Meet Dexter. Isn't he handsome? Over the last few months I have spent a lot of time with him and I feel like I know a lot about him. I have fixed his teeth countless times, polished them, and done endless x-rays on him. ENDLESS x-rays. Seriously. (Not my favorite part of the dental assisting thing) Anyway, this week we had to pass off taking blood pressure. You've had it taken, right? They put the cuff around your around and pump it up and you can feel your pulse going crazy in your arm. (I just want to establish that we all understand the concept) Yesterday we were getting set up in the operatory rooms to check off that we know how to do vital signs. Cherys and I get all ready and we are waiting for a teacher to come over and watch us do it when I hear a voice from the next operatory. "Are we supposed to take Dexter's blood pressure?" And everything in me stopped. And I looked up at my teacher to see what she would do. (She is the nicest woman in the world and so patient.) She looked stunned for a moment. And she kindly replied that no, we weren't doing it on Dexter, he doesn't have a blood pressure. Crap, he doesn't even have an arm! He is a creepy head on a three foot steel rod! I realize we aren't attending a prestigious medical university. But for craps sake. To think that in three weeks we will be released out into the real world.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Vital Signs
Meet Dexter. Isn't he handsome? Over the last few months I have spent a lot of time with him and I feel like I know a lot about him. I have fixed his teeth countless times, polished them, and done endless x-rays on him. ENDLESS x-rays. Seriously. (Not my favorite part of the dental assisting thing) Anyway, this week we had to pass off taking blood pressure. You've had it taken, right? They put the cuff around your around and pump it up and you can feel your pulse going crazy in your arm. (I just want to establish that we all understand the concept) Yesterday we were getting set up in the operatory rooms to check off that we know how to do vital signs. Cherys and I get all ready and we are waiting for a teacher to come over and watch us do it when I hear a voice from the next operatory. "Are we supposed to take Dexter's blood pressure?" And everything in me stopped. And I looked up at my teacher to see what she would do. (She is the nicest woman in the world and so patient.) She looked stunned for a moment. And she kindly replied that no, we weren't doing it on Dexter, he doesn't have a blood pressure. Crap, he doesn't even have an arm! He is a creepy head on a three foot steel rod! I realize we aren't attending a prestigious medical university. But for craps sake. To think that in three weeks we will be released out into the real world.
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And this person may be working on my teeth someday...???
Dexter is ultra creepy! =D Ack!
eeeeewwww! Dexter! I wonder if the teacher's blood pressure went up after that!
Watch out, Nate! You got a little competition there!
Thanks for this horror story... it will stay with me, accompany me to every trip I make to the dentist forever and ever...
oh my goodness!!! i have a few ideas of who this could be haha! I had my exit interview today, I can't believe they are letting half those people out into the field!
how is school going?!? you need to update more! (like I am one to talk huh :) )
crap's sake! that is rad!
dexter. he's your secret lover right?
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