Today was such an overwhelming day. It started at 8:00 AM with a math test, went over the concept of making a care plan, inserted our first IV’s and ended at about 4:00 PM after getting to meet with our clinical instructor.
We first had a math test, which we have to complete with a score of 100%. We had 45 minutes to complete what seemed like a butt-load of questions. There was a moment when the instructor said “you have ten minutes remaining;” I thought I was going to die because I had about five pages left to complete. Thankfully, I completed the test in time, but have yet to find out my results. I hope I passed.
Second thing on the schedule was understanding how to make a care plan for which ever patient we end up choosing each week. A care plan is somewhat of a “map” to achieve care for a particular patient and includes information like diagnosis, assessments, interventions, and patient teachings.
We also performed our first IV today. I was so terrified. I thankfully had a great partner. My first try failed, so I was disappointed. Thankfully, I got it on the second try. I think I was more worried about the mess I made then actually getting my first successful IV stick, but now that I look back, I am very happy I was able to do it.