ICU and Psych

I, too, only just realized that I neglected the blog last week! Oops... Maybe because it has been a quieter and tame last couple of weeks at High Point. Like Laura in Asheville, we too have the H1N1 virus roaming about.

I am spending this week in ICU, which is not as interesting as I thought/hoped it would be. Figuring out tube feedings and TPN is kind of fun, but I don't get to talk to any patients since they are all on vents. It has made me realize that I really liked my rotation in the rehab unit and radiation units, as I was able to spend a lot of time with the patients and most of them were very motivated.

I apparently made a friend on the psych ward while I was there the last two weeks. To be totally honest, this unit unnerved me quite a bit at first, not something I am super proud of nor did I expect. I think I just did not know how to appropriately respond to patients and some of the things they would say. After paying close attention to the dietitian I was following and asking her a lot of questions, I started to feel more comfortable. I even made friends with a nice man on the unit who seems to only know me by "Illinois" and continues to ask, "where is Illinois?" this week :-)