As far as weeks go...

Docs to be!!

I'd have to say that the past week was one filled with many firsts!! Such as doing a complete pelvic exam; although when I do it again, I won't be quite as walked through as I was on Monday, and it may not be to a woman who's had a pile of kids. I was sooooooooo nervous. But after doing it, Dr. Yarwood said "Now when you're listening to an old guy's lungs in a couple of months, you'll say 'This is easy! I've done a pelvic exam!'" And it does feel pretty awesome to conquer a fear and realize hey, I think I can do this alright.

I also learned how to start IVs (yeah sticking each other! Only one person vomited and one passed out...and they were PLACING the IVs when they did so). And to top it off---suturing pig shanks! That's right---140 people in one room, each with their very own pig leg, making cuts and pretending to know what the F Dr. Holliman is rattling on about. We all ended up figuring it out and gettin the short-cuts from the other facilitators; but my favorite part was about 20 minutes in, when many of us kept asking each other "wait, wrap what around with your left hand?," Bill turns to me and says "I think this guy is talking to just to hear himself talk." For Dr. Holliman had indeed continued to speak about the 17 million different patterns of suturing possible as we all struggled to understand step 3.

It hit me when I looked around that room. 140 people fumbling with darning needles to sew up pig shanks. This is indeed a special time.

Friday was a simulation of placing catheters and nasogastric tubes, as well as central lines. I feel like it's not going to be so benign when I actually perform those things on real people!

Over the past week, we had NO studying to do! So fun times definitely occurred:
Dinner with fun fun fun people!



Aaaaand blogger will not let me post further! So the next will have a couple of shots.

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