The last four weeks of clinical has been great. I had the chance to followed nurses around and see their day-to-day routine. I had four patients in one day and I was able to do head to toe assessment, obtaining vitals signs, help with bathe, and passing medications. One of the patients I had taken care of was a 50-year-old lady with end stage kidney failure. Her condition was not discovered until she came into the hospital. She then had an AV fistula inserted in her in the OR in order to be able to get dialysis. When she was back on the floor after the operation, I was able to do an assessment and listen to her fistula. I can feel the thrill and hear a bruit on her arm. The nurse told me that this meant the fistula has a very good blood flow
