Hey Kelly! (Noah's Mommy)

[NoahsMommy]

I recieved a call from Daren, the liaison from school that helps set up the externships for the students. I got Kaiser Woodland Hills and I begin this Monday, March 14th (yay!) and finish nearly 2-weeks later on Friday, March 25th.

I have mixed emotions about all this. I've only drawn blood on the students in my class and they all had very good veins. I know the patients at the hospital are not going to be like that. Another issue...everyone in my class was light-skinned, so I am grateful the patients will be much more diverse. I must learn to seek out viens by touch, not sight; it scares me that I could be hurting a patient so I can learn.

Anyway, I know that I'll come out of these two weeks a better phelebotomist. I will gain the skills needed to become a class II and sharpen the I learned in my classes so that my class I skills are solid. All in all, I hope I'll gain the knowledge and skill to do my job quickly, with confidence and with minimal pain to my patients.

I'll let you all know how the first day goes.

Hugs, Kelly

[kuhio98]

Congratulations!!! Umm, Kelly? It's April -- not March.

[rg_girlca]

LOL!!!!!!!! I was thinking the same thing Kuhio 98.

Kelly, I know that you will do just fine, you have the determination and the skills. Hey, even the best have hurt people from time to time. I know first hand of this and it's only for a second or two. I use to have such good veins for drawing blood, but now they have gotten so small, that there was a time that they had to use a children's needle on me. LOL!!!! Just for a moment, it made me feel like a kid again.

Take care my dear and wishing you nothing but the best.

{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}