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.