Confidence coming back up…
After my second week in the new clinical environment, my confidence level is coming back nicely. I have managed to get a grip on operating the site’s equipment fairly quickly. I must say that the DR systems are very nice. I picked up a couple more comps this week, so I’m now digging into the requirements for my next semester (summer term) already. My personal goal for next Thursday and Friday will be to comp the lumbar and cervical spine exams, and possibly the thoracic as well if I see any. The t-spine doesn’t seem to come up as often, but there have been a few lately. I’m also finding it a little difficult to stay on top of what’s going on around me. One of the techs asked me to bring in a list of comps that I want to get and pin them on the bulletin board in radiography, so I did that on Friday. Hopefully a couple of the techs will try to keep in tune with what I need and help me get them. Some techs are more likely than others to go a little out of their way to help me. One of the techs at this site is a 2005 graduate of my program, and he has been quite helpful.
When I graduate and find a job in radiography, I really hope that I can work in some environment where students are doing clinical work. I want to be one of the techs that students like to work with. I want to be the tech that I wish I had been able to work with as a student. If you are a student, you know what I mean :)
Yesterday’s blog post garnered a comment from a tech who has written a book… Check this out if you get a chance…
This might be an interesting read! Click on the book image to find out more about it… Mr. Kerr also has a blog that you can read HERE. I have also added that blog link to the blogroll here…