Mixed Reviews
2004-06-09 - 1:23 p.m.

This week has been spotty...filled with highs and lows. I have had some incredibly warm happy conversations with friends and a couple of those "hard to say this, but" conversations.

Both are the heart of friendship.


Had another of my students ill today...this one with a near miss faint as she sat down just before she went gray. Her pressure was 58 systolic though so she got to go home with her Mom driving her and a firm suggestion to take her by her MD.

Most of this is likely related to their age (18-20) and the new environment but it sure is spooky.

They are however doing marvelously at clinical...yesterday one discovered a patient in profound hypoglycemia, notified appropriately and assisted with turning the patient around. Today one noted profound dyspnea and provided rapid data and notification before assisting with an emergent transport to dialysis.

They are learning it is much more than wash cloths and bedpans.

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