Infection

So this week at the VA my class four patient was sent home. He had just visited the lab prior to his appointment for blood work. He's had nasopharangeal cancer so every month he gets his blood drawn. So anyway the lab called up to the clinic because his WBC count was extremely low, making him very susceptible to infection. Of course him being a class four we sent him home and rescheduled him in a month. I hope he comes back then but I was really glad I didn't treat him. He really should camp out at home and not go outside because his WBC count was that low. He also was so grateful because he felt "funny" but didn't know why. So he was glad to be informed about that. I felt like we were keeping his best interest in mind and that made me feel a lot better than treating him that day.

Screening

Today was kind of rough. My patient pulled a no show on me. So I called around all morning for patients and I got a lady to come in for a screening. She is a class 3 so it turned out to be really great. She seemed really hesitant to pay so I worry that she won't come back. I'll just have to see what happens. My goal is to get her all done when she comes in. I need to push myself to be faster.

Mockboard Day

Today was mockboard. It was an interesting and frustrating day for me. However, I did fairly well on mockboard. That was my goal going into mockboards. I just wanted to do a lot better than the first and I did. I learned a lot more about the process this time around. I also understand the paperwork a lot better. During these next 2 months until the final mockboard I'm going to really try a lot harder to get better. I want my last mockboard to be a breeze and get 100 %. I know I can do it too.