As a reluctant and nervous nineteen-year-old‚ I walked in to my first day as a nurse aid to a brightly lit‚ and mostly bubble gum pink Women’s Service’s unit. I worked there through nursing school; and happily accepted a job as a nurse after graduating. Nine years‚ and a lot of joy‚ tears‚ and learning in between‚ I continue to call this place my home. There is much satisfaction in being part of the continuum of care of women and families during the antepartum‚ labor and delivery‚ and the postpartum
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assigned to a hospital to preform clinical hours and provide care to four patients. Additionally‚ the purpose of this paper is to explain and provide examples of how our patient care included the concepts of Quality and Safety Education for Nursing (QSEN) competencies‚ delegation‚ hand off reporting‚ and a reflection of our clinical experience. Quality and Safety Education for Nursing (QSEN) Competencies To provide patient centered care‚ I had to educate the patient when administering medications
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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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Much of the transformation and impactful experiences in my life have taken place in the presence of others with a while leading backpacking trips‚ retreats‚ or during tutoring session. These are experiences of reflection and learning as well as connecting on a deeper level with people I normally would not. One of my passions is teaching‚ which I have also been able to explore during trips/retreats in addition to the obvious application to tutoring. Since I have been a freshman in high school‚ I have
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my field experience at Harry Spence Elementary School for EDUC 319 on February 1st‚ 2017 and completed the experience on April 27th‚ 2017. My first placement was in Mrs. Curtis’s second grade classroom where I completed a total of 16 hours and 20 minutes. My second placement was in Mr. Markworth’s fourth grade classroom where I completed a total of 15 hours. In total‚ I completed 31 hours and 20 minutes of field experience during this semester for EDUC 319. This was my first experience working in
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Concrete Experience On the first week of placement‚ I progressed from observing the hooking up of ambulatory monitors to completing a hooking up of the leads in the Holter monitor by myself. The clinical supervisor talked the patient through the monitor. I completed skin preparation of the patient’s skin before I placed on the ECG electrodes. Skin preparation is done by using a skin abrasion pad and an alcohol wipe. If the male patient had a hairy chest‚ I would ask for the patient’s consent to remove
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the chain of command to address and issue that occurred with a rapid response call that morning‚ while taking on the placement of new admissions and keeping track of the discharges on the unit. After my observation‚ I then had to write a Leadership Paper elaborating on why her leadership style was or was not effective‚ and about what type of leader that I want to be when I become a
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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 The incident that I am going to reflect had happed during my nursing studies. I was posted in a busy emergency care (EC). My role was to observe and assist a RN. Ms. X came to EC with severe abdominal pain. After the initial assessment Doctor ordered a list of blood tests. I accompanied RN to observe blood sampling procedure. Ms. X was clearly not cooperating for the procedure and was screaming. I helped to position the patient with the help of family members so that the RN could carry
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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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