Week 3 has come to an end. There are only 2 more weeks left of placements, which i think will fly by. This week was tough as both of my children were sick and one was up all of Tuesday night, vomiting, so going into placement on Wednesday I did so with no sleep and [...]
Week 2 of placements in aged care was better as I had more understanding of how things were done at my particular rest home. In week 1, we observed each resident and their interaction with the HCAs so by week 2, we knew the capabilities of each resident. This enabled us to help them in [...]
First day at the aged care site was very interesting and eye opening. I was lucky enough to have a great mentor who showed me the ropes and allowed me to participate in the daily tasks. I met a few interesting personalities and conversed with residents who used to be nurses "back in the days." [...]
This week we learnt about maternal and prenatal well-being. I enjoyed this lab session because I have been through two pregnancies and this helped me relate back to those times. The maternity lab session made me understand some important changes that had taken place in my body prenatally and postnatal, and it was quite fascinating. [...]
Neurovascular assessments are essential when we come across injuries and wounds. When assessing distal limbs we must keep in mind to pay attention to any difference between the injured limb and the non injured limb in regards to the color, warmth, movement and sensation. It is also important to recognize the signs of an acute ischemic limb. [...]
In week 3, we are looking at our role as nurses in making sure patients are comfortable and feel safe, managing their pain, controlling the spread of infections, as well as learning how to give a bed bath. It is important to build a therapeutic relationship with patients as this can remove the discomfort when [...]
In week 2 we learnt about taking a patient's health history and how this helps our assessment of the patient. We also practiced the methods of assessing the musculoskeletal and cardiovascular systems. Health history is important as it provides us with information that we may not have known. This can include hospitalizations, surgeries, accidents and [...]
First of all, I love that most of our learning is online. This allows us so much flexibility and ensures that we be self disciplined and actually know what we will be doing before going into the lab to put our learning into practice. Going through the week 1 module gave an insight into consent [...]
Nurses have made a huge impact in my life. They were the ones taking care of me when my children were born; making sure I was comfortable, answering my questions and being a friendly face with listening ears in the middle of nights when my newborns wanted to be fed endlessly. The most cherished memory [...]
Maryam Sadiq 