Crash Course Since I finished high school, someone might say I hold my entire life ahead of me, with all of its monumental experiences. But despite young age, I already encountered a personal enlightening experience, which I am sure I will carry with me until my last days - crash course of administering IV's. Though just becoming a soldier in basic training, we lingered well into the ending phase, before this I possessed minute survival skills. I ventured on camping trips, taken a CPR and first aid class, and not once required anything more of skill- or met a situation in-which required dire need- without the thought of them to cross me either. All my qualifications satisfied by showing up and re-certifying, and I seriously thought there would not be a chance I would use the skills. One day the drill sergeants, who seemed as inexperienced as we appeared for this lesson, changed the situation informing everyone of the new prerequisite for graduation. I will not explain how the leading information disseminated throughout the platoon: just imply that in all we managed only half the day to learn the process. …show more content…
This time being my initial attempt to administer catheters and needles, so I seemed quite frantic.
Unfortunately, everyone else appeared the same, applying tourniquets while locating a vein was a big issue. Even despite this fact; the worst yet to come for those who feared blood- I felt like a guinea pig in a practicing hospital: the inexperienced to learn how to poke and prod with needles. At first we listened to the instructors explaining the entire process, as well as identifying the torture equipment. Though it was not seeming as difficult as I thought, I still remained reserved. Seeing everyone squirm around watching this process, drill sergeant's learning alongside, made this moment
frightening. When it came to the administering part, everything changed. The entire room scrambled with blue mats, the thought of at least comfortability with my partner, taken away when random battle buddies paired together. I felt disappointed because I counted on that confident person. Now separated and paired with strangers, I decided I would start the procedure first, when the other lay down on the mat, and I went through the process finishing with ease. Then it became my turn, I took my blouse off and lay there, the fear grew, realizing the person dreaded the sight of blood. Seeing tension, ghost white face, and shallow breathing, instilled the thought of agony. Sensation of discomfort traveled my entire nervous system, and I just laid there and watched the needle twisting in my arm as they fished for a vein. At that moment realizing my partner was not going to stop, just petrified. Minutes pass and the instructors notice the struggle- stopping the activity and relieving me from the torment. But as I stood up to replace my blouse, extending my arm releasing the blood clot that created, blood streamed down my sleeve and along my pant leg. With warm sensation covering my side, I looked up into my drill sergeants awe stricken face, feeling like a badass surviving this event.
Sean Parnell was a normal college student, partying on the weekends, going to class when he wanted, and being as carefree as one could be. A year later, he becomes the leader of a forty-man platoon at the ripe age of twenty-four. After being the leader of the platoon for only eight short months Parnell claims he “had enough knowledge to know that he didn’t know anything” (page 27). The job of ...
In the article, Gawande shares a story from when he worked in a hospital as a resident. His first real procedure, placing a central line through a stout man’s heart to receive nutrition, would result in few problems if it were performed by experienced hands. However, knowing this is his first operation to be done alone, Gawande’s nervousness grew with every thought of what could go dramatically wrong. Before beginning, the author recollects studying all of the precise moves and cuts his superior named S. carried out on the same type of procedure on a person beforehand. After feeling informed and confident, Gawande begins by gathering all the necessary tools needed for the job. But as he thought he finished, S. chimes in reminding him of the multiple things he failed to remember to grab or setup. He uneasily shook off the mistakes, and began by locating the point on the man’...
Survival skills can take over when in a life or death situation. The protagonist, Rainsford, in the short story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell is a clear example of this. While on the way to hunting expedition Rainsford is thrown overboard his ship and swims to the nearby shore of Ship Trap Island. He explores the island and finds a chateau. He is invited in by the owner, General Zarroff, and they begin to converse. Here Rainsford learns something dark about this man that will lead to him being on the run for his life. He is forced to let his survival skills, resourcefulness, thinking on his feet, and his good eye, take center stage in the fight for his life.
