patients… My second goal was to not only treat ailments. I am meant to meet the emotional and spiritual needs of others. My last goal was to be competent and to perform interventions without error. Those assertions were my goals for clinical. The first day of clinical was an emotional rollercoaster. Initially‚ I was experiencing trepidation‚ failure‚ lack of confidence‚ and feelings of incompetence. An agitated patient‚ failed blood glucose draws‚ and a blown vein… Nothing was going well with this
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Practicing counseling sessions was something I was dreading from day one. I am not the best actor and it takes me out of my comfort zone. The first session turned out to not be as bad as I thought it would be. I learned that a few of my fellow classmates were nervous with this exercise as well. When I was observing my groups‚ I notice the level of eye contact that was made. Each person tried to keep eye contact even though we were nervous when it was our turn to be the counselor. It was quite cold
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PICO Clinical Question: Does change of shift nursing reports at the bedside with patient participation improve the safety and quality of their care than those reports done at the nurse’s station without their involvement? Parts of the PICO question: P: Patients that participate in the change of shift nursing report. I: Change of shift nursing reports at the bedside. C: Patients that are not involved with change of shift reports. O: Improvement of the safety and quality of patient care. What
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Assignment: Clinical Assessment 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
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workflows are becoming disordered and patients are experiencing excessive wait times and decreased satisfaction levels. As the challenges rise to maximize clinical efficiency‚ increasing efforts to balance the capacity and scheduling constraints to improve efficiency with a focus on wait times and satisfaction is paramount‚ as maximizing clinical efficiency becomes priority (Lau‚ Watson‚ Hasani‚ 2014). Increased wait times and capacity constraints place added stress on health care professionals as
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A career that I have thinking about and pushed me to join psychology is counselling. Something that I have always wanted to do was to become a high school counselor. I believe that high school is a key part of a person’s life and an available strong guidance counselor is essential. A strong guidance counselor can lead a highschool kid on the right track and this is me speaking from experience. A career path I never thought about going on but I see is similar to counselling is coaching. I believe
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is in response to the Student FNP Clinical Rotation opportunity posted for Walgreens Healthcare Clinic. If there is availability‚ I would like to be considered for this opportunity as I am eager to further my career within the nursing field. Due to my extensive training at Widener University‚ I am confident that I will be a great candidate for this position. My education at Cedar Crest College and Widener University has provided me with a strong clinical background‚ where I acquired the
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preferred specialization Clinical psychologists assess and treat mental‚ emotional‚ and behavioral disorders. These range from short-term crises‚ such as difficulties resulting from adolescent rebellion‚ to more severe‚ chronic conditions such as schizophrenia. Some clinical psychologists treat specific problems exclusively‚ such as phobias or clinical depression. Others focus on specific populations: youngsters‚ ethnic minority groups‚ gays and lesbians‚ and the elderly‚ for instance. They also
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This disaster clinical day was a great experience for me. As a nursing student‚ I have no experience about a disaster event and what to expect as a nurse. From the lecture‚ I understood how to triage the victims and dividing them into color categories. Emergency or red tag patients are the one that has immediate threats to life such as airway obstruction or shock‚ and require immediately intervention. Yellow-tag patients have major injuries that need treatment but can wait for 30 minutes to 2 hours
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CLINICAL PROBLEMS A 26-year-old woman comes to an allergy clinic complaining of a runny nose and itching eyes. The symptoms become particularly severe during the spring months. She has tried over-the-counter antihistamines and they help reduce the symptoms‚ but also cause side effects that she finds intolerable. 1. Which of the following drugs would you not recommend? A. Cetirizine B. Desloratadine C. Diphenhydramine D. Fexofenadine E. Loratadine A 45-year-old man is to undergo
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