Fall Semester 2014
MY FIRST INJECTIONS!
I can remember the tremble of my hands and the palpitations in my chest. I could not believe this day was already here ! As much worrying as I did, I was successful in numbing my brave classmate for the first time. With A LOT of practice, I am now able confidently administer local anesthesia and I am competent in performing this important task. This is one of the most memorable moments of my time in the dental hygiene program.
When learning how to administer local anesthesia, one of the hardest things for me was knowing exactly where the needle should penetrate. I had read the documents provided on blackboard, but the IAN block was the hardest for me. When I was administering for one of my patients that needed quad scaling, I had a positive aspiration, which lead to the formation of a hematoma. Having that experience, I vowed that I would never have another positive aspiration.
I would have to say that I finally learned how to give an IAN block in Martinsville, where I had eight patients a day, and a majority of them needed quad scaling. The magic of service learning! I am so lucky to have the opportunity to attend a school that believes so much in the importance of out of school learning. I believe that most of my clinical skills, including administering local anesthesia is due to having rotations that give the the real world experience.
I can remember the tremble of my hands and the palpitations in my chest. I could not believe this day was already here ! As much worrying as I did, I was successful in numbing my brave classmate for the first time. With A LOT of practice, I am now able confidently administer local anesthesia and I am competent in performing this important task. This is one of the most memorable moments of my time in the dental hygiene program.
When learning how to administer local anesthesia, one of the hardest things for me was knowing exactly where the needle should penetrate. I had read the documents provided on blackboard, but the IAN block was the hardest for me. When I was administering for one of my patients that needed quad scaling, I had a positive aspiration, which lead to the formation of a hematoma. Having that experience, I vowed that I would never have another positive aspiration.
I would have to say that I finally learned how to give an IAN block in Martinsville, where I had eight patients a day, and a majority of them needed quad scaling. The magic of service learning! I am so lucky to have the opportunity to attend a school that believes so much in the importance of out of school learning. I believe that most of my clinical skills, including administering local anesthesia is due to having rotations that give the the real world experience.