Had six shifts in a row this week and most of them were earlies so I've been very sleep deprived and tired. But the placement has been great. I have one more day to go (tomorrow). Also starting tomorrow I have two weeks of classes for my Professional Transitions in Nursing subject.
Here are some of the things I did this week:
• Had the flu vaccine (for free)
• Observed and assisted with the fitting of a halo brace. Involves full spinal care manual handling (five people) and the doctor put the brace on, screwing it into the skull (with local anaesthetic). My role besides the manual handling was to hold the patient’s hand and tell her she is being so brave. They needed her to stay really still and she squeezed my hand really hard when they were injecting all around her head with the anaesthetic. I put a picture of a halo brace a couple of blog posts ago.
• Administered intravenous drugs via a PICC line (directly into the heart), using sterile technique.
• Looked after five separate patients that were IV drug users and had head injuries due to either a fall or a car accident while intoxicated. Two of them were in nappies and had to be spoon fed all their meals. Another had to be shackled to his bed because he was non compliant and would put his head drains out IV lines if his hands weren’t tied up.
• Planned and carried out all the care and documentation for two patients each shift. Some things, like give drugs, I had to do under supervision but everything else I did myself.
• Got a really good final assessment and feedback from my clinical educator and successfully passed the placement.
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