On Monday and Tuesday of the following week a group of 8 of us went back to the hospital in Zimba. Rachel, Lisa and I began our day in the pharmacy sorting and counting pain medications into small plastic bags. After we were finished with the pharmacy Rachel and I left and shadowed one of the doctor's in the ART clinic. We learned a lot about the different kinds of medications used for HIV and the combinations of medications used when the patient has an opportunisitc infection along with HIV. We took a lunch break and then helped the techs in the lab with finishing many urin
e analysis, Hgb, Hct, blood type, and creatinine tests. I also had two more opportunities to draw blood, which went really well! :)
On Tuesday Rachel, Marianna, Alicia and I went to the OR all day! There were 2 hernia repairs, 1 ovarian cyst removal and a few cosmetic surgeries and dressing changes. There was a surgical team from a church in Memphis, TN there for 2 weeks and they let us do everything! It was such an amazing day! :) On the first surgery they said that one of us could scrub in as the surgical nurse!!! I volunteered and I was able to scrub in for the time ever! :) I aided the surgeon with a hernia repair and helped him sew up the incision. I got to stick my hand near right iliac crest of the pelvic bone and feel for a pulse! :) It was so neat!
During the ovarian cyst removal Alicia was able to scrub in. The cyst was the largest cyst that I have ever seen. The cyst itself was wider than I was and I had to 'catch' it from the surgeon as he cut it out. It weighed nearly the same as a large turkey. It was hard to believe that a person could carry around that much weight for such a long time. Since there were no diagnostic services provided to test whether the tumor was benign or metastatic, the surgeon let the four of us dissect the tumor. It
was one of the most exciting days of my life!
God really spoke to me through all of the experiences in the OT and confirmed my calling as a nurse! He also confirmed and spoke to me about some other dreams that He had given me earlier in life. God is such a wonderful God! I am amazed by His power and His faithfulness everyday. Even though I am still awaiting God's plans and still continuing to grow spiritually in Him I am so very thankful for the direction and the love that He has shown me already in life! I hope and pray that you ask God to reveal His direction and purpose for your life, because He has something better than you could possibly imagine waiting for you! All you have to do is give Him the chance to intervene! Thank you for your thoughts and prayers!
God Bless!
e analysis, Hgb, Hct, blood type, and creatinine tests. I also had two more opportunities to draw blood, which went really well! :)On Tuesday Rachel, Marianna, Alicia and I went to the OR all day! There were 2 hernia repairs, 1 ovarian cyst removal and a few cosmetic surgeries and dressing changes. There was a surgical team from a church in Memphis, TN there for 2 weeks and they let us do everything! It was such an amazing day! :) On the first surgery they said that one of us could scrub in as the surgical nurse!!! I volunteered and I was able to scrub in for the time ever! :) I aided the surgeon with a hernia repair and helped him sew up the incision. I got to stick my hand near right iliac crest of the pelvic bone and feel for a pulse! :) It was so neat!
During the ovarian cyst removal Alicia was able to scrub in. The cyst was the largest cyst that I have ever seen. The cyst itself was wider than I was and I had to 'catch' it from the surgeon as he cut it out. It weighed nearly the same as a large turkey. It was hard to believe that a person could carry around that much weight for such a long time. Since there were no diagnostic services provided to test whether the tumor was benign or metastatic, the surgeon let the four of us dissect the tumor. It
was one of the most exciting days of my life!God really spoke to me through all of the experiences in the OT and confirmed my calling as a nurse! He also confirmed and spoke to me about some other dreams that He had given me earlier in life. God is such a wonderful God! I am amazed by His power and His faithfulness everyday. Even though I am still awaiting God's plans and still continuing to grow spiritually in Him I am so very thankful for the direction and the love that He has shown me already in life! I hope and pray that you ask God to reveal His direction and purpose for your life, because He has something better than you could possibly imagine waiting for you! All you have to do is give Him the chance to intervene! Thank you for your thoughts and prayers!
God Bless!
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