More class 5's

Today in clinic I had 2 more Class 5 patients. My first patient was 20 minutes late and so my heart was just a pumping because I thought she wasn't going to show up. She finally came though and I was able to take x-rays and get 4 quads sclaed. My second patient didn't show up! I was so mad. She was hispanic and only spoke spanish so I had my brother-in-law call her just last night to see if she could come in because my other patient cancelled. Anyway so he talked to her at 5:00 and then she didn't sho up today. So I was way ticked. Luckily, Ashley had double booked patients because her planner got stolen and I was able to see her other patient. So I did get 8 quads of a 5 done today, not a complete loss. The only good thing about that is I am already almost done with my class 2/5 requirements. The bad thing is that I do not have a mockboard patient yet!!!! I am so worried about it. I just can't stop thinking about it. Everyone says it will work out and I will find one but I am not so sure it will. I still feel like I am really slow also. I should be able to get a class 5 done pretty quick but I still take up the whole appointment. I guess both my patients were late today though so I guess I shouldn't be too hard on myself.

Week four is over

At the end of week four I am not feeling any better about my situation. I feel like I suck and am the worst student here. Today in clinic guess what I got another 1B, lucky me. Oh and in the afternoon the power went out and I didn't even get to my OD check so I didn't get any scaling. My instructor made me send my patient away and as soon as she left the power came back on and there were a lot of people that got to continue working but unlucky me my patient was already gone. So she could possibly be a 2 but knowing my luck she will be a 1B, but I guess I won't find out until she comes back on October 8. What a waist of a day.

Worried sick!!

This week has been frustrating. I am feeling like I am never going to get all my requirements done. I feel like it is just the luck of the draw, and I am not lucky. I have had no class 3 or 4 patients and only like 2 quads of a two. I don't know what I am suppose to do, I am doing eveything I can but my patients are just healthy. I am worried about not getting a mockboard patient. I feel like everyone else is having great learning experiences with these class 3 and 4 patients and I do not have any experience like that. Today in clinic I had a class2/5 in the morning and in the afternoon I had the easiest 1B patient ever. She was so healthy there was hardly anything to get off. All I have to say is I hope I start getting better luck or my peers start sharing the wealth!

Two Weeks Down

After the second week and the first day of clinic at WSU I am feeling like I am back in the swing of things already. It actually feels like I never left. We had class on Monday and it was a short day so that was neat, we only had our first class because we went to the library and learned how to use the search engines to find articles for our research class. So that is why we did not have our second class. Tuesday and Wednesday were my favorite days of the week because I did not have VA, clinic, or class so I just stayed home and played. Well I really didn't play I worked a lot but I didn't have to drive to Ogden for school so it was fun, but it was really hard to get ready to go back to school after such a long break during the week. Then on Thursday I was pretty nervous to see my first patients of the year at WSU clinic. I had a class 5 and a class 1B, I was able to get both of them done OD and all. Neither of them needed x-rays though so I didn't get any of those done. I was kind of frustrated at the end of the day though because there were several people that found mock board patients already!! I am already feeling like I am behind!! Oh well, it was a good first clinic and I got 8 quads doen so I guess I can't complain. Oh and Friday was my ultimate favorite day of the week, we got our syringes out for the first time and put them to use. We got to practice on CHICKEN LEGS!!! It was super fun. we practiced aspirating in "bloody water" okay it was just water that was colored red but it was actually really great to be able to see how little we had to pull back to get the positive aspiration. We then stabbed the chicken legs, practiced aspirating on them and then injected them with lidocaine. I'm pretty sure if my chicken were alive his leg would probably still be numb, I think I gave him 4 carps!!!! I had a great time and it was very educational as well, double bonus! Anyway, now I am at the end of week two and this weekend is Labor Day weekend so I am looking forward to a long fun weekend.