Essay On Clinical Experience
This clinical has been a highly beneficial experience for me in my nursing career. I learned a variety of skills and have learned about myself as a nurse as well. By working with my assigned mother I learned both what my strengths and weakness are. One strength I encountered was my ability to work with the mother and all her visitors with ease. I was able to communicate effectively between all parties without making an awkward atmosphere or without losing my focus on the patient’s care. One weakness I had while working with the mother and family was not being as comfortable with working with this age of population. I am used to working with the geriatric population so transitioning to working with younger adults was a different experience.
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This was different from in class where we either just talked through what the assessment would be or where we did the assessment on a simulation newborn, which is not the same. In the future I want to further my abilities with doing an through assessment in order to monitor and care for my patients in the best way possible. Furthermore, this clinical experience showed me the importance of working as a team of providers in order to give the best care possible to the patient. I was able to see the physicians, nurses, and nursing assistant work in harmony with one another, allowing for the patient to get as much help as needed and as fast as possible. Lastly, I was able to learn how to take the knowledge I gained while in class and use it to help patient’s while in the clinical setting. I believe that it is important for nurses to not only have the knowledge but also to have the compassionate care that is needed in order to be a good nurse. I believe that the clinical at this hospital allowed me to learn what it means to be a nurse caring for new mothers, the newborns, and their families. The staff on this shift was very welcoming to any person that came on the unit and was able to give the best care to their patients. By seeing what it was like to have a good staff team that worked well with each
This was different from in class where we either just talked through what the assessment would be or where we did the assessment on a simulation newborn, which is not the same. In the future I want to further my abilities with doing an through assessment in order to monitor and care for my patients in the best way possible. Furthermore, this clinical experience showed me the importance of working as a team of providers in order to give the best care possible to the patient. I was able to see the physicians, nurses, and nursing assistant work in harmony with one another, allowing for the patient to get as much help as needed and as fast as possible. Lastly, I was able to learn how to take the knowledge I gained while in class and use it to help patient’s while in the clinical setting. I believe that it is important for nurses to not only have the knowledge but also to have the compassionate care that is needed in order to be a good nurse. I believe that the clinical at this hospital allowed me to learn what it means to be a nurse caring for new mothers, the newborns, and their families. The staff on this shift was very welcoming to any person that came on the unit and was able to give the best care to their patients. By seeing what it was like to have a good staff team that worked well with each