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2nd placement 2nd Year

Well with a months notice!!!! (what on earth are Caley playing at..lol..) I have my next placement. It's my medical placement (which leaves community to round up 2nd yr) and it's in the gastro unit at the hospital I've done most of my placements at. I've actually been in the unit a few times seeing procedures done on patients from the ward, so I'm quite happy to go back.

First impressions?....Not exactly sure what I'll fill my 6 weeks with. I'm not really aware of the full extent of the nurses role in the unit. All I saw was the nurse standing with the sedated patient while he/she underwent the procedure and did the patients obs when it was over. I'm pretty sure that's not all that's involved but that's my first impression. Will be good to look back and see how wrong (or right!) I was.

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4/Feb/2008, 6:46 pm

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Well. Monday to Friday (again!) 9 till 5ish! So yet again, no nights or weekends..lol..and as my next placement is the final one of 2nd yr and it's community, it's more than likely gonna be Monday - Friday 8ish till 5ish..lol.. So by the looks of things, I'm going to head into 3rd year with only one Sunday and no nights completed..lol..

It's funny how it's worked out, but I'm just going to enjoy the fact for now since I'll be working nights and weekends when I qualify (probably anyway!).

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28/Feb/2008, 6:34 pm

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Well 4 days in of the first week.

First things...all the staff are amazing, what a great team, they have a great working relationship with the docs/surgeons too which is excellent to see.

The staff nurses and the sister told me on the first day that most of my time will be observing as there is very little for me to do (as I thought!). I'm not allowed to take the biopsies although the auxiliaries can and I'm not allowed to sit at the head of the patient when they are having an endoscopy (not even with a nurse with me) dunno why, didn't want to cause a fuss in my first week by asking..lol..

I've "progressed" to being able to sit at the head of the patient having a colonoscopy or a siggie though..lol...just providing reassurance and doing 10 min obs, other than that I'm helping to make sure the patients remain on the bed during the procedure..lol..

There is a "ward" upstairs where the outpatients wait before and after procedure, and the recovery area after they are scoped where their obs are done. The staff nurses rotate weekly, so once I've met my mentor (next week) I'll be following her around the different areas.

I've seen loads, esophageal and bowel cancers being found, stents being put in, polyps being removed, biopsies, varice banding, hemorrhoid banding, NG getting passed, PEG insertion in ITU. Most of the work appears to be "routine" i.e. nothing is found.

I am enjoying it, but it's different, I'm not used to having very little to do!

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13/Mar/2008, 8:05 pm

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So I'm now at the end of my 3rd week. Still not loads to do but I am enjoying it alot.

I've been so lucky on my placements and have never had a bad one, all the staff have always been lovely and supportive.

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28/Mar/2008, 7:55 pm

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glad your enjoying it Jackie.... do you know where your going next?

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3/Apr/2008, 6:32 pm

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Nope no idea Lulu, only that it's community and more than likely will be with the DN's.

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6/Apr/2008, 8:46 pm

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Well another placement over with. Six down and 4 to go! Time is really flying in.

I hated leaving this placement, I loved the staff, they made such a difference to your day. Despite not being able to do all I would have wanted, I learned loads. Community next!

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