Nursing clinical

Said it before - will say it again. THIS IS A VERY NOISE WORLD!! I am just finishing my first month of clinical, I have been doing hands on at a nursing home. Buzzers, beepers, ringers, high pitched sounds, all unrecognizable sounds to me. Cleaning machines, rolling, squeaking, dragging; walkers, carts, and wheel chairs; now we must add in quiet frail hushed voices, some quick spontaneous speech, oh and lets not forget the fire alarms (just a drill). Lord help me!

I have a wonderful instructor who seems to understand my apprehension and fear of missing sounds I need to hear. Localization is the hardest for me I have no idea where sounds are coming from. Well at least I hear them and know to go looking for what it is.