Day 18 - HemoDialysis Nurse - First Cannulation
Yesterday, I did my first cannulations. I did 2 consecutive cannulations to patients who thought I was an expert in what I was doing. It actually made me feel good.
I did the cannulations well and the insertion sites did not result to any swelling whatsoever. One patient even told me that he didn’t feel too much pain when I did the insertion. Whew… what a relief!
Nurse have to lie sometimes to get their patients to trust them. If my patients had known that it was my first time to insert needles into fistulas, then they wouldn’t have allowed me to do the procedure to them. Being a dialysis nurse has its ups and downs. And this recent accomplishment is really an “up” for me. I think I’m kindah excited to go on my next duty. Prepare for thine needles my dear patients!! 
