Cath Lab and Endoscopy

I forgot to post last night! Sorry!

On Thursday I was in cath lab. It was 0730-1600. We got there and they had us change into their scrubs. They are always so big! lol. I like fitted scrubs.

We were quickly ushered into a room-- after putting on a heavy lead jacket. We also had to wear a lead thyroid protector. It felt weird...but I know it is important to wear.

They were in the middle of a angiogram, which led to a stent placement. It was really neat to watch. The doctor performing the procedure also took the time to explain things. I like when doctors do that.

Once that was done we had a 3 hr break before the next case. We took a break in the cafeteria for awhile. When we got back, the x-ray techs (who are REALLY smart!) showed us some films of the procedure we had just seen. They explained it more. They also showed us some other films.

During the films our other internmates (I just came up with that word!) invited us to an inservice on their floor. We went, it was pretty interesting...because the doctor was nice to look at. lol!

When we got back to the cath lab, we saw a pacemaker insertion. The doctor performing this procedure was also a great teacher! This procedure took about an hour, and by this time my back was bothering me! Those lead jackets are heavy!!!!

We took our lunch after. Once we got back everyone was gone for the day. It was only 1430...so we spent the rest our time in the library.

Endoscopy was fun when we actually saw something. Our day was 0800-1430. It was super busy the first 2 hrs....we saw a lot of colonoscopies/egd's. Once that was done they sent us on a 1.5 hr break. During our break we were asked to go to a pain management inservice. It was actually interesting! But that meant we missed all the action in the endoscopy unit.

Once we got back at 1330, they were done for the day. We still had 3 hrs. We contacted our coordinator who sent us to SWOT. Its the wound team. We saw some very interesting cases. I look forward to our actual day there!

When that was done we still had one more hour left..so we hung out in the cafeteria and talked about how this week wasn't our best week.

My partner and I decided that next week we are going to come in with an open mind and be positive! We lacked the positiveness this week.

It's payday today!! The best part of the day!

Hoping for a better week next week. We have class on Monday and then we are in OR/PACU.