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I thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity I had to visit children’s country home. It was a great opportunity to learn more out about the facility that provides 24-hour skilled care to medically fragile and technology-dependent children. I loved how the home was able to provide the children with such a loving home and support their complex needs. I found my least favorite part of the clinical experience was reading and hearing some of the heart breaking background stories regarding the children’s disabilities. I really felt quite taking aback hearing the background stories regarding some of the children. I understand when a child has intense disabilities and complex needs, providing their care can be exhausting and overwhelming. In particular, the …show more content…

The nurse I observed throughout the clinical experience had such a positive attitude towards her nursing. She appeared to thoroughly enjoy her job despite it being an extremely emotionally exhausting one. Overall my experience within children’s country home was very emotional. I have worked with many adults that are medically fragile and require the same level of care as these children, but when it is a child, it really does heighten the emotional aspect to the care you provide. This clinical experience was my first nursing environment I been exposed to since immigrating to America. Since this was the case, I did not have any expectations and I went to the clinical with an open mind and ready to experience American nursing. However, on first impressions I was extremely let down. I have previously mentored nursing students and I find first impressions extremely important in order for a students learning experience to be valuable. There was a certain feeling on my arrival that nursing students were a little unwelcome. The clinical experience within the children’s home is not an environment everyone would enjoy, or feel comfortable within. I feel a warm welcome on arrival, a tour of the home and an introduction to the children would be extremely beneficial to future students learning

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