3 posts tagged “ipr”

I went to school for my CBI checkoff at 1:30. My clinical instructor, Jessica, was there so she said that she would take me. I told her that I am less comfortable with this skill than any other skill this semester. So she did a demonstration of all three types of bladder irrigation for me. Now this was good because after the demonstration I realized that I had no idea what was expected of me for that skill. This was bad because if you get a demonstration from an instructor, you can't be checked off that same day. I had to sign up for another time on Thursday morning before the final review. That's okay, I guess.

I came home and took a nap for an hour or so. I decided to get Taylor when I woke up at 4:45 because I didn't want to have to get up again to pick her up before 6. On the way home I checked my voice mail and I had one from Jessica asking me to call her about my CARP assignment. She said that it had to be emailed today or else I would have an incomplete for my clinical course. Sigh...I had planned on doing it tonight or tomorrow, although I knew I really should send it in today. So when I got home, instead of going back to sleep I sat down and did my paper. It's not my best work, but I'm pretty happy with it.

I've also done some HESI modules to prepare for the HESI exam tomorrow morning. I'm going to do a few more after I figure out what to make for dinner.

I really, really need a nap. Although I took one yesterday, I went to bed pretty late last night and have more or less been awake since 6:45 this morning (I slept in between hitting the snooze bar until 7:45 or so). I had my Final Evaluation for Clinicals this morning at 8:20. I passed, of course, and my instructor had some very nice things to say about me. The only weakness she mentioned was PIE charting, as I (and most of my class) forget to document the evaluation part if it's only something like 'patient understood instruction' blah blah.

Anyway. At 1:30 I have a checkoff in skills lab for Continuous Bladder Irrigation, which is why I'm not sleeping right now. I still have to read/learn it right quick before I go.

Also today I have to study for my HESI exam tomorrow and I really should write my IPR that is kinda due today (kinda in that the prof said to turn it in "next week" last Tuesday, but my syllabus says it's due a week after you go to CARP). Whatever. I just want to nap.

I am having a really hard time with this IPR that is due tomorrow. Basically I was to have a conversation with a patient and then transcribe it verbatim while noting my "therapeutic responses" using "proper terminology". Sure, okay, except I talked to this guy a week ago and of course did not take any notes in the meanwhile.

Also, I got a 64 on a Pharm test last week because I tried to jam too much info into my head in too short a time frame.

So...I think I'm going to implode now.