I also plan on taking a course after graduating from the nursing program specific to IV therapy because I feel this is a skill that takes practice and not having the hands-on experience through the nursing program at Niagara College is unfortunate. The IV therapy course is offered at Niagara College for a six-week period. I feel by taking this course I will become more comfortable with IV’s and will meet the expectations of the CNO when providing care to patients as a future nurse. I will also use the CNO standards of medication when administering an IV solution because it is a medication and the 10 rights need to be applied (CNO,
Then after threading a catheter through the needle, the anesthesiologist will withdraw the needle and leave the catheter i...
Kelly, L.J., Young, B., & Ellis, G. (2013). The experiences of nurses who insert central venous access devices. British Journal of Nursing, 22(2), p. S4-S11).
The most difficult barrier to conducting initial individual training is the varying backgrounds of all of the soldiers. In ...
After watching the Teach Us All documentary on Netflix, it opened my eyes to many of the issues regarding educational inequality. The study looked at schools in Little Rock, New York City, and Los Angeles to show us the current state of U.S. education and how far we have come since the school desegregation crisis. The thesis of this documentary is that since the efforts of the Little Rock Nine, our belief is that educational inequality has improved when in reality, it hasn’t improved and the actions of our country have had negative effects. Teach Us All emphasizes the need for unity and collective action to improve our education system for the kids in poor communities that are in the most need. Our country has devoted all the resources to the middle and upper class for education and are taking money away from where it needs to
Each morning before school I took him to the hospital where he received blood transfusions or chemotherapy to treat the lymphoma that was destroying his body. After school, I raced home to complete my homework so that I could later go to his apartment. There I cooked meals, cleaned up, and administered his oral and intravenous medications. Working with IVs became second nature to me. I found myself familiar with the names of drugs like Cytovene, used to treat CMV, Neupogen, to raise one's white blood cell count, and literally countless others.
In a video posted by the National Forum on Colleges, Dr. Alfredo King, director, believes that ever since he was little, colleges and universities all over have constantly changed their admission requirements ("College Admissions 101."). He remembers that Alaska State University use to just ask for high school transcripts and recommendation letters. Now you have to pass college exams such as the Alaskan Freshman Test (AFT) and ACT/SAT. “It is slowly becoming a problem for not only today’s youth, but it will also prevent others such as our kids and their kids from getting into the school of their dreams ("College Admissions 101."). When King was 13, he would often times visit other universities and ask students and staff about how he could prepare
When I and my mentor arrived at a patient’s home with type 1 diabetes, my mentor informed me that I would be giving the patient her insulin.
Several skills are beneficial to the nurse and paramedic, but perhaps one of the most important skills is the ability to place an intravenous catheter into a vein. This procedure is most commonly referred to as “starting an IV”. In today’s medical community, intravenous cannulation is necessary for the administration of many antibiotics and other therapeutic drugs. Listed below are the procedures and guidelines for starting a successful IV. Following these instructions will provide a positive experience for the patient and clinician.
After almost one hour of “tube procedure connections”, I got up to go to the restroom with an IV pole following my s...
In the military, training makes the difference between failure and success. So whether one's specialty is exiting aircraft at 1,300 feet, enforcing law and order around the fort, or taking medical X-rays, people need training in order to develop discipline and confidence. As the Army becomes more technologically advanced, so does the guidance individuals receive. In my case, the Army provided me with high-tech instruction in the field of electronics communication repair. At the tender age of 18,I was responsible for operating and maintaining million-dollar telecommunications equipment. This often involved being located in remote areas away from other support units, while working under adverse con...
I went to the operating room on March 23, 2016 for the Wilkes Community College Nursing Class of 2017 for observation. Another student and I were assigned to this unit from 7:30am-2:00pm. When we got their we changed into the operating room scrubs, placed a bonnet on our heads and placed booties over our shoes. I got to observe three different surgeries, two laparoscopic shoulder surgeries and one ankle surgery. While cleaning the surgical room for the next surgery, I got to communicate with the nurses and surgical team they explained the flow and equipment that was used in the operating room.