Tuesday, February 9, 2010

"Student nurse calls false code blue"

Today was orientation... lots of paperwork and a tour... and a brief bout of embarrasment. During the tour of a patient room I was the closest to the call light reset button and the code blue button. So I grabbed the curtain and moved it out of the way to show the other students. Then the instructor tells me that the code blue button is usually VERY sensitive and if I would have perchanced touched the button when grabbing the curtains well... just the THOUGHT of it had my face flushed with heat and bright red as I imagined it happening. I think if I would have set off the code blue alarm it just may have been necessary after the fact- I would have probably hit the floor from a heart attack! She made a joke about all the attention I'd get and blah, blah... all that to say I really couldn't remember the last time I was truly embarrassed. Not that a person wants to recall these memories but it's been awhile... and that also points out to me how badly I don't want to screw this up! We are told story after story every day about some other students mistakes all for the sake of learning from them. I'm trying to be a good sponge but I've got a fire hose pointed at me...

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