Last weekend I got the oppertunity to do clinicals at Dixie Regional Medical Center, which is a nationally known trauma and cancer center! It was amazing! I worked in the Cardiovascular Unit for 2 days and then got the oppertunity to do Labor & Delivery on the last day! I'm going to laugh if I end up being a L&D nurse. My nurse was awesome though, and let me do everything! I got to feel a complete 10cm cervix! I try not to cry when the baby is finally pushed out...but it always seems to happen :) In the Cardiovascular Unit, I had patients fresh out of surgery! Most of them had some pretty intesting scars! One lady in particular had a stapled scar that started at her ankle and ended a few inces below her belly button! It looked sooooooo painful. She was heavily medicated though...
School has been pretty good. I threw together a presentation on Monday night about hypnosis and the therapeutic effects of it. I think everyone should at least try it. I've done it a few times and it definitely helps. Sometimes alternative therapies can be more effective than medication.
On Wednesday I worked in the ER here in town. It was a pretty slow day. There are a lot of people sick with the flu! Get your flu shots and wash your hands! I carry a bottle of hand sanitizer with me at all times.
