lpn school

I can only speak for myself and my experience in clinicals, but we learned how to put into practice what we learned in lecture by hands on experience and actually seeing "how things work". Much different sometimes from what you expect from just having read about something. Also, there are many folks who have never actually touched another human being to whom they are not related in some way. In clinicals we gave did assessments, handled total patient care (meaning baths, elimination needs, nutrition, etc), gave meds, did treatments and actually had opportunities to observe in areas where LPNs are too often not working like L&D and neo-natal areas as well as specialty areas like oncology, etc. It was great. I complained all the way home, but the experience (now that it is over) was priceless. I wish I could do some of it again so that I would pay more attention to some areas! Well...maybe not do it again, but....

:heartbeat :pwhen you are in lab and learning physical part of how to do it, as in taking blood pressures, wound irrigation, iv insertion, injections, etc., those things are generally practiced on a "dummy." (not a fellow student) when you "are in the field" at your clinical sites you will apply what you learned in your classroom theory and put it to use. it is vital that you are paying attention in both. sadly some students use lab hours as social or goof off time. when in clinical you will do alot a personal patient care, such as adl's, and basic vitals. i was able to go into surgery with one of my clients and watch a dessection and decompression of the 5th and 6th lumbar. the surgeon put his view of the surgery on a large screen tv for me to see when i could not be next to him during the surgery. he allowed me to come and look into the surgical opening to see my clients spine. it was amazing! i was on cloud nine, for quite awhile!! all that i had learned in the class room, in lab, i got to see it happen. i was able to see the prep work done just to the or and the actual surgery, and then the breakdown of the room, and i was with my client in post-op.. i am graduating in one week from today. there are so many things i would probably do different, but there is nothing i regret. you are going to love this adventure. at the end of the day, there is always something new you learned. best wishes.