Wow!!!

I feel like that famous Lou Gehrig speech:

"Today-ay-ay I feel-eel-eel like a real-eal-eal nurse-urse-urse."

I learned and performed more practical skills this weekend than I have in 2 years of nursing school.

I:

Dc'd and started a foley
Inserted and irrigated a rectal tube
Suctioned and performed care of a tracheostomy
Pushed about 7 drugs
Hung about 14 bags
Gave meds via NG tube
Learned to do a thorough assessment
Learned to write good notes (except see below)
and started my very first IV.

I am working at the CCU of the BIG CITY HOSPITAL. I love it. I like the critical care setting, surprisingly. And when I volunteered to go there, I was shocked at myself.

However, I realized that I forgot to sign my note. :( JCAHO is going to get me.

3 more weekends and I am done.

Go Bears! Go Colts! (I don't know what I am going to do for Superbowl. I wanted both teams to make it.)

W. :)