this fourth clinical‚ I was more aware of what I was expected to due. I chose two patients‚ both begin female. I was happy to have two female patients this time around. My primary patient for clinical was an eighty-five-year-old female who had been admitted for adult failure to thrive. I kept my patient’s admission diagnosis in my mind‚ and was informed that she had been previously emotional due to being discussed about her new living situation. She was now going to go live at a nursing home and she
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Introduction As a first-year student‚ my love and desire for being a nurse and my background in health 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
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As I reflect on my rotation of Nursing Science II on a medical surgical floor at Thompson Hospital‚ I begin my rotation with a notion of I am not certain what to expect‚ but I am expecting to be dealing with many different illnesses and with some patients who have multiple co-morbid on top of the illness that brings them into the hospital. So‚ to reinforce my knowledge of surgical illness and my assessments‚ I am looking for similarities and differences that I have observed from our practices back
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Clinical Reflection in ICU For the purpose of this essay I will give a descriptive account of what implementation means within the Roper‚ Logan and Tierney (1986) nursing process. I will describe what implementation involves for the nurse and will be focusing on one aspect of the holistic care given to my patient whilst on placement. I have had the opportunity to see a stroke patient today - she wasnt under the stroke team but her MRI came back with 2 right Cerebellar infacts and CT results showed
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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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Clinical Experience Reflection Journal Name: Date: Week 1. Choose one patient (new mother‚ newborn‚ or pregnant/laboring woman) and identify the priority problem. What did you contribute toward resolving or easing the problem? N/A for this week 2. Provide an example of an incident during clinical that reinforced the theory you have learned in OB lectures. An incident that reinforced what I have learned in lecture was the postpartum hemorrhage simulation. I learned how chaotic
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Professionalism in a Clinical Nursing Setting Professionalism in a Clinical Nursing Setting Customer Inserts His/her Name University Name Introduction: Professionalism holds within its ambit several factors that combine to give it a collective meaning. It is marked by achieving an alignment between one’s attitude and the expectations of his profession. Professionalism is the part and parcel of all major professions of the world and clinical nursing is no exception in this regard. Moreover‚ professional
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In the context of professional practices reflection is defined as the examination of personal thoughts and actions (David‚ 2004). In this essay I am reflecting on an incident that happened in my earlier years of working as a professional nurse. The incident I am sharing and the subsequent learning I have gained by reflecting it helped me in the later years of my nursing career. During my career as a professional nurse I have worked in several hospitals also attended several cases and those provided
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Reflective Essay This essay will look at reflection on a critical incident that has promoted a positive outcome. It is not a very major incident but it stands out as it has a potential for learning. This essay will identify and explain Johns’ (1994) model of reflection and explain what reflection is and why reflective practice is necessary and how it can be used. Schone (1983) recommended reflection on critical incidence as a valuable term‚ sited in Ghaye and Lillyman (1997) a critical incident
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After this experience‚ the rest of the clinical shift went astonishingly well. With that great self-confidence and the motivation to efficiently accomplish all the other tasks‚ I realized that the coordination with my partners was the primary influence towards my self-esteem today. My partners and I communicated with each other on every aspect to clarify and divide responsibilities. We started the shift by splitting up and individually going into the patient’s room to wake them up and ask if they
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