This week, we were given the opportunity to run the ward ourselves.
*panic attack*
On the first day, it wasn’t so bad…as there were not many new patients and some did not need reviewing.
Following that, the new patients just came flowing in. They were flooding everywhere!
What irritates me the most is the fact that we need to spend time ploughing through the notes, CXR, bloods, investigations. When the time comes to put out the flood…it avoids me as if I was a ball of fire.
Sometimes, planning your day well and prioritising patients is not enough. Flexbility is the key.
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Hi Dav,
I reckon the key to success with any health care profession is not necessarilty knowledge, but about how well you can time manage. If everything was controllable all the time, your job would get pretty boring I reckon. I got to where I was in nursing simply cos I was efficient and good at managing time and solving problems that arose on the spot. I reckon the more practice you can get at this as a student the better.
I think that practice makes perfect in this instance. If you had spent many months or years in the field it would have probably been easier for you so take comfort in the fact that I think eventually we will all be able to balance the more challenging aspects.
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