The two skills I chose for this report are patient positioning and assisting with haemostasis. I will adopt a reflective model to evaluate the learning process and how I attained competence in both areas.…
The medical office is assured accurate lab results promptly hence ensuring efficient patient care. The risk of error is minimized hence making overall patient care cost efficient. The treating physician or a qualified Non-Physician Practitioner (NPP) orders/refers the service; which is medically necessary and using a laboratory that meets all CLIA requirements makes the practice more…
I completed my Institutional Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) at Miami Valley Hospital located in Dayton, Ohio. Miami Valley Hospital is an 848 bedded hospital with several units, those of which I had the privilege of working in were the intensive care unit (ICU), the burn unit, and the behavioral health unit. I also had the opportunity to spend time in the main pharmacy as well as the emergency department. I worked with pharmacists Beth Quedenfeld, Michelle Inman, and Jen Welch along many technicians.…
2nd week of sim lab, we are given a scenario for the day. I was to play the role of family member, whose husband is admitted as a result of severe knife like epigastric pain on the RUQ. Diagnostic test shows pancreatitis. Begin a family member I was so worry about what going on with my husband, I kept asking the nurses to tell me what was going. The nurse did not communicating with me effectively, is like I was left out entirely. Even when the doctor walked in I was expecting the nurses to at least introduce me to the doctor or for the doctor to acknowledge my presence there, but none of this happen, instead they ignored my presence and continued doing their job. I learn a lot through simulation, As a nurse we need to know that communicating…
Describe how you would apply the knowledge and skills that you acquired in Vernon Russell’s case to an actual patient care…
Upon admission, a medication history is obtained by an RN. If the patient is unable to provide the history at that time it can be done a number of ways: family interview, written patient med list, rx vials, recent H&P, transfer records, recent discharge med list, and/or retail pharmacy list. The pharmacist uses a program on the computer to pull up this gathered information to evaluate it for completeness and may interview the patient themselves. There is only one pharmacist responsible for med-rec therefore many patient…
Psych rotations has been a hug revelation for me. I was terrified to start psych rotations, but it is not bad at all. My first week scared me the most. I was walking to the entrance and I glance over into a patient’s window and I see a patient with long black hair staring at me out of their window. That was the first impression that it got and scared me. But as I got into the unit and took a tour, my nerves started to ease. The first couple of weeks I played it safe and chose the patients with mood disorders. I was always scared to take on the schizophrenic patient. But once I got over that fear, I chose a schizophrenic patient. The week I took on a schizoaffective patient was the most informational week since the start of clinicals. I then…
The clinician begins the clinical session by welcoming Terri and thanking him for coming to the session. Throughout the clinical session the clinician positioned herself so that she was facing the client but still kept her body at a slight angle so that she was not directly across from him. I noticed that their bodies were in close proximity and that their knees were almost touching. The helper made sure to keep eye contact throughout the session and kept her hands crossed in her lap. The body positioning that she used allowed her to be open and comfortable with the client.…
Rationale: To be considered competent under The Joint Commission standards, an employee must demonstrate all of these abilities.…
Today I was assigned in VSU-Student Health Center and the two points that I am going to address on this clinical setting are: What is your analysis of interdisciplinary or interagency functioning and communication, decision-making process, team functioning and collaboration; and Will you function differently as a result of something you learned, if so how?…
Mr. and Mrs. Lawson brought their 4-year-old adopted daughter, Clara, to see Dr. Mason, a psychiatrist. Clara was polite in greeting Dr. Mason, but did not smile and kept her gaze down as she took a seat. Mr. and Mrs. Lawson sat next to Clara and began explaining their concerns. They described Clara as a quiet child who has recently begun throwing temper tantrums, during which she is inconsolable. Her sleep and eating patterns have changed, and she no longer wants to go to preschool.…
A year and two pre-pharmacy semesters after my injury, I returned to a hospital, this time as a volunteer. Though no pharmacy positions were available, I volunteered close to 100 hours in Hartford Hospital's Surgical Family Lounge. My task involved communicating with physicians and nurses to provide updates for families regarding the status of their loved ones. My time at the hospital grew to be a fruitful learning experience about teamwork. The numerous tasks and busy environment of the hospital made it imperative to work well with staff. During one chaotic summer day, joint effort with one additional volunteer substantially improved the efficiency of the whole process. With time I expanded my communication skills as well, as I mastered the ability to relay messages. I had to translate complex medical terminology into layman terms for the families. This allowed me to develop communication skills and expand upon my medical vocabulary, which would unquestionably prove useful in pharmacy. While I have improved my teamwork and communication abilities in the hospital, I look forward to the opportunity for further development of these and other valuable skills throughout pharmacy school.…
For the needs of the patients, families, and the health care consumers, and health care practice current assessment practices should be maintained by using evidence –based practices. Health care professionals are expected to demonstrate competent practice within the society. Determining sufficient of clinical assessments and the evaluation of the nursing students has redesigned a large amount of nursing school curriculum to remain relevant. Assessing students educational outcomes based on current clinical practices can be more challenging than just relaying on typical classroom theory in which the evaluation of cognitive knowledge can be tested. Within the clinical setting, students are required to reach a particular level of competency in areas of knowledge, psychomotor, and safety. The clinical performance measurements and determining the how to grade the clinical course has caused debate and concern among nursing educators for years (McCarthy & Murphy, 2010). The purpose of this paper is to examine current assessment practices through current research : reflective journaling (self-evaluation), competency-based performance assessment, and faculty/agency personnel observation/communication that are designed accurately to document competency within the framework of accelerating and fluctuating needs in education and practice.…
Furthermore, this activity helps me to draw out the best from me and some ideas that I never thought I have somewhere in my mind. Also, respect for other health care professional or students come into play for acting toward one goal and learning new things and implement in future practice. Technological advances and increasing specialization of health professional practice made care complex and IPE activities help overcoming that barrier. There is increasing evidence that interprofessional education is integral to addressing issues such as patient safety, chronic disease management and primary health care, through the establishments of more effective health care teams. To approach similar case in future I would see patient as a whole, understanding…
The clinical skill I have chosen to reflect on within this essay is my first IV start. I have chosen this as my first clinical placement is on a surgical unit, where Intravenous therapy is a widely used to administer medication. I was very happy to finally be able to start developing this skill as I have seen it done several time and was ever able to acquire the process in which is needed to start an intravenous.…