Internship assessment
This blog is made based on my experience that showcases my competency and pitfalls
UNIT duties— 1st one month ie
(4/3/23-4/4/23)
>I would check the vitals of my patients and update SOAP notes Daily morning
>Have taken samples and took the patients for required investigations (CECT,USG ABDOMEN,XRAYS AND ONCE GOT IVP DONE FOR A URETHRAL STRICTURE CASE)
>have done ascitic tap on a patient
On OP DAY
>I have checked vitals of every patient
>Examined for reflexes, postural hypotension, Romberg’s sign
>Have learnt basic management protocol for sob, chest pain and headaches
ICU AND AMC DUTIES
>My first and foremost important work in ICU AND AMC was to monitor the vitals of patients timely ( varying from hourly basis to 2nd hourly)
>Have learnt how to take ABGs and many other samples for lab investigations.
>Have Learnt how to manage in critical situations
>I have Assisted in intubation for 1 patient
>Assisted Ryles insertion for patients
>Assisted in Foleys been put for patients
>Have given RT feeds
NEPHRO DUTIES:-
>monitored patients who came for dialysis
>Handled Day care patients who came for dialysis.
> Learnt about dialysis machine , central line care and fistula importance
>Have given NTG to 1 patient and have monitored the patient meticulously
> Have learnt how to maintain patients BP and GRBS while dialysis is going on
> Have Learnt about drugs used in hypo and hypertension.
WARD DUTIES:-
> Have updated soap notes of patients
>Helped my co interns in updating soap notes
>Have taken samples
>was present for rounds and presented the cases
>with the help of my Co intern , i have completed all the works assigned
PSYCHIATRY DUTIES:-
>Learned about importance of history taking
>vitals monitoring done for OP patients
Examples like :
1. Schizophrenia
2.OCD
3.ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE SYNDROME
4. TOBBACO DEPENDENCE SYNDROME
> learnt about the medications given to the patients and their side effects
> have seen and learnt from pgs regarding how they handle patients in DAC
>Have had a catatonic schizophrenic patient admitted, for whom I have monitored and learned how BENZODIAZEPINES worked in this patient.