Nursing Clinicals
I have been doing clinical rotations in the local nursing home for 3 weeks now– this week will be my 4th and final week. It’s been a very interesting and rewarding experience. Going into a field like nursing you have so many options ahead of you and there are a variety of situations and people that you have the opportunity to work with. And although I have really enjoyed this set of clinical rotations, I do not believe that a nursing home is where I am intended to work. However, we did have quite an interesting day last Friday with a severe weather alert and a small fire in the mechanical room that set off the fire alarm. It was somewhat of a nerve racking experience for all of the student nurses– we had no clue what to do or what was going on. All the other nurses are grabbing fire extinguishers, closing doors and curtians, moving patients, etc. and we’re all just standing around like a deer caught in the headlights with no idea what we are actually suppose to be doing to help. Obviously, situations like this are not included when we get oriented to the facility and maybe it should be. In the end everything was ok, no one got hurt, and firefighters came in to check to make sure everything was safe.
On another note, it’s so hard to believe that this week is the last full week of classes?! It’s flown by faster than I ever could have imagined. I have a test to get through this week and plenty of homework, but after that I mainly just have to concentrate on studying for finals. After finals are finished I will begin my internship in May with Premier Medical group of Clarksville, assisting one of the supervisors. I’m really excited about it– I think it’s going to be a great learning experience especially to see a different side of the nursing world other than just the patient care.
I hope everyone enjoys the rest of the week! (Oh, and come check out Rivers & Spires in downtown Clarksville this weekend– the Gov’s Ambassador’s will be there and there’s plenty of food and entertainment!!!)
April 14th, 2008 at 7:20 am
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