entire 5 hours and that was only for about 10 minutes.

Here's what I need to remember to do from now on:

1. Carry a snack. Like a granola bar and a drink.
2. Make sure I have gum and/or cough drops

That's all for now. I'm going to bed!!!