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Published: June 17th 2010
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Second week rotation I was placed on my own with Doctora Tejerina in the Neumologia unit (respiratory/lung) What an AWESOME week!!!!!
The energetic and friendly Dcta with black patent leather stilettos and Fireflies by Owl City as her ringtone, lead me down to her office talking a million words per minute in Spanish we get to her office and she looks at me and smiles. I just kind of nervously laugh, and ever since then, we have been the perfect pair.
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday were “consultados” in her office. Similar to what I had last week. This lady brought a chair behind her desk, right next to her chair, and asked “do you write in Spanish?” Through the consults, I would take an assessment on the patient; listen to their lungs and heart, and then record in the written chart! It was SO SO SO neat to be doing nursing skills ALL in Spanish! It was as if my dream came true! By the end of consultados on Monday, I felt so much more confident in Spanish assessments! It also helped I have invested in stickers since being here and the kids LOVE it-after I get to listen to
their heart, they get a sticker, and everyone is happy
The week just kept getting better each day. Tuesday, I met Dra. Tejerina up in the Neumologia unit to do rounds with the residents. Well as anyone who knows me, knows my punctuality, and I arrived before her. I was talking with some of the nurses and asked if they needed any help. Immediately, I was handed a pulse ox reader and told to take each patients O2 sats. SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!
-Nursing Gals: There was a 2 month old little girl in for viral pneumonia and anemia. I took her O2 and it read 51. I started to freak out, tried another finger and it only went up to 57. (Mind you no O2 was being administered through NC OR simplemask) So I run to get the other nurse and I just keep saying-50, 50, 50---necesita oxigeno! She looks at me confused… and replies with, “we will keep watching it, take it again in 20 minutes.” WHAT!?!?!?! Just another cultural difference I suppose.
Tuesday continued with listening to rounds, which every single patient was in for a combination of something with pneumonia. Almost all the patients (except for 2) were teeny
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My adborable little babies in the back :) tiny little babies not more than a couple weeks old. I was told these are more severe cases and that is why they were not outpatient.
After rounds, Dcta Tejerina asked if I would like to follow/shadow the nurses, so I decided to stay in the room and help out. I got to give a nebulizer treatment, administer medications (simple cough syrups and such, but nonetheless HANDS ON!), change diapers, and assist hanging IVs (their IVs are a bit different and the nurses have to mix the medications in the bag themselves through different syringes compared to how ours just come mixed with medications or simply piggyback bags)
The other day I was on the Neumologia unit, I shadowed the nurses again. I got to feed a baby a bottle (through an NG tube!) and take vitals for an admit. In the middle of the shift, one of the nurses waved at me “Sar-ita…venga venga” she leads me to the Nurses room and there was tea and fresh bread. They were so cute, made me sit down and tell them everything about nursing school in the United States.
Wednesday was a very special day! Dcta happened to be specialized in
Down Syndrome, so each consult we had was a patient with Down Syndrome also with another sickness. These kids were absolutely adorable! One little girl ran into the office, right up into my lap and sat there the entire time-Just about melted my heart. I learned so many tips and lessons about Down Syndrome, Dcta was a really big inspiration. When I asked why Down Syndrome in particular for a specialization-she answered, Down Syndrome can be a very hard on a family and many doctors are undereducated on the disorder, many PARENTS know more than doctors. She didn’t want to be one of those types of doctors.
I was so giddy by the end of the week I could hardly slow my mind down. Can’t wait for next week-General Peds and hopefully a day in the ER!
Love from Bolivian Bear
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Kiara
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HHHHHEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi, Sarah how are you? Yiu have cool pictures. Goood luck being there! LOVE:KIARA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!