Monday, September 21, 2009

Today I had my first clinical day! It was really exciting and I think I am going to learn a lot this semester. I didn't have much time to talk one on one with my preceptor because we were in meetings all day about staffing for the swine flu since ER admission have increased so much over the weekend. We spent the day talking about budgeting for more nurses for the increased need in the ER for the flu season and getting positions filled. We also discussed how they are going to work the ER so the wait times are not as long because of some complaints this passed weekend. I have realized that getting Doctors and NNP's to cover your hospital can be a very political issue and cause a lot of frustration between hospitals. I am relieved to have figured out a plan for my change project, so that I can get the research underway! I look forward next week to discuss objectives and complete the interview of my preceptor.