This week I was able to work with another MA, one I've never worked with, and her name was Laveatrice. It was exciting working with her because she was extremely nice, super friendly, helpful when I had any questions or needed assistance with anything, and she showed that she cared I was there to learn. It was almost as if she was proud of me for doing something like interning at a clinic and getting my foot into the door. A patient came in and we do our routine where we will take their vitals - blood pressure and temperature -, take their weight and height, and then take their pulse. I was allowed to take the patient blood pressure manually and it turned out a little lower than usual, so Laveatrice stepped in and double checked my numbers to only find out that I was actually correct the first time! I was extremely happy. That was the first successful BP I've ever taken and it felt rewarding that all that practice paid off and I got an accurate, correct reading. After that, I got to measure a baby's head (super cute!) and we sat around waiting for more patients to come in for their appointments. This week was a lot more hands on and a lot more rewarding. Working with Laveatrice was neat and I'd love to work with her again.
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This week I got to work it's a few of the MA's and I got to practice taking people's blood pressures and pulse. I use to have a difficult time taking people blood pressure because I would always have trouble hearing the thumps and all that to get the systolic number. I either would get the systolic number and not get the diastolic number or the diastolic number but not the systolic. It was always a complication of mine but I practiced it over the week and I'm doing a good job at almost mastering it. I can take BP more confidently now and I don't panic every single time someone tells me to take a patient's vital signs.
I read the 5 minutes early is on time; on time is late article and I can agree with this. I believe being on time doesn't mean you're exactly on time. I like to be early to any events because I have time to get settled in if needed to and I don't have to rush to get there if I'm running behind. At my employment place, our coordinator doesn't really "crack down" on us about being late; however, I wouldn't feel comfortable showing up late there so I try my best to be even a little bit early so I can get my stethoscope out and ready to go straight into work. I also talk to my coordinator a bit earlier than I begin working so it helps having time before I really start working to chat with her about anything. Time management is extremely important, and I know it'll definitely be crucial when it comes to college, medical school, and life in general. I do not have a physical planner, but I do plan to get one later in the year once my financial state is suitable! As of now, I use this planner app to keep track of all my homework and its due dates and any upcoming quizzes/tests. It's been working pretty decently so far, but it's my duty to log the assignments into the planner. I will admit that I do forget sometimes. This week I got to work with the medical assistants again and I got to take a patient's vitals before the MA took them back to their room to wait for the doctor. I worked in Infusion again as well and I got to take vitals and talk to patients and try to make their stay there a little more comfortable. I tried to help them focus on something else besides the treatment they may be getting or any pain they're currently feeling. It works for some which makes me feel good. It makes me feel like I'm doing something helpful at least because I can't do much since I am a minor and not certified in treating patients or practicing medicine. Yet.
This week I got to work with a medical assistant by the name of Sam, he's probably my favorite person there because he's funny and super friendly. I got to see babies get check ups and also got to see some of them getting vaccinated. It was a pretty neat experience because I plan to work with children in the future, so being able to see babies and kids and what the MAs do was amazing. I also worked in Infusion again and got to take people's vitals like blood pressure and temperature. I also learned about a process where if a mother is pregnant and she has positive blood and the baby has negative blood, the mother's body will attack the baby and possibly kill it because the body believes it's a foreign object in the mother's body and wants to get rid of it. One of the residents there taught me that and I thought that was fascinating. I also learned of a rare skin disease called dermatomyositis where the skin develops a very extreme rash and can be deadly if the rash develops further into the body and get ahold of the organs.
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Victoria PerryHello, all! I'm Victoria Perry and this blog is going to be about my journey through Career Field Experience and shadowing doctors, nurses, etc. Welcome to my journey! Archives
November 2016
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