Every class has been about therapeutic relationships, active listening, how to conduct an interview, the nursing process, yada yada yada....
I don't always sit well with with the fluffy-lovey-dovey stuff.
But today, we started the good stuff: wound care. FINALLY! Some blood and guts! Even when preparing for class - doing the readings, watching the vidoes - I found myself enjoying all the strategies and techniques behind it. Asepsis. Surgical asepsis. Drains. Dressing. Sutures. Staples. At this point, my scope of wound care is just basic, but it's an area that I am surprisingly interested in.
At the moment, Pathophysiology and Pharmacology are my favorite courses. Learning how the body can malfunction is SO fascinating. It's like being in a House episode, just without a drug-addicted doctors and countless innuendos. Maybe because it's a stark difference from my nursing classes? Probably. I wonder what it would be like to just get my BSc (science degree) and work toward med school. Sans nursing classes.
Although I do feel frustrated at times, I would not trade Nursing for anything. The entire experience, at the end of the day, develops a balanced approach to patient care that is invaluable - I got a taste of that last year. It's just that getting there can seem painfully tedious at times. Who knows what I'll get into following my degree, but in the mean time: I'm committed right through to the end.
Happy Thursday!
D.
1 comment:
remember how you used to set up a triage in the basement when you were little? Make-shift IV bags, Brooklyn wrapped up from head to toe in dressings while you played 'doctor'! Reading your blog reminded me of those fun days ~ and it's now becoming a reality!!
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