LPN student clinicals

[chrissy8512]

I am an LPN student in my last quarter of school. Next Wednesday, i begin my last rotation of clinicals, during which I will be working in a nursing home for a full shift (8.5 hours). I will be taking care of about ten patients; doing treatments and passing meds, all under the watchful eye of my preceptor. Anyway, I am super excited about this and at the same time, extremely nervous. In my clinicals thus far, I have only had 2 patients, max., and I've never had to do both treatments and meds at the same time, it was always one or the other. I am working on preparing for these clinicals and have studied lab values, meds that I know will be given, and have read through my skills book to make sure I remember the steps to procedures that I know I will need to perform. Does anyone have any suggestions about what else might be helpful in preparing for this?? Thank you so much.

[coadestone]

I am right there with you. I have 20 days left of clincials, however, we still only have

2 patients but we are responsible for meds and procedures. I am loving all the skills we are finally learning, but I am soooo tired. I just want it to be done. I review procedures on Youtube all the time. You'd be surprised what you will find; and I am

trying to memorize all the lab values. Hope this helps and congrats to you; you are almost done! Keep your eye on the light at the end of the tunnel!!

[chrissy8512]

Thanks and congratulations to you too!