Clinic Assistant

Today was my day to be the clinic assistant at WSU. I was very frustrated in that I felt Mr. Solomon kept getting after me for things that he didn't need to. For example when I first showed up this morning I went and turned on the x-ray processors and ran the films through to test them. Then I got ready and started checking in patents. Mr. Solomon showed up and started getting after me for not filling the ultrasonic baths. I told him I was goin to go do it after I finished checking in patients. He gave me some speal about how it needed to be done first thing in the morning and to go do it now and he would finish checking in the patients. I thought that was needless because the ultra sonic bath is used as part of the process for cleaning instruments. No one would be using it for at least an hour since thier patients were just barely showing up, so why did he insisit that it be filled before I check in patients?... I think it is because he just wanted to prove who is the boss and excercise power over me. I was very irritated. Things like that kept happening throghout the day. But I guess this is just one of those hoops I have to jump throght on my way to graduation.

Mockboard

YEAH I PASSED!!!! We had mockboards today and I passed. My patient had very sensitive lower anteriors though and by the time I wnt to have the instructors check her her anesthesia had worn off and so they could not check those areas. Instructor Wold told me that there were three test sites on those lower anteriors that she couldn't check because the patient was too sensitive. She said she talked to Professor Alexander and that they had to coun't those three against me since they couldn't verify that I had gotten the deposit off and because part of the test was choosing the right patient. But I still passed even with those points missing. So the lesson for next time is choose a better patient.

Screenings

I learned a valuable lesson today in time management of screenings. I scheduled a bunch of people for screenings for mockboardsbut I had them too close together my fist patient was late and had a mor extensive health history which put me running behind the rest of the day. Next time I am going to give myself more time between patients.