N210 
02/21/2012
Michael Hoke

				Clinical Journal #7

Tuesday I woke up at 5 am and drove to Lakeview, walked over to Provena got ready and began clinicals after we had talked about care plans for a while.  I have learned a lot during clinicals. I am getting more comfortable performing certain tasks and others I still feel like I am still grasping.  Parts of the assessments are still new to me and I am going to be practicing those more so I get better at them. Regardless, some of the medications I am seeing in clinicals are becoming familiar to me as I see them in my care plans more and more often. 
	First I went and looked at the patient’s chart. I went to look for a cart came back and the nurse was giving my patient her meds.  One of my biggest issues is finding things when I need them. I went to find the cart to take vitals, the first time the battery was dead and I found out how to change the battery, which is good. After the battery issue was resolved I took vitals, which are becoming easier.  After vitals were taken I fed the patient her breakfast which I think was some sort of Cream of Wheat. I think that’s what it was anyways. 
Throughout the day, I saw the physical therapist, a doctor, and a head nurse in my patient’s room as well as two guys who came to transfer her to get her x-rays. It seemed at every given moment someone different was with the patient. 
 Kristen helped me give the patient a bed bath because the patient was weak and unable to do much and I was thankful for her help. After the bed bath she was taken to get x-rays and her chart went with her. When she came back I took her vitals again; recorded them tried to report to the nurse but she was on lunch so another nurse came over and asked what I did so she could tell the other nurse. Then I left to go to class.  Somedays it seems like you just cant win for losing. It will get easier every time. Just look how far you have some so far.  Keep working on those skills and I think you have done fine so far. Ask me questions anytime.