Amy

I can't believe we are almost done with Genius Hour already! I think I speak for almost everyone when I say that its been hard to keep on task. I have been doing my best, but sometimes its just very hard to do so. This week I was in Bozeman for two days and that really threw me off. I didn't get to practice like I wanted to because I was gone and I had to work after school almost everyday. I watched a few more videos to get some more tips, but at this point I think more practice will help me more. I have a book with my skills and I am able to follow the steps in the book so I don't forget any. I don't think I will be able to show you all of my skills and all the steps during my Ted Talk because it might take too long, but I will time it out and see what I can fit in.  I was at the HOSA convention this week and went to a nursing workshop that was really fun. We did some fun things with gait belts and hands only CPR. While these skills were not on my plan of thin...

I actually learned how to start an IV this week! I went to the college on Wednesday and my aunt was able to help me get all my supplies together and start an IV. I used a stimulation adult arm to learn the skill and I was able to successfully start a saline drip. The first part of the process was to set up all my supplies and saline drip. I first set out my tape and gauze so it was ready to go when I needed it. Next I set up my saline bag and tubing. Once I had that all set in place, I had to set my drip rate. I'm not going to lie, this was probably the hardest part. I had to watch the clock for 15 seconds and adjust it until I had five drops every 15 seconds. After that was set, I locked it in place and hung the tubing on the rack.  Next, I was able to begin the injection process. I applied a tourniquet above the area where I would place the IV. I then placed the needle in the vein and pushed in the catheter, removing the needle. Then I taped it so it wouldn't move ...