Diagnostic Medical Sonography News January 2019 | Page 5

My First Experience
in the Operating Room
During the Fall semester, I had the great opportunity to work
alongside a labor and delivery doctor as she performed a D & C on
a patient. Since it is a sterile procedure, I had to change into surgical
scrubs and put on a mask, cap, shoe covers and sterile gloves. The
doctor explained everything she was doing during the procedure and
why it is important to have ultrasound guidance to ensure that the
endometrium is removed and that nothing remains in the uterus.
The patient was under anesthesia during the procedure, so a nurse
anesthetist was present, along with the surgical techs and the doctor’s
nurse. I am so grateful to have had this experience during my clinicals!
Morgan Harder
Class of 2019
Diagnostic
Medical
Sonography