I had my first day of clinicals today. I am working at Utah Valley Surgical Center at the Utah Vally Outpatient Center...also know as UVOC...with David Kay. I am grateful to have this opportunity, but at the same time, not nearly as excited as I was during the clinicals for my ADN. I really love hands on patient care and performing the tasks I associate with "being" a nurse. However, I know that I need to be exposed to the other areas and responsibilities of nursing. And, who knows, perhaps it will change the rather poor opinion I have of the business healthcare has become.
One fun thing that happened today: David had a personal appointment to attend to for about an hour this afternoon, so I was able to go into the OR for a rotator cuff repair. I was standing in the OR trying to stay out of the way as the patient was wheeled in and one of the nurses says, "Somerset! How are you?" I was caught so off guard! First of all, I was completely dressed in...the only part of my body that was visible were my eyes. Secondly, I had no ideas who's eyes were looking back at me. Turned out to be a girl that lived up the street from me until I left on my mission. When I asked how she knew it was me under all that green she said, "I'd know those eyes anywhere."
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