This week I started clinical’s for my CNA class.. I was supposed to start on Wednesday but we had a late start so we started on Thursday. I went to Lincoln Memorial hospital, we were supposed to just take a tour but we had extra time so I was able to help in the Emergency room. First I arrived in the lobby and waited for my teacher. After the teacher met us in the lobby we went to the acute care and general med floor. We seen the different types of rooms. We went into the negative pressure room. This is used for people with things like COVID and tuberculosis. Then we went into the bariatric room which is used for obese people. Everything in this room is bigger. The chair could fit about 3 regular sized people and the lift can lift up to 2,000 pounds. After we finished in acute care we went to other parts of the hospital. I saw a CT machine as well as a mammogram machine in radiology. Then we went to the ER and saw a trauma room. A trauma room is a room that is equipped with equipment used in trauma situations. This includes things like a crash cart for resuscitation, a backboard for CPR and a glidescope for intubation. After this I was able to help in the ER. My teacher put me with a tech named Jade. We talked about what I wanted to do as a career. I told her that I wanted to be a trauma nurse and she said that the ER is the perfect place to get experience. We then went to take out an IV. She showed me how to take off the tape that secures the IV with an alcohol wipe. The girl that we were taking out the IV for was only 13. She looked very depressed and looked like she didn’t have any life left. She had scars on her and this made me feel sad because there are kids in junior high going through things like depression and suicidal thoughts. But overall things are going good. I’ve been learning a lot and I feel like everything is beginning to come together.