Sean's Phase 2 Schedule

I met with the director of Sean's Phase 2 clinicals recently to get a rundown of what his schedule would be like and to find out how I can best help him to be successful throughout this part of the CRNA program. It sounds like things are going to get serious and stressful very soon. Here's a list of what all Sean will be experiencing throughout the next 18 months. . .

Sean's Average Day:
*Arrive at hospital around 4:00/5:00am
*Follow-up with his previous day's patients in their hospital rooms
*Get his anesthesia equipment etc set up in the operating room (OR)
*Meet with his supervisors to go discuss the anesthesia cases for that day
*And also for a verbal quiz on the previous night's reading assignment
*Work in the OR, anesthetizing patients until mid to late afternoon
*Find out who his patients are for the following day and write care plans for their anesthesia needs
*Check with his OR staff and supervising CRNA to make sure his care plans are appropriate
*Read his daily reading assignment

During the next 18 months, Sean will also be required to:
*Receive daily evaluations from his supervisors (they don't hold anything back in these)
*Spend about 2 months in Mississippi and in Germany for anesthesia experience specific to those locations
*Keep track of each anesthesia case he is in charge of in order to get his required number to graduate
*Take and pass 5 sets of oral exams/boards
*Take and pass 18 computerized test on anesthesia
*Write several papers on various anesthesia topics
*Do several presentations at various hospital meetings
*Work on his continuing research project from Phase I
*Attend at least one (that we know of so far) anesthesia conference

OK, so the good news is that Sean will get government holidays off and will also have 20 days of leave (time off) that he can take. Also, according to his program director, he should have time (and, in fact, she highly recommended this) for a night of relaxation with the family on Fridays. I'm trying to focus on these little good things right now. We'll see how it goes. We're both a little more than anxious about the next 18 months.