Last week I started work on a new ward, 5W. Im doing the same kind of work as the other wards, but its nice to have a change of scenery and meet new people.
The nurses im following round are really lovely. Theres a lady called Yamaguchi-san who is very sweet and is trying to learn english, and who likes to try and teach me kanji (not happening).
Theres also a lady called Tsutsumi who's re-training as a health care proffesional, so is kind of in the same boat as me, which is fun.
My main responsibilities on this ward are taking patients to the different consultants or x-ray rooms, which is nice because I get to stay and chat with them, and learn about the different specialized parts of the hospital.
Last thursday, I went to work on the rehabilitation ward for the first time. I was a bit worried, because the ward was empty when I walked in, but eventually I was met by an occupational therapist and he showed me around.
He spoke a little English, but was obviously keen to learn more, so we sat and chatted while he showed me the different things he uses to increase patients mobility.
He taught me how to make an origami crane, and we spent a while with the patients drawing on paper fans.
The nurses im following round are really lovely. Theres a lady called Yamaguchi-san who is very sweet and is trying to learn english, and who likes to try and teach me kanji (not happening).
Theres also a lady called Tsutsumi who's re-training as a health care proffesional, so is kind of in the same boat as me, which is fun.
My main responsibilities on this ward are taking patients to the different consultants or x-ray rooms, which is nice because I get to stay and chat with them, and learn about the different specialized parts of the hospital.
Last thursday, I went to work on the rehabilitation ward for the first time. I was a bit worried, because the ward was empty when I walked in, but eventually I was met by an occupational therapist and he showed me around.
He spoke a little English, but was obviously keen to learn more, so we sat and chatted while he showed me the different things he uses to increase patients mobility.
He taught me how to make an origami crane, and we spent a while with the patients drawing on paper fans.
He also explained that there was a lady who had just recovered from hip replacement surgery, who had been confined to a wheelchair for two years previously.
All the patients and OTs gathered round as she stood up using a zimmerframe, and everybody clapped. It was really lovely, Im looking forward to being on the rehab ward again.
On friday, we all got the oppurtunity to watch an operation.
We got changed into super flattering scrubs and were shown around the Ope ward. They have 5 operation theatres, and three large rooms containing all the equipment and autoclaves.
We did a few little jobs for them first, like cutting lengths of tube and sorting autoclave bags, then we got taken through to watch the surgery.
We were watching keyhole surgery on a collapsed lung. Because it was keyhole, the inside of the ribs was displayed on two large television screens, so we could see everything the surgeons were doing. First they were using tiny clamps that heated up when closed, to cut the lung away from the ribs where it had become attatched.
The hot metal cortorized the flesh so there wasnt much bleeding, but the smell of burning lung was a bit wierd. This part took a while, but when the top of the lung was seperated, they used a funnel to cover the lung in saline soloution and basically give it a good swill.
There were malformed areas on the top of the lung, large pockets of air and scar tissue from the trauma that had to be removed. They used a horrendously large implement that simultaneously cut away the flesh, and stapled the remaining lung together. It was very interesting to watch. We get to see operations around twice a month, and I found it really exciting :)
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