csf and more

clinicals again today. one awfully nice nnp asked me if i'd like to do an lp (lumbar puncture aka spinal tap) on one of her babies while she supervised. i was so scared and so red, but by the end of it all the baby was comforted, and i had obtained 3 beautifully clear specimens of csf (cerebrospinal fluid). thrilled and relieved cannot even begin to describe how i felt afterward. this was probably the procedure i was most scared of.