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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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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During my first day of clinical‚ I encountered an issue that I believe is very significant. As a student nurse‚ our duty for this day was to follow our health care aide around the ward and assist in completing resident care. The resident required assistance in many of her daily tasks. The health care aide asked if I would perform one of those and do perineal care for her. I turned down her offer because I did not feel comfortable with my skill level. The resident had a bowel movement during the night
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my way through nursing school I have had many eye opener moments‚ as well as many a-ha moments. The classroom and clinical setting has advance my perception of nursing in general. As I read and practice on the floor I imagine myself one day working on my own as a Registered Nurse giving medical attention to the ones who seek it. There are so many personal reasons that becoming a nurse has always been my dream; due to so many family members of mine being diagnosed with so many diseases that took them
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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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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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An instance‚ in which I used the nursing process‚ stood as my clinical experience of caring for a 72-year-old female diagnosed with bacterial pneumonia. This patient regularly acquired pneumonia‚ and with her body becoming more frail and susceptible to disease‚ she found herself in the hospital. Upon entering the patient’s room‚ I encountered an older woman slumping in her bed‚ looking restless‚ and using her accessory muscles to try to get appropriate respirations. Recognizing that the patient was
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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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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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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 were none
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