Well, I will have been in Cincinnati for two weeks this Sunday, and today was my first real day of work. Up to now we have just been doing paperwork and lectures and a couple of tests. Today I spent some time in an ambulatory care unit getting more practice starting IVs: 9 attempted, 7 successful. Tomorrow I will be going to the actual unit were I will be spending most of my time, the neuro unit, which promises to be very challenging. This unit also specializes in treating epilepsy, and has one room where nurses monitor patient brainwaves and video to see if they have a seizure. When I was getting a tour they were even trying to induce a seizure by having a bright light flashing in the patient's room.
The program I am in has four students total; we are staying very close to the hospital in an old converted hospital. It's a decent enough place . . . nothing really fancy but we get a tv and our own bathroom. When I have time off I've been doing lot's of reading, exercising, and surfing the internet at the hospital computer lab. I also took a trip to the Creation Museum in northern Kentucky, which is just across the river from Cincinnati. I highly recommend it if anyone is in the area; it's very high tech, and even has a planetarium.
Please continue to keep Dan and I in your prayers.
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I like that you included a pic. It makes it more real to me. I am praying for you :)
Sorry it's been so long since I visited your blog. Good to catch up with what you're doing. Penny is talking about looking forward to you coming out here for a visit. Can't wait to see you next month!
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