November 19, 2011
Today was my final day with my preceptor. It was intimidating because I knew she would be evaluating me and also because I knew it was my last chance to suck in all the knowledge I could from this floor! Luckily I was assigned a patient that had some unique issues. I learned that she had been admitted because of pain in both of her legs and abdominally. Apparently, from her history I learned that in years past she had an IVC filter put in, and now that she had been taken off of Coumadin her legs had developed clots that had spread to her gut, her kidneys and her liver, so she was experiencing MODS because of this. I had never before seen clots do such extensive damage. I talked a lot with her family about her treatment. They had a lot of questions about medications, and it made me think how important it is to know what they do! I was able to give report this day and also assisted with the charting. Overall, a very successful day.
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