When the last surgeon was here from Indiana, several of the nursing students were able to take turns observing during a 3-hour operation. The patient was a 16-year old and recovered very well. (For details, see the last post.)
Each student prepared for the observation by donning hair cover, mask and shoe coverings.
and being given instructions where they could stand,
what to do with their hands,
where the sterile field was, what to do and what not to do, etc.
They then had 30 minutes beside the operating table across from the surgeon and,
under the tutelage of the surgeon, the anesthesiologist and the head nurse,
obtained an experience unique for first year nursing students anywhere.
And in the following debriefing sessions, with wide eyes and big smiles,
more than one commented upon a new personal vision
of nursing after this experience!
There's just something about being there to sharpen a personal goal.
So very true! It's so thrilling to know that this hospital, the nursing students and the staff are available as tools of healing and ministry there in La Gonave!!
ReplyDeleteNot to mention that two of my favorite people are there, as well!
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Joan