Date :20/09/2024

Time : 9.30 am – 16.30 pm

Title : Uniform and named badge ordering / Blood Oxygen Practical section..

UNIFORM AND NAMED BADGE ORDERING

At mid day we ordered our Nursing Associate Student Uniform and Named badge on line via teams with Grahame Gardner , He talked us through how to place our order correctly to avoid any mistakes . We also filled out the online forms for our Hello Named badge .

We later went to the library to get ourselves familiar with the place , we met with one of the library  coordinators  whom inducted us on how to use the library, borrow books and when to return loan books in time . She also showed us how and where to locate book for our Nursing Associate related courses and how to seek help when needed. She explained what our printing entitlement was and how to top up our Croydon College ID cards with more money to be able to print when we run of our free printing

BLOOD OXYGEN PRACTICAL SECTION

In the afternoon section we all went as a class to the simulation class , we were paired up to check each others blood oxygen’s level, heart rate and respiratory rate . we had to do this the professional way  , by first introducing ourselves to each other and gaining consent to check each others vitals signs .

We discussed about how the pulse oximeter measures the blood colour.I learnt that bright red colour of blood is antiviral. If the colour of the blood is  dark that means there is oxygen in the blood for proper blood flow and waste is not been taken away from the blood in the body which makes the blood dark red in colour.

Going forward I now know that the most important vital sign in the human body is the Respiratory Rate.