El Centro/Northlake • Fall 07

[PreNurseKirk]

C'mon peeps, where are you all? There are posts for every other ECC/NL class. We need our own too.

Anyone else starting in the Fall '07?

~ Bridget

El Centro - Fall '07

[Fun2, BSN, RN]

Congratulations on the great grades! :balloons:

[linz07]

I got a 100 on my check off!:balloons: Now it's time to start studying for the one next week!

[Pecked2DthByChickens]

I got a 100 on my check off!:balloons: Now it's time to start studying for the one next week!

Wow - that is awesome! No pressure for me huh?! Mine is at 9 tomorrow morning. I am not too nervous...yet.

[Pecked2DthByChickens]

Yippee! I passed my check-off! I made the mistake of washing my hands before lowering the bed and not after...so I lost a few points. So I think I got a 97. Three in the class failed.

Tomorrow we follow the PCT at the hospital and have the great honor of performing our first baths and bed change. Hope I don't freak out!

[linz07]

Three failed? That's not good. Nobody in our class failed. I think 95 was the lowest grade. But we have enteral next week and only practiced 15 minutes with our instructor. Good job on your grade!

[Pecked2DthByChickens]

But we have enteral next week and only practiced 15 minutes with our instructor.

Yea - same here. I only observed once and practiced once. A lot of us are planning to head up to open lab Monday. I don't have a time slot allotted but am hoping I can squeeze in.

We had a good first clinical day. Saw a lot of things and performed quite a few tasks. It was pretty eye-opening. I have never had an experience working in a hospital so I kinda felt like an idiot at times, but eventually got the hang of it. It was really easy to get emotionally attached to some of the patients. They just look so sad and really want someone to just stay and talk with them. I had the sweetest little lady that was so happy I was there and she asked if I could brush her hair. She had been in the bed for 2 days and her hair was really tangled and messy. It took a while to get it all brushed out but she was so thankful afterwards. Just a simple thing like brushing her hair can make a big difference in how a patient feels. It really made my day! :)

[linz07]

I have a slot for tomorrow at 1pm to practice. Hopefully I can get it down. It is easy to get attached to the patients, I was in recovery and it's hard to see people in that much pain. So Monday there are no spots left to practice? I was hoping to sign up tomorrow for Monday.

[Pecked2DthByChickens]

Were you able to download the handout we need for lecture tomorrow: "RN Utilizations of UAP's"? It's an empty link on eCampus.

[Pecked2DthByChickens]

I have my check off tomorrow morning, first-thing. But I am a bit confused on the initial flush...

When making the first water flush (prior to formula), is it performed with the plunger and syringe intact or is it with just the syringe as a gravity flush?

The video shows it one way and we have all been practicing it a different way in lab. We only saw one demo and I forget how the prof did it.

Thanks!

[linz07]

Sorry Pecked! I didn't get the email that you had posted a new message, I would have answered you! Hope you did good though! I got a 92, forgot a bunch of steps due to lack of practice!

[Pecked2DthByChickens]

That's ok Linz, I did pretty good, just forgot to put my gloves on at the right time. I had stuck them in my pocket and forgot about them - argh! I think I got a 97. When do you have the Meds checkoff? Everyone seems to be pretty scared about that one.

[linz07]

We have ours on Tuesday. I am pretty confident, we got to practice alot. And I will pratice on Monday after the test. I am scared of the lecture test though!