MH Blog due: Feb 12th

Learning Report

Responsibilities:

•          Care for 1 patients
•         Wake patient
•          Administer pain medication

I learned that if a patient goes under anesthesia fighting he is going to wake up fighting. Also people act silly after surgery 

Best thing that happened was seeing a patient who had torn his pectoral while benching 300 lbs.

The worst thing that happened was waiting for the patient to come out of surgery and then waiting for him to wake up.

It was not a mistake.

Good, my nurse was very nice and slowed things down just enough to explain a few things.

Experience Record

Technology I observed was the monitor that took his vital signs every couple of minutes. They also use an EKG that was a part of the monitor that printed out his heart beats. In addition, she used her computer to chart what pain medication she gave to him.

I was in PACU which doesn’t involve diagnosing patient that often. However I heard the nurses say he was benching 300lbs. and tore his right pectoral muscle near the armpit.

My nurse had to administer pain medication to the patient recovering from surgery.  She also gave him extra pillows to try to get him in a comfortable position. He seem to want to sit in a recliner which he asked for 15 times. The nurse reassured him that the surgery went fine and kept telling him that they could not let him sit in a chair yet.

 I only saw the one patient because in the PACU it is usually a one to one ratio, so the nurse can focus on that one patient. Like I said before the patient tore his pectoral muscle and ha surgery to repair the damage.

I saw medical terminology like Q15 which means every 15 minutes. NKDA stands for “No known drug allergies.”

Experience Journal

                When I first walked in, I was introduced to Marium, who is a registered nurse that floats around to different units in the hospital. I saw that there was a monitor for each patient that would beep if the vital were too low or high. It was a little different seeing the nurses stand right next to the patient the entire time, instead of sitting at the nurse’s station.

She had 1 patients she was caring for but when he first arrived 3 other nurses came in to help take initial vital sighs ASAP. They were so fast and worked like a well-oiled machine. The surgical nurse was informing Marium of how the surgery went and what medications he received. There were no complication, but the nurse said he went down fighting and said that he will wake up fighting.

When the patient first came in to the unit nurses were trying to poke him or say his name to wake him up. However he was a big man and I took 30 minutes for him to come to. Other doctors and nurses from surgery came back to check on him. I saw medical terminology like Q15 which means every 15 minutes. NKDA stands for “No known drug allergies.”

I really enjoyed this unit because it was fast pace and interesting to a wide range of disorders or injuries. I was in awe when they were all doing seven things at once and remarkable well. I love being a part of the team, and I fell this would be a great place for those who like being a team player like myself.