The beauty of nursing is the constant learning and teaching. It never gets old. Whether it's equipment or clinical, something can be gained everyday. My favorite, I think hilarious though the Resident probably won't, is when the Resident came to me full of excitement that he had found a 16Fr coude catheter,
but it wasn't, it was a 28Fr three way irrigation catheter
Finally the correct catheter was found, and the Resident told me he has never placed a coude before, but needs to. Unfortunately the patient heard him say this, so he lost his chance. Darn! Fortunately a competent male nurse was available for the procedure.There are many differences between working back home and working at a big Trauma I teaching hospital. I am following the advice of previous travelers,
"Take it all in, ask a lot of questions and stay on your toes!"
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