Personal Narrative: Rotation Day
Rotation Day 8 today I’m in processing it was a slower day than yesterday so the processer had me help with a few things. They also asked me if I could go with a phlebotomist to drop some blood to the Operation room. When we got there I noticed read lines on the floor meaning we could not pass until we had full gowns. We waited to see if there was someone we could flag since there was no one in the front office. A person came in and we told her we had a delivery she took it and we left. When we got back they had a request to draw a patient in the SSI department I didn’t know where this was so the phlebotomist asked if I wanted to go check it out so I went. I didn’t know it we had to drive since it was in another location. We went in and the patient was in the recovery room she was alert at the moment and recognized the phlebotomist right away.
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He had other draws so we went on to the old hospital; there he drew on an older gentlemen.
Most of the elderly people look sad. The gentlemen that we drew on was just staring at a wall while drinking his hot chocolate. After we drove to the front I don’t remember the name of the place but we went to draw blood on a women she looked like she was in her twenties. The phlebotomist told me before going in that everything that we take in has to come right back out even the trash. He had an extra bag for the trash. He told me people with mental problems stayed there also with drug addiction. We had to make sure we didn’t throw anything in the paper bags. After this we went back to the
lab.
Once in the lab I learned that there are some test that can only be done on certain days. The processor showed me where they go in the refrigerator. I also learned more about the extra tubes and how to place them in the system. How to take one out in case they need it so it reflects on the system. It was a good day.
He had other draws so we went on to the old hospital; there he drew on an older gentlemen.
Most of the elderly people look sad. The gentlemen that we drew on was just staring at a wall while drinking his hot chocolate. After we drove to the front I don’t remember the name of the place but we went to draw blood on a women she looked like she was in her twenties. The phlebotomist told me before going in that everything that we take in has to come right back out even the trash. He had an extra bag for the trash. He told me people with mental problems stayed there also with drug addiction. We had to make sure we didn’t throw anything in the paper bags. After this we went back to the
lab.
Once in the lab I learned that there are some test that can only be done on certain days. The processor showed me where they go in the refrigerator. I also learned more about the extra tubes and how to place them in the system. How to take one out in case they need it so it reflects on the system. It was a good day.