Identify 2 Personal Goals For The Reporting Period.

Identify two (2) personal goals for the reporting period. During this reporting period my personal goals are to be able to assist with admitting a new patient and to be able to insert a Foley. I already learned how to conduct a head-to-toe assessment and would like to see if the process is similar at Methodist Hospital. I also learned how to insert a Foley during clinical, but doing it on a mannequin is very different than a real person. The female anatomy although similar, is slightly different in each woman.
Discuss patient cases that exemplifies the goals and describes your progress toward achieving them. I was able to meet both of my goals for this reporting period. My first goal was being able to assist during an admission assessment.
The patient my nurse was taking care of had surgery on her knee. After the surgery, she came up with a Foley which was discontinued a day later at midnight. My shift started at 7 in the morning and the patient was supposed to void. If not the catheter had to go back in. After drinking a lot of fluids and attempting to void, the patient was unsuccessful and the resident ordered another Foley. Putting in a Foley is much harder than I thought. The patient was overweight and had knee surgery so she was unable to open her legs very wide. Trying to get the catheter in the right hole took a couple of attempts. Both my preceptor and I were sweating, but we were finally able to get it
As time progressed, Angela allowed me to do more things and trusted me to do them properly. She tells me I am doing very well and enjoys when I come. Angela says I am a very big help to her when I am there. Other nurses on the floor also enjoy when I come because I help them a lot. I gained a lot of knowledge because of my preceptor. I had a very positive experience at Methodist hospital.
Identify barriers and facilitators to goal achievement. Facilitators to goal achievement are working on a busy floor and having a good preceptor. I am lucky enough to have both. The floor I am on is a medical-surgical floor which specializes in orthopedic surgeries. There is also an overflow from general medical-surgical floors. There are many different diagnoses that come on the floor so I was able to see a lot. The patients did not have a problem with a student nurse helping them, which made learning easier. My preceptor was also excellent. She taught me a lot and always answered my questions.
Conclude with a brief self-evaluation of how you see your role progression as competent novice practitioner and member of the healthcare