Second Clinic Scheduled
7-October-2004, Thursday, 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Eckerds in Woodmere, NY
Prior to this clinic the agency apologized profusely, promising there would be another nurse present for my second clinic experience. I was very happy to meet Nicole; we would be working together towards a common goal, vaccinating persons at high risk, completing our public health nursing assignment together. At this clinic more patients were present and lining up earlier. To save time I had pre-filled 50 syringes and labeled the date, time and lot number on front of the sealed plastic bags which held, by now, precious flu vaccine.
The manager at this store, Mr. Rose, gave us all that we asked for and managed crowd control like a seasoned marine sergeant. Organized and efficient; very important to run the clinic properly. There were no untoward incidences. As we neared the end of clinic we again required more syringes than the allotted amount in our supply box. Explaining this to the patients who were waiting on line, one man asked "How many more do you need?" (the pharmacy didn’t have the required needle size.) When we told him he left the store promising to "be right back." He returned a few minutes later with the required amount to complete our clinic. He was a podiatrist. I am sorry to report that I do not know his name. But I would like to tell him that because of his gesture, everyone left on the line received their vaccination. So thank you to our Podiatrist and store manager Mr. Rose from Susan and Nicole.
Total Flu Vaccines administered: 113
Eckerds in Woodmere, NY
Prior to this clinic the agency apologized profusely, promising there would be another nurse present for my second clinic experience. I was very happy to meet Nicole; we would be working together towards a common goal, vaccinating persons at high risk, completing our public health nursing assignment together. At this clinic more patients were present and lining up earlier. To save time I had pre-filled 50 syringes and labeled the date, time and lot number on front of the sealed plastic bags which held, by now, precious flu vaccine.
The manager at this store, Mr. Rose, gave us all that we asked for and managed crowd control like a seasoned marine sergeant. Organized and efficient; very important to run the clinic properly. There were no untoward incidences. As we neared the end of clinic we again required more syringes than the allotted amount in our supply box. Explaining this to the patients who were waiting on line, one man asked "How many more do you need?" (the pharmacy didn’t have the required needle size.) When we told him he left the store promising to "be right back." He returned a few minutes later with the required amount to complete our clinic. He was a podiatrist. I am sorry to report that I do not know his name. But I would like to tell him that because of his gesture, everyone left on the line received their vaccination. So thank you to our Podiatrist and store manager Mr. Rose from Susan and Nicole.
Total Flu Vaccines administered: 113
posted by Emil | 7:00 PM
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