Day 13:
Today was my last day on the dialysis unit, and it was definitely a great way to end this week! I took almost all of the patients’ blood pressures on rounds (supposed to be done every half hour), watched sutures getting taken out, assisted the nurses with a variety of procedures, and also got to take out the needles once dialysis was finished!
Today was my last day on the dialysis unit, and it was definitely a great way to end this week! I took almost all of the patients’ blood pressures on rounds (supposed to be done every half hour), watched sutures getting taken out, assisted the nurses with a variety of procedures, and also got to take out the needles once dialysis was finished!
I also spent a lot of my time just talking with the nurses,
which was nice! They tried to teach me kannada (the local language), and
basically laughed at my failed attempts to speak anything! I hadn’t had time to
get food for lunch, so they offered to share their food once lunchtime came
around. Each person brought a different dish, so we all shared the different
types of food! If anything, I learned how hospitable Indians are this week, but
I also learned that they are extremely nosey!! Mr. Ramesh brought a letter to
the unit (it’s for Navee, so she can register), and each one of them asked me
about it and who the man was. They also attempted to read the letter, but
unfortunately for them it was stapled shut!
It’s crazy how quickly you can make friends with people,
even when you really don’t even share a common language. It’s hard to believe I
blindly followed half of the nurses to lunch just on Monday, when by the end of
the week we can at least talk and laugh together! Everyone was so nice, and I’m
hoping maybe I’ll see them around the hospital in the coming weeks. However,
even though the staff was great, I will not be sad to move onto a more exciting
unit other than dialysis!
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| Two of the nurses I worked with |
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| Hard at work taking blood pressure on rounds! |
I want to comment on all of these because it is so cool what you are doing. But then I realize that I keep saying the same thing over and over again lol. Hope you are having a blast! And staying well!
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aww Anna that's awesome! We are most definitely having a blast! I have not heard from Prashanti yet, but I need to contact her so we can hopefully meet up!
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ReplyDeleteLove the photo of you in action! Where do you go next in the hospital?
What did the nurses bring for lunch?
What are your "hours" at the hospital, and how do you get there and back?
Mr. Ramesh is the man helping to organize my internship and Navee is a GSE student who's doing a medical internship once GSE ends. This week, I'm in the eye care hospital. That day the nurses brought different types of rice dishes for lunch. The hours fluctuate a little, although it's generally 10-6, and I get there and back by bus.
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