Lab was exciting because we to practiced removing catheters on Terry, the lab doll. Then I had PBL. Something that I'm continuing to work on is being assertive.
PBL is so great because it allows me to practice this in a 'safe environment'. Ideally, though not always, everyone understands that we are all there to help each other improve and hone our own skills. As the chairperson, we get to work on time management, practicing our assertiveness by 'reigning everyone in to focus on the task at hand', organization, and smooth transitions. This week, it was a bit difficult for me because the presentations are all quite well done yet we still need to maintain timeliness for our agenda in order to get everything done. I had to ask ppl to be quiet many times, once or twice to the instructor, even, which is something that is SO uncomfortable to do! It's something I'm working on, definitely, but I honestly love PBL! Personally, I really see the value in it, as cheesey as that sounds. I think it's helped me with my teaching significantly and I really enjoy presentations, so it's great! But this week I was definitely feeling "the physiological signs of stress" after that class. Haha.
I had a meeting with my instructor on campus this week which was great because we didn't have many of those last semester and I felt like it was really helpful because there are fewer distractions. It's more efficient and the time is more devoted to the student and where our strengths and weaknesses lie. I went over my journal with my instructor and then we discussed my learning plan. I also got some good feedback, which was exciting, but it's still very early on in the semester.
Clinical this week was so good! We were on mornings with our own assigned patients. This semester, the patients are so much more independent, so for the most part, only set-up is required for tasks like morning care and washes. I felt really nervous because it was 0900 and I still hadn't done my head to toe assessment yet because my patient had gone to the bathroom and was on the phone after I gave him his 0800 meds. But as soon as I got the head to toe done, it was pretty smooth. I am struggling to find things to do during the down time, so I've been doing things like emptying linen bags and asking the nurses if they need any help with anything. I also made friends with one of the nurses on the unit and he showed me how to do an admission for a pt and explained continuous bladder irrigation to me! Some of my classmates got to do catheter removals and remove saline locks! It was really exciting to hear that they were starting to do those already and I can't wait to do those, too!
This long weekend will be dedicated to working on my PBL presentation, the PBL paper, lab homework, and brushing up on my patho/microbi!! Woohoo, long weekend, here I come!!!
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