Kaiser Volunteering / Nurse Shadowing: The First Night on call (#5)

After watching our mentors through out the night, i realized it would take a lot of time and learning for me to become a nurse. My mentor made the job look so easy but i knew it probably took time and patience for her to become that good at nursing. All my mentor did was check the patient for any vital signs, give them pain medication, and make sure that they are comfortable. After that, the nurses watched over the patients and monitored them to make sure they were stable and made sure that if they needed any more pain medication they would give it to the patient. Through out the rest of the night, more patients were sent to PACU and Christina and I continued to observe our mentors and the patients. We also continued to watch the monitor to watch recent surgeries. Christina and i also got to learn how to use the special machine for medications. This machine/elevator sends out medications from pharmacists directly where the patient is that needs it. It also shows evidence that no drugs are stolen by nurses or patients which used to be a problem within hospitals before this machine. This is a new machine within new hospitals today so nurses/pharmacists don't physically have to go out of there way to get the medication them selves. It saves time and its a really smart invention for hospitals. After playing with the medication machine, I ate hospital jello with Christina and decided to take a nap in a hospital bed because I have been up for almost more than 20 hours.