Sarah's Nursing Observation at La Loma Luz

Sarah's Nursing Internship at La Loma Luz
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I spent the past two weeks working at La Loma Luz 7th day Adventist hospital for my nursing observation. I spent the first week working mostly in the vitals and x-ray room. For vitals I learned to take blood pressure pretty well, we also took pulse, weight, and temperature, for all the patients that came to see a doctor. In x-ray I learned from my friends Elijio, and Steve how to set and develop x-ray films, how to set the machine to the right voltage, and even to shoot the x-rays! I learn from the ER nurse Patty how to start an IV, but didn’t practice it, it’s a little scary. I also watched a lot of IM injections the last week the LPN/pharmacist Ms. Letty let me give my first injection! I also got to watch two deliveries, one of which was on my 20th birthday, which was an amazing experience. I spent a bit of time in the pharmacy counting pills, and helping to fill prescriptions. I got to see a hysterectomy preformed by the gynecologist and the ultrasound tech, Sylvan; it was a really neat procedure to see. He also let me work with him and was a great teacher, I got to see 3 obstetric ultrasounds, 1 abdominal, and 1 pelvic. Ultrasound technology is really cool. I had a really great time just getting to know the hospital staff, everyone was generally really nice and willing to let me help out or show me how to do things. It was great!

Sarah Miller
Messiah College