That's the sound I heard from 8:00am-12:30pm today... the cries of infants as they got their vaccines.
Since my doctor left the subcentro clinic in Jatumpungo in December, I've been trying to find a way to continue shadowing. I've really grown to love healthcare and my experiences here in Ecuador have just confirmed my desire to become a nurse. Therefore, I sought out the head nurse in the Sangolqui hospital to see if I could shadow some of nurses. She was delighted, and asked that I return the following Thursday to help her.
I showed up this morning to the head nurse welcoming me with open arms and a huge grin. The hospital is implementing a vaccination program where people can come in on certain days to receive specific vaccines. Today was vaccinations for children under 1 year of age. That meant that I gave about 60 babies their vacunas this morning. We administered the following vaccinations:
Newborns (around 2 weeks old): one shot in the shoulder for TB
Infants (2, 4, and 6 months old): one shot in the leg for 5 diseases/infections, 1 administered orally for Polio, and 1 administered orally for diarrhea
Now that's a lot of vacunas! I thoroughly enjoy learning about the Ecuadorian health system and the possibilities of nursing.
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I'm sure you were in all your glory with all those babies. I can imagine you crying with them too. love, mmd
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