I was in PACU for clinicals this week. It was a fun day. We started off with two nurses (plus me helping them out). Then one of the nurses went home sick so it was just Karen and I left. We had several scopes and one surgery. Right after the other nurse went home sick, it got pretty busy. This was the first time during my clinical experience that I actually felt helpful, and sort of like a real nurse! I was taking vitals, listening to heart and lung sounds, charting, bringing patients in from the waiting room and giving them instructions. I kept expecting Karen to come in and check to make sure I was doing things correctly but for the most part she didn’t. I guess that means I was doing a good job.
