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Job Shadowing Case Study
On October 3, 2012 I was scheduled to job shadow in the operating room at Cary Medical Center in Caribou, Maine. The RN that I followed around was Jim Flavin. He has been a nurse for 30 plus years. His knowledge and willingness to show me around the operating room was very beneficial to me and has definitely confirmed that being in the operating room is where I would like to work once I have received my BSN in 2015. Being a nurse in the operating room has always been a dream to me, but after job shadowing, I am completely ready to give my 100% all into making my dream become reality. As I mentioned before, Jim has been in the OR for 30 plus years. Jim was very eager to answer questions that I may have had and explained things thoroughly. …show more content…
With other medication to go along with the spinal, he did indeed sleep most of the time. Jim explained to me that even though the patient looks like he is sleeping, he may still very well be able to hear everything that is going on around him. He may or may not remember this when he is woke up. Treat the patient as if he was awake. Explain what is happening (to a certain extent), check with him throughout the surgery to make sure he is okay (even though he may not answer), and then when he is waken up, keep reiterating that the operation is over and it is time to wake up. The patient is always number 1 no matter what state their mind is …show more content…
Being in the operating room was an amazing experience and I am so glad I had a chance to job shadow it. I learned a lot of knowledge that I will be able to carry with me throughout my nursing career. I am eager to get further into the nursing program, and be able to experience more events like this. It was hard just standing back and watching, when part of me felt like I wanted to help the nurses’ out but, I do understand I am just beginning as a nursing student and there is many more things I need to learn before this can happen. I am sure that the operating room is where I would like to be in my nursing career. I am glad this was a project for school because it gave me confirmation that this indeed is what I want my career to
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