1/6 Journal for MSU Floor 6

Questions

What were your responsibilities or duties this week?
-Observe the tasks of RNs


What new knowledge or skill did you  learn this week?
-PPE is important


What was the best thing that happened at the site this week?
-There was a meeting near the end about infection control


What was the worst thing that happened at the site this week?
-I stood outside a room for 15 minutes waiting for the nurse that I was assigned to
-I did not see any patients

This week was BAD.

Experience Record

Technology observed:
I saw the different vials which are used to draw blood into. The different colored tops are signals for the lab to tell them which kind of test to do, or what to look for in that sample.


Diagnostic procedures observed:
I did not see any patients nor did I see my nurse interact with patients. I did not even see any charting.


Therapeutic procedures observed:
I did not see any patients nor did I see my nurse interact with patients. I did not even see any charting.


Diseases/disorders observed:
I did not see any patients nor did I see my nurse interact with patients. I did not even see any charting.


Medical terminology encountered:
Personal Protective Equipment- Equipment that ranges from gowns, gloves, and masks, that must be worn for protection from infections when entering an isolation room.

Journal

The floor looks exactly like MSU Floor 5 down to a T. There were 30 rooms, numbered 601-630. All the doors were closed or near that which I thought was odd. The floor was really quiet too compared to all the other places I've been to. There was not a lot of beeping or lights flashing at all. One or two family member of the patients walked through the hall but that was it. The nurses that I saw minded their own business and did not talk to me until I spoke to them.

The nurse I followed was newer than the others I saw. She was nice enough for the most part. Every time were were about to start something one of the other nurses called her on the hospital issued phones. I know that they have to work together well enough because when a patient needs to be moved some way, they have to do it as a pair. I did not get to see that for fact but it was obvious enough. However, I'm not sure how well they interact outside of working with a patient.

Since I did not see any patients or watch my nurse interact with them I did not really gain any kind of opportunity to learn anything new. I tried asking my nurse things but there was little I could draw questions from. At the least I observed my nurse put on PPE to go into a isolation room. The door was closed and got to stand outside again.

My experience was not good. Not that it was really bad or terrible but it was truly boring. I tried to talk with my nurse which worked for a bit until she was called to talk with the head nurse, I think. She became quieter after that which lead me to believe she was being told off for something. Also, right as I left, I believe that the head nurse was about to 'lecture' the whole floor of nurses. I was glad I left when I did.