I spent a fantastic afternoon in a nearby general practise surgery last week. Having only been to my local surgery as a patient for little things, I found it really interesting to be watching it from a new angle.
I sat in on a couple of consultations with one of the GPs, then watched the work of a nurse in the asthma clinic. Here, she had patients who needed to be issued with inhalors, who weren't sure how to use their medicine, and who were having an annual check up on their asthma. The nurse running the clinic was very helpful, and got me lots of leaflets and information packs for me to read, which was especially good as I am studying asthma as part of my AS biology course! After spending some time in the asthma clinic and watching a lady have her travel injections, I went back in to sit in on a few more consultations with the GPs.
I think that I have learnt a lot about how to address patients in the right way, depending on their age and what is wrong with them. Having seen a man with dementia suffering from shingles, I also learnt how to deal with medicating different kinds of people. It was not possible to get him to take tablets three times a day, as he did not have a regular carer, so a different method had to be thought of.
Overall, I really enjoyed my time at the surgery, and can't wait to go back again.
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