First Week of Winter
Week of:
Monday, January 1 2007
Abstract:
I begin Winter quarter 2007
What went well:
I was more assertive in my own process. I received a orientation in surgery radiography.
What needs work:
Coming back after nearly a month off leaves a lot to be desired.
Elucidation:
Well, the first week was not especially sterling. I had difficulty getting back into the groove. For example, I totally mixed up the angle of a foot x-ray. My timing was off. And my feet were sore, unaccustomed as they are to standing for long periods. But it was temporary; I started to get my legs late Thursday.
Overall though, I had an enriching experience. I was able to integrate much of the concepts that are new to me. I was able to acquaint myself was several new faces in the O.R. A fine start I feel to the quarter.
Goals for next week:
I want to be proactive in my approach to my own learning.
I want to gain useful skills in my trauma rotation next week
posted by paradise.found @ 10:10 PM
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3 Comments:
Glad your week back went well! I only had a week off, but I still felt off last Tuesday. I was supposed to have 2 weeks off, but I got to work one of them as a paid employee! YAY for temporary licenses! Going down to surgeries on my own was thrilling :)
glad you're 'back'
Mary - sounds like time off universally needed but also somewhat unhelpful to the process. I worked outside of the field during the break. Isn't surgery interesting?
I'm at a smaller hospital, so I can go a week+ without going down to the OR. I think it's been a good month since I've gone in on an ortho case. Things like that make me a bit apprehensive, but the majority of the cases we do (cystos and port placements) I feel very confident on. It helps that the Dr's know me now, and the staff too.
One of the students I am with was off for over 2 weeks. He said he felt really rusty and was dissapointed in himself.
hope ya have a good week!
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