have enabled me to face the challenging moments in nursing. My first clinical placement started at one of the busiest hospitals (Gynecology/ Urology/ Plastics/ Head & Neck) ward. Due to my lack of experience and according to the NMBA registered nurse standards‚ I had to follow my scope of practice which was limited to bed making‚ observation‚ shower the patient and simple help. However‚ my focus was on learning and gaining experience. On the second day of my work‚ I was helping an experienced nurse
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This essay is written to reflect an critical incident that I have experienced during my Professional Practice Experience 4 placement at Bankstown hospital using Gibbs Reflective Cycle. At the time of the incident‚ I was following the clinical guidelines and practice my medication administration skills by giving subcutaneous injection to a patient at the abdomen site‚ under the supervision of an register nurse. Before the injection‚ I have checked the site for redness‚ bruises and pain‚ which there
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During my placement setting while working with my buddy nurse and the continual direction from my clinical instructor‚ I have been assigned to care for a 85 year old female patient that was admitted with Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) and Failure to Cope (FTC). On the clinical day before I was told that she would be discharged on the following day. I also review her chart and saw the discharged order from the doctor and a keep component that I read is that she would be leaving the following morning
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Reflection on Temperature‚ Pulse‚ Respiration and Blood pressure I am a nursing student from Australian Catholic University. This role play is about the vital signs. Now‚ I am going to write a reflective write about the video of my role play of TPR which is a part of assignment and done by me and my other two friends. Firstly‚ in my video when I play a nurse role‚ first of all I asked about the patient’s condition such as how are you today. I also make the eye contact while taking to patient
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in a pediatric simulation with my clinical group. The simulation took place in the simulation lab at Western Regional School of Nursing. My clinical group‚ two nursing instructors‚ and I were present during the event. Our clinical group was there because it was a clinical component of our pediatric clinical rotation. We were required to apply our knowledge and use critical thinking during the simulation‚ acting as if it were a real life experience. Our clinical group was separated into two smaller
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Alternate Clinical Experience: A.A. Meeting The meeting I attended took place at 8 pm Sunday night at Holy Name Church in Pompton Plains. It was an open meeting and held in the basement of the church. Upon entering I was introduced‚ greeted warmly and was offered coffee and cake. To my surprise‚ I ran into two members that I knew in the past. There were 16 attendees excluding me and another student. Among the attendees there were fourteen males and only two females with their ages being
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The last two weeks of clinical has been amazing. It was interesting to see and do various things thought out the clinical placement such as administering TB skin test and reading it two days later‚ being able to immunize multiple babies under the age of 2 years old‚ being independent with the influenza clinics‚ and being independent with the needle exchange program clients (N.E.P). It was very enjoyable clinical experience which I learned lots from the nurses at Public Health. One of my favorite
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Over the course of this year I believe I still have some growing to do in the clinical setting. One of my weaknesses I have is lacking confidence in myself. Many times I doubt myself when I know I shouldn’t. For example‚ many times during post conference or even on the floor the clinical instructor may ask a question about a procedure or medication‚ instead of answering the question myself I will let someone else answer. A lot of times I know the answer the instructor is looking for‚ but I won’t
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For my clinical experience today I shadowed an RN‚ at the Ashe County Health Department. The RN was participating in the flu clinic today. She administered many flu vaccinations. Most of the individuals that came in today for the clinic were over the age of 65 and were given the high dose flu vaccination. The RN also worked with a Spanish interpreter during several visits throughout the day. She would first assess a Spanish speaking individual’s ability to speak English‚ then if deemed necessary
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For this clinical I spent time at an outpatient surgery center. I got to observe many medical procedures‚ assist with patient admission and discharge‚ and learn how to complete preoperative and postoperative assessment. In addition‚ I had many opportunities to observe how nurses work as a team‚ so I was able to gain insight on how to deal with stressful situations appropriately. The staff at this clinical was very kind and passionate about what they do. They gave me lots of advice regarding nursing
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