Yesterday I got to practice my IV skills on a medical resident. She had one hand that had difficult veins and one that had pretty good one. So she left me poke her twice. I got the IV in both times!
She tried on me, but my veins are really, really hard to find, so she wasn't able to insert one on me. However, her Attending doctor swallowed his fear of needles and let her practice on him. He told her that she gets one try, and one try only!
She was successful!
I'm still catching up on all of the changes and still reading binder after binder. I reviewed the central line changes and brushed up on their protocols for assessments following certain procedures IE: how often to do vital signs after surgeries, how many periodic bladder catheterizations to check for urine retention in the bladder, that need to be done after a catheter is taken out after bladder surgeries.
And I helped a medical resident write up a couple of medication orders that she wasn't sure how to word.
It's all coming back to me, but it's so frustrating as to the number of changes that have taken place. I'm going to ask the manager on Monday if I can attend the hospital orientation for new nurses. It's designed to show you the different pumps, dressings etc. So I think that while I'm not "new", I qualify for the orientation because I've been off so long and so many things have changed.
She tried on me, but my veins are really, really hard to find, so she wasn't able to insert one on me. However, her Attending doctor swallowed his fear of needles and let her practice on him. He told her that she gets one try, and one try only!
I'm still catching up on all of the changes and still reading binder after binder. I reviewed the central line changes and brushed up on their protocols for assessments following certain procedures IE: how often to do vital signs after surgeries, how many periodic bladder catheterizations to check for urine retention in the bladder, that need to be done after a catheter is taken out after bladder surgeries.
And I helped a medical resident write up a couple of medication orders that she wasn't sure how to word.
It's all coming back to me, but it's so frustrating as to the number of changes that have taken place. I'm going to ask the manager on Monday if I can attend the hospital orientation for new nurses. It's designed to show you the different pumps, dressings etc. So I think that while I'm not "new", I qualify for the orientation because I've been off so long and so many things have changed.
