Today was a tough day. It started out where I didn't even feel like making that 50 minute morning trek through that East Bay traffic. For a fleeting moment, I had considered calling in sick, but then I had to get some paperwork signed by my Clinical Instructor, so I could turn in my monthly time sheet on Monday to school. I realized that all new jobs are tough- the learning curve just sucks. And everyday, things would get a little easier, then one day, everything will just make sense and flow- kind of like learning math!
The day began pretty nicely. My fellow rad student called in sick, so I wouldn't have to be competing for any cases today. I managed to work with a few techs that have been stand-offish for the past few days. I was even able to impress them! On top of that, they even said "please" and "thank you" to me!
Later, while I was trying to be helpful by restocking the darkroom bins with film, I accidentally stocked one of the sizes with the wrong type film- I put duplicating film in place of the regular stuff, so when x-rays were taken, the exposures didn't come out at all. Luckily only a few x-rays were taken, before we figured out what was going on, but I felt so bad and so small. That was a bad way to end my day.
Next week will be better. Every day, I learn a little more and get more comfortable with the techs I'm working with. They're warming up to me, so they're starting to teach me more. In time, in the not so distant future, things will seem a lot better. I can't wait for that day to arrive!
A collection of blurbs stemming from mostly the motorized projects that I do. Some posts mixed in have to do with my experiences in X-ray school. (Some entries are from older blogs that I killed off.) Some of my toys are a Mazdaspeed Miata that I work on and take to the track, a little Harley that I can't stop modding and an old Yamaha RD400 that I've been collecting parts for over the past 15 years. When I'm not wrenching, sometimes I mountain bike, sometimes I snowboard, sometimes I make beer.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
First Day of Clinical
It was a nice Labor Day weekend. I got a little caught up with my physics homework, did a little more reading on positioning and did some major relaxation action (played some Battlefield: Bad Company 2, changed the differential fluids on the 4Runner, saw the Family at a gathering and did some barbecuing).
I got my assignment and already did my new employee orientation at San Mateo Medical Center- all my legal papers have been signed and I'm ready to go! My uniform is all laid out. Got my clinical binder and notebook on standby. I believe that I'll be doing the observation thing for the first two weeks, then I get to start X-raying real live patients!! Finally, we're getting to the good stuff!
I got my assignment and already did my new employee orientation at San Mateo Medical Center- all my legal papers have been signed and I'm ready to go! My uniform is all laid out. Got my clinical binder and notebook on standby. I believe that I'll be doing the observation thing for the first two weeks, then I get to start X-raying real live patients!! Finally, we're getting to the good stuff!
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