A conversation that I can recall having a significant impact on me happened a few years ago while I was in nursing school. It occurred with my first semester clinical instructor. The conversation began after she handed me back the first nursing care plan that I had turned in. The only thing I noticed from first glancing at the paper was all corrections‚ notes‚ and comments that had been made in red ink. I am sure it was clear by my facial expressions that I was clearly upset by this. This instructor
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While taking this class I was able to learn several strategies for taking nursing exams. I learned three Ideas that will use during the unit exams‚ final exams and the HESI exam. As instructed by Silvestri (2014)‚ I learned to read every word of the question completely. In the past I would quickly read the question and over looked a key word(s) like “do first” or “priority”. Secondly‚ I will determine if the question presented is a positive question where they are asking for the nurse to do something
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Without leadership‚ it would be impossible for nurses to work with other members of the healthcare team and provide their patients with the best care possible. This is why associate degree nurses need to “provide leadership in a variety of healthcare settings to diverse patient populations” (Ivy Tech Community College). According to Asamani‚ Naab‚ and Ansah (2016)‚ there is a dire need for nurses that are capable of leading both themselves and others in patient care. Part of this could possibly be
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Critical incident The aim of this reflection is to describe my personal experience in wound care and its management. Gibbs (1988) reflective cycle has been adapted in order to provide structure to the reflection process. Description At the care home I had to nurse many client’s who had developed pressure sores. One particular wound stands out from the rest‚ it belonged to a lady in her late 70’s who was immobile and suffers from incontinence and slight dementia. Her wound was extremely large
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Case Study Reflection Paper Jo Channing Case Study Reflection Paper The case study about John and Mary and their children illustrated cultural‚ legal‚ and ethical issues that can arise in the healthcare setting. Having worked in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for the last decade of my nursing career has exposed me to several situations that were also complicate by these same issues. As nurses‚ we often encounter patients and family members whose beliefs differ from our own. This case
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ASPECT OF NURSING CARE) Reflection on Clinical Practice – First Placement (Year 1) The following essay is a reflective account on an event that I‚ a student nurse encountered whilst on my first clinical placement in my first year of study. The event took place in a nursing home. All names have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the patient (NMC‚ 2008). Throughout this essay I shall be using Gibbs model of reflection. The
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this year. We will try and make it up to them by achieving higher grades this year‚ and also inform them that I passed the HESI A2 Test yesterday. I will be meeting with a counselor this coming Monday to proceed with the application process to the nursing program at Phoenix College. The wait list is about a semester or two long I heard‚ and I have also
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Simulation Reflection (10/04/17-10/05/17) Simulations have always been a stressful event for me. I never feel prepared enough and being observed behind double sided glass is unnerving. With that being said‚ the first day felt very choppy to me. I was assigned the charge nurse position and spent the better part of the time looking up patient information and planning ahead for what might be needed in future orders. I was a good mental exercise for preparing patient care plans and I did enjoy it. When
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The Nursing and Midwifery council (NMC) standards of proficiency for pre-registration nursing education (2010) sets out exactly what student nurses must achieve to enable registration onto the first part of the register. Another NMC publication; Standards to support learning and assessment in practice (2006) lays out what a post registration nurse requires to fulfil in order to formally assess student nurses. These two sets of standards make it clear what is expected of both students and mentors
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This is a reflective report based on my experiences whilst on my first antenatal placement in a local hospital. I am going to use Gibbs Model for Reflection (1988) for this reflective writing‚ which is a effective way to help me to record my feelings and thoughts on antenatal care visits I attended‚ the varying patients I examined‚ the outcomes of these examinations and any problems or achievements I felt important in my time there. Description To be honest‚ I did assume a variety of situations that
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