Hi All,
WVMC is going well. I'm pretty much doing the same duties each time, just with different patient interactions. On Sunday night I sat with a patient who was going through alcohol poisoning. He also was a little mentally not there but I was helping the nurses by distracting him so he would stop trying to walk away while his IV was still in. At first I was a little nervous, not knowing anything about him, but overall I enjoyed having that much patient interaction. Today, three different prison inmates and an overdosed male was in the Emergency Department. I was noticing a theme with myself: I was scared when I saw these people. I think the hand cuffs and jumpsuits were just sights I don't typically see everyday, just as I don't believe I've have many interactions with drug addicts. I made sure to watch what room they were in and to not have interactions with them. That is a huge difference between my pre-nurse practitioner self and the nurses. They treated them like every other patient, giving them as much care as the next person. I was too scared to even walk by their rooms. It really made me think of how I will be dealing with people from all backgrounds as a nurse and nurse practitioner. I am sure it is something I will get used to with time, but as for now, I'm not. I really like to be consciously aware of thoughts and impressions so I can watch them shift through my continued experience.
Good luck with finals everyone and have a great break!
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