We finished up our community health rotation with the CMC College of Nursing Urban Health Department. We saw another impressive example of nurses and student nurses making an impact in a low-resource environment.
Among other valuable lessons, we learned how to make an economical and ecological small paper bag out of newspaper for stool specimen collection - I'm sure this will come in handy at some point in our careers!
Psychiatry
The psychiatry hospital at CMC is a truly family-centered program. On the grounds of the hospital are housing options for patient and family where families are required to stay with the patient in order to learn about their therapy and drug regimen in order to make the transition back home easier. The hospital also features an impressive family center for children with intellectual disabilities. The multidisciplinary team of doctors, nurses, occupational therapists, social workers and many others collaborate to provide comprehensive care for the patients and their family. They also use electro-convulsive therapy (ECT), aka "shock" therapy for some patients. Below are the drugs used during ECT, as prepared by the nurse.
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