warpednormal's Diaryland Diary

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y'know. i think i'm improving. i got to do a pretty extensive wound dressing today that i'm quite proud of. the clinical nurse leader led me though it, and i thought i did really well.

she gave me an A+! i hope she tells jon, or that jon asks her how it went. i want so bad to impress him it kills.

he never answers my questions. he answers my questions with questions. Is it a problem that it was bleeding?

what do you think?

what's the worst thing that could happen?

okay, what are you going to do?

how would you say this to the doctor?

go find the proper lab values.

what IS the mechanism of potassium sparing diuretics?

what would you have to worry about?

how would you rate this in terms of severity?

blah blah blah.

first 3 weeks, i couldn't answer 80% of his questions.

now i can answer at least half of them.

he entrusted me with 3 patients today.
i call that success, i think i'm making some real improvements.

and i'm finally understanding what they meant when they said nursing isn't just about taking orders. or doing tasks.


its about time i start thinking. critically.

its about time i start giving a shit.

7:33 p.m. - 2010-03-31

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