ERea.. part 2

continuing my emergency room duty..

january 13 - wednesday
i was at the observation area earlier this day, the observation is where patients stay to be evaluated and observed (of course) whether they will be admitted or sent home.. it is like a mini ward.. with combination of all areas in the ER.. except obstetrics.. (surgical, medicine, and pediatrics).. as i describe it as a ward.. the things done there are like also on the ward.. you get the patient's vitals signs, give medications, replace iv fluids, and other procedures.. but unfortunately it has limited number of space, so it is crowded most of the time.. usually there should be two students per area, but one of my group mate, 'macy' cannot make it for duty because she was sick.. so my partner, 'florey' replaced 'macy' to the obstetrics area.. and i was left at the observation. but my good group mates, 'dave' and 'eina' helped me with the tasks in my assigned area. so it was not that TOXIC as others mention to be in the ER. there are no doctors in the observation, just nurses.. of course just referring to the doctors, regarding the condition of the patients and additional orders. but my helpful clinical instructor, 'mr. azania' was very patient to attend us with our needs and many questions.. whenever i am not doing anything, u help my other group mates in attending their patients, because they are also helping me.. just give and take..

the best thing after duty is that we ate in a eat-all-you-can.. we ate as much as we can and enjoy the food there, it is our treat to ourselves because all of the time we are very careful in spending and we realized that we need a break.. this is our first and last time to spend this big on food, because we usally bring our own food at duty..