How Effective Was The Hand Off For Preparing For Assess The Patient?

I was only two years old when my mother passed away. Left with an absentee father, I felt a void in my life. I was constantly misunderstood by other family members, which triggered my aggressive behaviors and communication style. Unable to cope with my emotions as an adolescent, I sought help from my school’s social worker. For the first time, it felt great to express my feelings without worrying about being judged. Through our regular meetings, she helped me improve my social development and attitude. She changed my life as I was becoming a better person. In addition, with her assistance, my family and I were able to value communication, understand each other and live in a healthier environment. This chapter of my life has inspired me to pursue a career in social work and be part of a team who continuously helps people overcome obstacles in their lives.

This meeting was good for testing my ability to not become involved in unrelated debates, as well as identifying difference within the service user I will work with during practice. The mother showed an interest in herself training to become a social worker, yet I did not respond to her derogative remarks about the types of people she expects to ‘sort out’ as a social worker.

Social Work is a career defined as “work carried out by trained personal with the aim of alleviating the conditions of those in need of help or welfare”. Social work varies in several fields, social workers work as part of multi-disciplinary teams with child welfare organizations, adoption and foster care agencies, hospitals, schools, prisons, mental health institutions, and more. Social work may leave the impression that it’s an easy field because it is assumed that all social workers do is serve others and manage paperwork but that is only a small chunk of the job. Social workers must deal with the ethical and emotional aspect of helping others. As a social worker, it is critical to comply with the National Association of Social Workers

The purpose of this BSR project is to assess the nurse’s performance during their handoff report and develop some strategically possible solutions that may improve a patient quality of care, safety, and satisfaction. Communication plays such an important role between nurses and patients to emphasize that an “Effective workforce planning and policymaking require better data collection and an improved

The social work profession and my life experiences have taught me that we all at one point of our lives have been in the position of asking for help. For some people asking for help may be an effortless task, but for others, asking for help may involve challenging cultural and family values. This paper will focus on a period in my life when asking for help signified a huge personal challenge, as I was taught growing up that I should keep my personal problems to myself and not involve third parties.

In this situation, honesty about testing and possible results should have been discussed with the patient and an informed, realistic action should have been explained. The next step would be to evaluate the relationship with the patient and her parents and encouragement of an open and honest relationship. If the patient were to continue to decide that the notification of the parents was out of question then resources to discuss the results of the testing with the patient's parents would have been an alternative. Care providers should guide care that is respectful of the individual, offer alternatives, provide concrete facts related to the care needs, and offer support systems that will aid in the making positive choices. The application of this framework allows the patients to experience the greater good with no harm. It provides a clear framework that fosters openness and honesty between the patient and the care providers.

As I entered Mrs. Brown’s room I introduce myself, my role and the reason of being there and asked her how she would like me to address to her. Being supervised by the RN I asked for an informed consent prior to commencing a focused holistic assessment and then I asked what would be a good time for me to come back. I did recall from a handover that Mrs. Brown has a Clexane which

Philly should have knocked on the door, before entering into patient`s room. She should have then greeted and introduced herself and the student nurse to Rudd. She should have then started the conversation by addressing him by his name. She should have also enquired about his pain. Philly should have finished her shift assessment and should have assured him that she will come back with the morning medications and then left the room. The behavior was very unprofessional.

The family was in such a state of shock they hadn’t even heard their “options.” I explained everything to them on a more personal level and just sat with them for a moment trying to help them process the information. They were very appreciative that I had taken the time to do so. This experience alone made me realize I wanted to do primary care. Making relationships with my patients and building trust through holistic quality care is extremely important to me.

This literature review will be discussing on the rationale to the effectiveness of bedside handover with ISBAR, which will then be compared and contrasted; and the most common barriers to effective bedside handover will be explored.

Dr. Hart allowed me to accompany on a home visit to one of her oldest patients. The patient is not able to move easily and lives outside of the city limits. This was the first and only home visit I have ever shadowed as a student. I know that it very rare for physicians to make home visits, so it was a great opportunity for me to experience this. The visit was a routine checkup where Dr. Hart checked the patient’s vitals and refilled medications. Since she was away form her office and regular tools, she used a portable pulse oximeter, stethoscope, and blood pressure cuff. The patient was very thankful that Dr. Hart took the time to see him and went out of her way to treat

The purpose of this journal is to reflect on my experience and skills gained during my clinical placement at Ben Taub Hospital. On my first clinical day, I was excited and nervous at the same time. My first placement was in the PREOP/PACU area. I was assigned to help a patient who had been in the PACU area going on 2 days. Normally, once the patient comes from surgery they are only in the PACU area for a short period of time before they are discharged home or given a bed in another area of the hospital. This particular patient still had not received an assignment for a bed. The physicians would make their rounds to come check on him daily. The patient was a 28-year-old Hispanic male, non-English speaking, he had a hemicolectomy. He had a NG tube, urinary Foley catheter, and a wound vac. My preceptor had just clocked in and she needed to check on the patient’s vitals and notes from the previous nurse. Once she introduced me to the patient and explained while I was there, she then asked me to check his vitals. (Vital signs indicate the body’s ability to regulate body temperature, maintain blood flow, and oxygenate body tissues. Vital signs are important indicators of a client’s overall health status (Hogan, 2014). I froze for a quick second. I have practiced taking vitals numerous of times and I knew I could do it correctly. I started with the temperature first, when I was quickly corrected on a major mistake I had made by my preceptor. I HAD FORGOT TO WASH MY HANDS and PUT

When the patient first came in I think I did quite well as I welcomed

After all the hard work and challenges I may face academically, I’ve learned that I may also face emotional challenges once I have my foot stepped into the career. Although I believe I have an emotionally strong personality, this career as a social worker still can be stressful. As my responsibility to make decisions about the welfare of the children and families, I may be faced with difficult situations such as not being able to help everyone in the way I hope. Some of my clients or cases may be stuck because of obstacles created by

During my first semester student clinical rotation, I was introduced to patient, 76 year old AB who was being treated at an assisted living facility. She was a wonderful patient and someone I immediately connected with. AB had been medically diagnosed with COPD and displayed all the classic physical signs of the disease such as wheezing, deliberate breathing, severe shortness of breath and nutritional deficit. She was my first patient as a student nurse and the first person I was able to complete a health assessment and nursing care plan for. I recognized early on that AB was special and someone who would be a great person to communicate with. With the initial assessment she was a little scared, but