Early in our trip to the Mason City hospital, I talked to my mom on the phone. I felt extremely bad for my mom because I knew that her worst nightmare was that I get seriously injured. I told her on the phone that I was okay and that it didn’t hurt at all, doing my best to calm her down. The EMT that was in the back with my dad and I put in the IV needle and started giving me pain killers. My head felt glued to the stretcher. I just laid perfectly still and felt my body relax. My only job was to tell the EMT if I could feel him pinching my toes, which was slowly getting lighter and lighter. Once the ambulance arrived at the hospital everything happened in the blink of an eye. I was pushed along to the ER where I met my mom and the rest of my family. The reunion was short lived, because soon after I arrived, a doctor kicked them all out and popped my ankle back into place. The pain came as a shock, but the medicine quickly took over and soon I was painless again. They wrapped my ankle up to prevent motion and rolled me into a room to stay the night. Bright and early the next morning the nurses woke me up and prepared me for surgery. I was exhausted and did my best to follow their directions, but as soon as I hit the operating table, I was out. I opened my eyes and I was back in the room I spent the night in. I fell in and out of sleep for the next couple of hours until I was fully recovered. The nurses brought me some crutches and told me I was good to leave. I was amazed at how they were just going to let me go, but I did not hesitate to get out of…
There I was on the hospital bed, with one pillow and mini stairs on the left side. This time my dad was here with me more nervous than I could ever be. He was asking so many questions.…
We walked in the hospital and asked the receptionist what room my sister was in. She told us the floor and the room number, and told us the elevators are down the hall to the right. We made it up the 5th floor and started looking for the room. Then, there it was; Room 553. My mom walked in and I followed right after her. Finally, there she was, in my sisters arms.…
As a girl who had always hated heights and finding myself fifteen stories in the air, the only thing that came to mind was if I was going to make it off the roller coaster I was riding. Conquering my first roller coaster and overcoming my fear of heights made me realize that I shouldn’t be afraid to take chances in life, but to be brave, because it may just turn out to be the ride of my life.…
The most memorable time in my life was my daughter's cleft palate surgery. It was January 4th when my daughter and I had to leave El Paso, TX to take a trip to Austin, TX. It was a long drive for a little baby like her at the time she was only two years old. Early that morning my parents took us to the bus station.The bus was leaving at 6 a.m. in the morning to get to Austin, TX at midnight. My daughter and I felt it was the longest drive ever as the bus was very full and kept stopping. Finally, we arrived to Austin at midnight. I had to walk around for some time until I found a cab to take us to the hotel. I was scared and nervous. I was all alone with my daughter in a city we didn't know. We arrived to the hotel and finally felt safe and some peace. As soon as we walked in the room, I called my family and let them know we were good.…
It was the Monday before Thanksgiving break, I was sitting in third hour reading a book and looking at the clock every few minutes, I was leaving school early to see my great aunt that day. After arriving home my mother summoned my older sister and I into the living room, she said to sit, she told the reason we were going…
I came back from surgery, now in my own hospital room and spent the night there with my mom. It was April 14, 2009 and my parents get called out of the room to speak with an oncologist. I couldn’t hear what they were saying but I saw my parents crying. They came back two minutes later and I finally knew what was wrong.…
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…
The drive to Oakland and back was by far exhausting. I remember that I was always excited to go to these appointments for a fact because I loved the cafeteria food for some strange reason. Along with the appointments, there were times where I could not eat for a whole two hours because the doctors would want to do an ultrasound on me. The ultrasound was always long that the doctor would turn on movies for me to watch. My parents mostly felt frightened every time the doctor came out the ultrasound room because they always felt expected to receive bad news. I can see why my parents were fearful because I am their only little girl in the house; in the matter is because my siblings were already at the house by eighteen.…
When I woke up in the hospital it was so bright and my mom was to my right and the doctor in front of me asking me how I felt. I could not explain the feelings that I had at the moment like vanity, hurt, honor and shock. I was proud of myself that I had a…
I was always the visitor, because someone I knew was sick. The emergency room was quite unsettling. I saw people who were in worse condition than me. The lady across from me had a broken neck and the man beside her was vomiting blood. I hate to admit it, but seeing that people there were in worse condition than me was rather comforting. As a result, I did not mind the wait. It took the doctor an hour to see me. He brushed it off as nothing was wrong and it was just a virus, but he sent a nurse to do some bloodwork. A nurse came in and poked me with a needle to draw some blood from me. I was kind of scared of getting my result back, because I was still adamant that I was dying. The nurse came back and casually told me that my blood work was abnormal. I was having a meltdown inside, but I kept a calm composure. She said that another nurse would come in and perform an EKG on me. The EKG nurse arrived and wasted no time in hooking a bunch of cold wires to my chest to check the electrical activity of my heart. Turns out my heart was not beating normally either. I thought to myself “What else could possibly go wrong?”. I had thought that question to soon. The nurse with a smile continued to tell me that the doctor thinks I have a pulmonary embolism. She further explained that basically means I have a blood clot in my lung, but it was highly unlikely that at my age I had it. My mom asked her what could have possibly caused a…
Tears were rushing down my face as I lied in the rock hard uncomfortable hospital bed. Wearing my ugly gowned and the net for my hair, I was listening to all the beeping from the heart rates. While watching the IV puncture my vein, I could feel cold fluids steaming through my body like a river. I looked down and saw a tube filled with blood and almost gagged. I saw my parents, siblings, and best friend gathered around me wishing me luck. Scanning their facial expressions, I could tell they were nervous. The best part of this experience was I had a very good looking doctor. Although, I still had so many awful thoughts that were traveling through my head. What if I don’t wake up? What if my foot gets amputated? What if the anesthesia doesn’t work and…
I helped my grandmother up propped her on the fence and ran to get the car. As we got to the hospital I realized all the horses were out and it was dark. My grandmother sent me home to bring in the rest of the horses. I really didn't want to leave her but I knew the work had to be done. I went home and finished the work, by the time I got back to the hospital it was just past ten PM. When I got there the doctor sent her home with me. “ Drink lots of fluids, keep the ibuprofen in your system, and don't be working with your horses anytime soon.” The doctor said as we left. We made sure we listened and she was back out and working in no…
Upon arrival at the ER, I remember the nurses trying to comfort my family and me by reassuring us that I would be alright. The nurses supplied me with an IV drip that took my pain away and stayed with me as I got sick waiting for the physician on duty. They paid close attention to how I was feeling, how much pain I was experiencing, and did everything they could to console me until the news came that I had ruptured a cyst and surgery was not needed. Little did I know how this painful experience would have such a profound impact on my life.…
On the day of surgery my heart was racing with adrenaline, a combination of nerves and excitement for what would await me when the procedure was finished. The doctor walked me through the motions and I was taken on a gurney to the operating room. I could feel the sweat run down the sides of my face as they put the anesthesia mask on me, before I could pass another thought, I was…