Got a text from DD today that said "I saw a colon resection today. It was cool. It took about 4 hours." To me, that would be totally gross, but that's why I'm not in nursing. The blood & guts stuff doesn't bother her, although she said she had to step out cause she was having trouble breathing w/ the mask on. Since we're both big Grey's Anatomy fans, I could just see what it would be like. It's strange to picture your kids doing these really adult things.
How exciting. I suspect now that I will think of your dd when I watch Grey's Anatomy!!! I couldn't watch either. It's lucky for the rest of us there are people like your dd who can stomach it!
Cool for your DD! I couldn't do it, but I'm glad there are people out here who can, and who find it facinating. N hasn't gotten that far in her nursing program yet (still struggling with A & P here!), but I suspect she will have a similar attitude to your DD's. She's a nursing assistant in a nursing home, and she finds things like non-healing surgical wounds that have to be packed and re-dressed totally facinating! Ugh! Not me... we might be in the same business, but I'd much rather deal with my job than hers!
What a treat to be so connected to learn about mask malfunctions!
I couldn't make it through the med school tour of the anatomy lab with my boy, all they did was open the door. I can't imagine being in a surgical theater.
Do you know how they decide what procedures they learn/follow?
This semester she is in a very small hospital. Her group has 3 other students. It's more of a general orientation I think, learning how to do basic things like take blood pressure, give injections. Then they will be sent to specialize in diff. areas like psych, maternal/child, med/surg and pediatrics.
