A Clinical Week...The First of Many to Come

Hello everyone! Another week has come to a close with a brand new one opening to fresh experiences and opportunities!! And if you ask Shane Johnson, this is the new year- the beginning of September! Back to school for many means packing lunches, watching for school buses, driving kids to school, homework, and for some who have forgotten- a schedule! :)And I'm sure the phrase "My this summer has gone by sooo fast!!!" will be thrown around a lot in the next little bit!! Looking back on my summer I don't know if I could put in the categories of being either fast or slow, but its definitely been a full and life changing one!! I mean, I'm here and your there. Yeah...that's life changing!:)
As you've probably already noticed by the title, last week was my first week of clinical work! Currently our class is simply shadowing and observing for the first little while. So Monday for me started off with shadowing Lois for prenatal exams. There are prenatal appointments every morning, however, Monday is the day we receive new patients. A typical Monday morning sees through about 50-80 new patients! For those scheduled to do prenatal exams, they meet together at 7:45 for a 15 min devotion with just the staff. By 8:00 all the patients have arrived and we sing and have a devotion with them, followed by a heath class for them. At 9:00 we start the prenatal exams. The duration of this shift depends on the amount of patients and number of complication that are being dealt with.
Tuesday I shadowed Ate (pronounced at-eh. which means older sister) Bebeing who gave me the heads up on how Birth Certificates are completed etc.
Wednesday was my first birth room shift!! I was on day shift (6-2:00). At 7 a girl came in who was having frequent contractions. By 8:10 the baby was out! Wow! I followed Stephanie around as she did the after-birth procedures and baby check. At 11ish another girl came in and had her baby a few minutes after I got in the room! So I was able to witness two births on my first shift! :) The experiences were so amazing and beautiful that it brought tears to my eyes.
Thursday night was my night shift. This one was a breeze since nothing happened and we were able to sleep most of the night in the lounge! :)
Tomorrow just happens to be the big day of our first assignment!! That's when the work bomb will be dropped! :)iyiyi!! I am so thankful that I have the Lord as my guide and help! With Him nothing is impossible! Please pray that I'll be diligent, seeking only His good pleasure! After all, I'm nothing without Him!
Well better get going...I've got an appointment with my bed that I can't be late for! :)
Have a good and Godly week!
-Sarah