A great day today at the nursing home. I got my patient up and changed, fed and then went to the main dining hall to feed the other residents. Coming back later, my pt was sleeping in her chair again, so I went to help with other classmate's pts.
A wonderful LPN there, I'll call him Ed. He showed us how to clean around a GI tube and the pt was Mr. D, the quadriplegic. This man is wonderful, such a sense of humor. He has mobility of two fingers and he used them today, to extent in playing a joke on us while we cleaned his GI tube. He kept hitting the call light over and over. About 6 different times. He got a kick out doing that to us. Then at one point, he was trying to cough while LPN Ed still had the GI tube uncapped. Ed told him, "Oh no, Mr!" and quickly capped it...lol. Mr. D was having so much fun with us today!
Later, I worked on my pt chart and care plan, then went to another dining room to help do feedings. I've never been to this dining area, the residents there are much more complicated and such a challenge to feed. We got it done though.
Not much after that, we were let out early today because the instructors had meetings to get to, back at the campus.
So tomorrow is my last day. I'm all mixed with emotions about it. :(
Llama Drama
2 hours ago
Sounds like you've enjoyed it a little more than you thought you would, lol. It may not be the right place for you, but it has given you an idea of what nursing in general will be like.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I can't wait to start my CNA classes and get to work. I think I'm going to like it. :)
Keep plugging away at it, Sis, you'll have your LPN in no time!