7-ish weeks ago, i made a post saying how much i hated my clinical and how bad everything was going and immediately after posting it i had to delete it.
Because that was just stress, new routine and fear speaking.
I am finalizing my first LPN to RN clinical in a surgical ward and i am going to miss it!
I learned SO much, got to DO so much stuff that i never got to experience as a LPN student.
I learned to deal with patients that are totally oriented and alert and not demented for the first time lol and it was just wild.
The funniest memory i have so far that always makes me giggle is this one patient i met, he was 2 days post transurethral resection of the prostate and he was very hyper and wouldn’t stay still and because of that his urine drainage bag came loose and he soiled himself and the bed.
So the exchange went like this:
Whoa. Ok sir i think its a good idea you go take a shower so i can change your bedding as you get clean, do you have your own personal soap or do you need one?
He nods so i go grab a single use soap for him.
He starts smelling the soap and i kid you not. The man ATE the soap.
This completely alert and oriented man just sniffed and ate the single use soap.
And i ain’t gon judge him cause i used to eat dust when i was a kid and now i’m allergic to every micro particle on earth.
But all that aside. I’ve learned so much and seen so much and also learned from small mistakes that i feel like i’ve grown so much as a nurse.
I also met some amazing patients and fellow nurses whom have become my friends!
Rotations are coming up in two weeks and for my second clinical i’m supposed to go on the COVID ward but i’m trying to see if i can avoid that since i’ve been having many lung issues with my asthma that unfortunately decided to reappear after 20ish years.
Owell. Hopefully i will update if i passed this clinical THIS FRIDAY!
