Erin Haggins English 101‚ Section 302 September 26‚ 2012 Paper 1‚ Draft 1 Becoming a nurse has been a lifetime dream since I was a child. I was always told that I had a warm heart and the gift for caring. During my senior year‚ I finally got the opportunity to expand my true talent‚ which became a life-changing experience in my life. When my senior year approached‚ I was excited about taking the third class of Health Science Technology. Although I had taken the first and second class during
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Introduction The purpose of this essay is to use reflection on an aspect of my learning that I have come across so far as a student nurse‚ and how I plan to use this knowledge when I start my placements. This will give me a good base on which to build my interpersonal skills. After having a brief introduction on various religions‚ it brought to my attention the diversity in multi cultural societies and how‚ as a nurse I need a good understanding of treatment and communication barriers that I will
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been helped by an unerring optimism in the value of nursing‚ and an appreciation that each and every daily interaction augments my experience (Spouse 2003:200‚ Marris 1986 cited by Johns 2000:65). This enthusiasm‚ however‚ has caused an inhibitory effect on my self-directed researching‚ and created conflict in some placement areas. Whilst developing my role as a nurse‚ my activities as a person at home and beyond have diminished‚ as I attempt to adjust to the demands of both domains (Spouse 2003:109)
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Wow!!!!! First day of clinical was a great experience for me. I has no clue of what I was going to meet and how it would be like before going to clinical. It is nothing like the classroom where you will have a teacher standing in front of the class teaching. I enjoyed every moment I had with my colleagues. I was nervous‚ but give me the courage and confident that I could do it. Our team was easily prepared and were ready to work. We were paired up for our assignment as a team‚ and it helps us to
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just observing. Reflection is one component of service learning whereby a nurse integrates her theoretical knowledge into the community (Bradshaw & Lowenstein P. 452). I believe that I am learning the tools that are required to be a competent educator. I am still a novice educator‚ but with time I will develop and gain experiences in the areas that need improvement. How do YOU feel about your clinical experience? Have you discussed this with your preceptor? If not‚ why not? I am learning a
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had to look at my father who lost his mother at the age of two to understand the devastating effect of losing a person dear to you. As a child‚ I was always interested in science and I wanted to do a job with which I could help people. After this experience; watching the role that doctors play in helping people save the most invaluable thing in their lives‚ it became my ambition to become a doctor. It became my ambition to provide someone else with the opportunity that I was given‚ a second chance
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like nurses‚ carers etc. The following constitute an important part of my job · Review medication list to prevent errors‚ disease state management‚ improve patient awareness of the treatment‚ monitor treatment responses‚ check and improve patient compliance · Communicate any medication errors to the prescriber for making the relevant change[s]. · Advice regarding the safe‚ appropriate and cost effective use of medications.
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I served as a student volunteer for Hammer and Nails a non-profit organization that works to serve the community with the mission of improving the quality of lives for low-income families through home repair. Most of the home owners in Canton‚ Ohio faced financial hardship and could not fund the extensive repair and renovation that their homes needed and thus relied on volunteer services for help. Through my time spent with Hammer and Nails I savored learning about the families within the community
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that aren’t. When I walk into each clinical I am prepared to see more than just patient care. I prepare myself to see my nurse’s interactions with their patients whether they be positive or negative. I come to clinical ready to see interactions beyond passing meds and patient care. Incalculably‚ majority of my clinical experiences have been positive. Virtually all the nurses I have encountered have been able to do their jobs methodically. The best is seeing nurses progress further to form meaningful
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Introduction During my clinical rotation at Kaiser Permanente on April 30‚ 2012‚ I proceeded to listen to nursing knowledge exchange (NKE) with my nurse‚ to obtain information in regards to my patient Ms.Sunshine*. Then I went into my patient’s room and introduced myself and proceeded to do a head to toe assessment. Subsequently‚ I started to obtained the subjective data and objective data that can be found in Appendix 1. I created a list of nursing diagnosis that were individualized to Ms. Sunshine
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