It was a good week in clinicals this week. I took total care of two patients this last clinical and it was pretty fun. I took advantage and applied what was taught during class on Monday, which was caring for the patient as a whole. I conversed and looked for commonalities in my patients. One patient, I was unable to have a very good relationship with, not that it was a bad relationship... He just wanted to get out of the hospital ASAP. Actually, when I was helping discharge the patient was when we both opened up the most, probably because he was happy to be going home.
My other patient, however, was an awesome experience. We hit it off right as I entered the room. We joked around, talked about common stuff, and just had a good time. (He even invited me to his house on Superbowl Sunday to spend with him and his family.) I think I really made that one day a good experience for him. We had a good relationship and I believe I did my best at caring for him.
Other than that, I was able to chart more independently, give meds more independently, and I did some discharge teaching, though my preceptor helped out a little. My preceptorship is becoming a great experience for me... even if it means getting up at 5:00 am to work a 12-hour day with no pay :)
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