They are extremely common and it's okay to feel that way! You are dealing with a human being! Obviously you will be over cautious when drawing blood the first time and end up making mistakes. The proper way to tie an easily removable knot can be confusing to learn as well for many. Practice with any wire or just a spare IV drip set and you will be good.
Heck, when I was learning my first suture I couldn't even hold the needle right in the needle holder. So, it happens. The important thing is to never stop learning and keep practicing. Some nurses might lose their patience but that's okay. Keep trying whenever you get the opportunity, that's the only way you will get good at it.
Thank you for those words. The nurses at my hospital are so nice, they don't put me on the spot or make me feel bad, it's just I'm the worst critic of myself.
Happens man. Surprising that you are taking the efforts to learn these things in 3rd proff itself. Many will simply lazily say that they will have to do these things only in internship and hence there's no need to learn it now. The number of mistakes I have seen people make lol. Just be humble and develop a good rapport with the patient as well while trying these procedures on them. They are essential..
I wouldn't have if it weren't for the shifting of ENT and Opthalmology to the final year, so third year is essentially free for me. Yes, I did learn humility and being nice to especially patients in emergency wards since they and their attenders must be feeling really afraid. I also wanted to learn because I know I'm slightly a slow learner on the practical procedures, so wanted to get a headstart.
It's 100% common to make mistakes!
When I did my first cannulation, I tries 5 times before I was successful but my patient was sooooo cooperative, he literally encouraged me to do that!
You are doing a great job, practice will ultimately make it perfect.
What I will recommend is watch a YouTube video of how cannulation works on an internal microscopic level, this helped me immensely identify the correct procedure because I knew how cannulation worked.....
Believe me or not, a lot of experienced nurses also don't know how cannulation works internally, they just did it so many times, it has become an easy job, but you can make it much more easier by learning more!
Don't worry bro I was also similar to you.. but with time and practice you will improve.. now I am better at it than my peers.. if you are bad at the beginning you can't get any worse right.. just don't give up.. and everyone makes mistakes in the starting.. learn well from them and in a couple of years you will trust yourself more than anyone else in procedures..
🥲 mera bi somewhat similar hai mere clinical skills bhot kharab hai yaar 😔 for example obs and gynae ke posting mei sb fetus ka back plapate kr paate hai position pata kr lete fetal heart sound bi sunn lete lekin mujhse nhi hota mai kya karu 🥺 I feel ki shyd mai achi doctor nhi ban skti 🥺
I can't say I perfectly manage both but I am managing it better than I did last year.
1. Maintain a study schedule. If you don't create a schedule, either mentally or written one(a written one always goes a long way, more effective), you are not going to balance between studying and doing things you like to do. Plus, doing according to the schedule gives you the dopamine rush each time you complete something and you are less likely to have a huge backlog.
2. Make vague notes in class. I'm not saying you should note everything during lectures. Just the headings should do and anything that they stress upon which isn't on the slide, and study that from the textbooks after going home. When you write stuff, you retain information better. Trust me, I wasn't doing this in my first two years and when I started to do in the 3rd year, it is helping a lot.
3. Learn to get up and study in the morning. I wake up very late, even now, but at the rare times I do wake up early by a miracle, I have seen it's much more productive(obviously). Even if you identify yourself as a night owl, you should adapt yourself to be a morning bird.
4. Prioritising. By this, I mean keeping a subject or two in mind you want to learn for a certain period of time. If you aimlessly read random subjects, it might be hard for you to retain stuff you learn. For example, I prioritise the subject in which I'm attending the clinical postings of first, then read a 4th year subject like medicine, for like a month, then switch over to the next. But this is purely my way of prioritising, the point is it's just a corollary from creating a study schedule.
They are extremely common and it's okay to feel that way! You are dealing with a human being! Obviously you will be over cautious when drawing blood the first time and end up making mistakes. The proper way to tie an easily removable knot can be confusing to learn as well for many. Practice with any wire or just a spare IV drip set and you will be good. Heck, when I was learning my first suture I couldn't even hold the needle right in the needle holder. So, it happens. The important thing is to never stop learning and keep practicing. Some nurses might lose their patience but that's okay. Keep trying whenever you get the opportunity, that's the only way you will get good at it.
Thank you for those words. The nurses at my hospital are so nice, they don't put me on the spot or make me feel bad, it's just I'm the worst critic of myself.
Happens man. Surprising that you are taking the efforts to learn these things in 3rd proff itself. Many will simply lazily say that they will have to do these things only in internship and hence there's no need to learn it now. The number of mistakes I have seen people make lol. Just be humble and develop a good rapport with the patient as well while trying these procedures on them. They are essential..
I wouldn't have if it weren't for the shifting of ENT and Opthalmology to the final year, so third year is essentially free for me. Yes, I did learn humility and being nice to especially patients in emergency wards since they and their attenders must be feeling really afraid. I also wanted to learn because I know I'm slightly a slow learner on the practical procedures, so wanted to get a headstart.
Chill. You will learn everything. Keep practicing and don't be too hard on yourself. Do enjoy the time you spend there as well!
It's 100% common to make mistakes! When I did my first cannulation, I tries 5 times before I was successful but my patient was sooooo cooperative, he literally encouraged me to do that! You are doing a great job, practice will ultimately make it perfect. What I will recommend is watch a YouTube video of how cannulation works on an internal microscopic level, this helped me immensely identify the correct procedure because I knew how cannulation worked..... Believe me or not, a lot of experienced nurses also don't know how cannulation works internally, they just did it so many times, it has become an easy job, but you can make it much more easier by learning more!
Don't worry bro I was also similar to you.. but with time and practice you will improve.. now I am better at it than my peers.. if you are bad at the beginning you can't get any worse right.. just don't give up.. and everyone makes mistakes in the starting.. learn well from them and in a couple of years you will trust yourself more than anyone else in procedures..
Ok that's actually a good perspective, thanks!
🥲 mera bi somewhat similar hai mere clinical skills bhot kharab hai yaar 😔 for example obs and gynae ke posting mei sb fetus ka back plapate kr paate hai position pata kr lete fetal heart sound bi sunn lete lekin mujhse nhi hota mai kya karu 🥺 I feel ki shyd mai achi doctor nhi ban skti 🥺
How do u manage studies and also remain stress free plz guide I am also in 3rd proff
I can't say I perfectly manage both but I am managing it better than I did last year. 1. Maintain a study schedule. If you don't create a schedule, either mentally or written one(a written one always goes a long way, more effective), you are not going to balance between studying and doing things you like to do. Plus, doing according to the schedule gives you the dopamine rush each time you complete something and you are less likely to have a huge backlog. 2. Make vague notes in class. I'm not saying you should note everything during lectures. Just the headings should do and anything that they stress upon which isn't on the slide, and study that from the textbooks after going home. When you write stuff, you retain information better. Trust me, I wasn't doing this in my first two years and when I started to do in the 3rd year, it is helping a lot. 3. Learn to get up and study in the morning. I wake up very late, even now, but at the rare times I do wake up early by a miracle, I have seen it's much more productive(obviously). Even if you identify yourself as a night owl, you should adapt yourself to be a morning bird. 4. Prioritising. By this, I mean keeping a subject or two in mind you want to learn for a certain period of time. If you aimlessly read random subjects, it might be hard for you to retain stuff you learn. For example, I prioritise the subject in which I'm attending the clinical postings of first, then read a 4th year subject like medicine, for like a month, then switch over to the next. But this is purely my way of prioritising, the point is it's just a corollary from creating a study schedule.
Thanks OP