How To Write A Reflection On A Clinical Experience

Today my day was excellent and I found unit preparation easier. I was able to clarify a doubts I had about utility gloves, now I know it is fine to wipe the inside of the drawers with them as part of the top sequence of disinfection. The most important part of the day was reviewing every component of the medical history form used in clinic. Also, we learned why it is an important tool use to know our patients better and the best way to treat them. In addition, we went over medical conditions that require pre-medication and the regimen followed when a patient require been pre-medicated. Also, we discussed the different ways we have to obtain more information about medications. For example, The Mosby’s Dental Drug Reference book and websites

As part of my clinical experience at St. Joseph unit, I had an opportunity to work with my classmate, Kingly and Dat. Dat was a very kind and efficient nursing assistant and I felt fortunate to have had the chance to work with and learn from him. Our day together seemed as though it was typical for the residence. The first resident was Ms. Nancy; she is in room no. 220A. My duty gave her breakfast and feed her in morning. Upon waking Ms. Nancy I respected her privacy by always knocking before I entered the room and asking permission to enter. I have introduced myself and followed standard precaution by washing my hands before start any procedures. I tried to talk to her while I was feeding her. I tried to wake her up before the breakfast is over. She only ate 35% of her meal. Then, Dat showed me how to use a full sling mechanical lift to move Ms. Nancy to shower chair and show me how to use shower chair while showering Ms. Nancy. After finishing

Looking back on this clinical day, I would state that I effectively met my overall goals for the day - Safely and efficiently administer medication, enhance my nursing/CNA skills, and determine how to implement infection control into a health care setting. During medication administration, I did come across some difficulties – dropping a few pills and being unsure of the medication in the med cart – but that did not prevent me from safely administering my medication. I completed the three medication checks, while ensuring that I recognized the six medication rights. This experience sanctioned me to acquire comfort in passing meds, and permitted me to see how to prioritize time when a patient takes numerous medications. Alongside medication

Week eight was the same as always. I began the day at eight in the morning to receive patients, print out superbills and doing the usual. I will soon be I find my clinic a bit repetitive, but I like it because I learn by repetition. As I was taking in patients a woman told me her son had the Flu. Her son is believed to have type b, or category B

For todays clinical, I was located at the office in Pineville. To start the day, Mrs. Faranda went over the computer system and planned out her day based on her goals set for each patient. She planned out which patients she would need to call first. After that, she showed me how to look and see which patients were in the hospital and which were located in the emergency department. Lastly she me different thing in the computer system like the social determinants of health and the medication system. She also went over resources. To end the day, she made a few phone calls and tired to reach out to certain patients. Overall, I enjoyed my day and being able to learn more about Community Care of North Carolina.

My learning needs were supported this week by the nursing staff on the unit allowing me to help with assessing and treating their assigned patients .In addition, my clinical instructor discussing ways to improve out charting.

deliver patients medical records, and run errands for all of the Nursing Units, Radiology, Admitting, and the general offices. From this experience I exhibited characteristics such as responsibility, caring, and, trustworthiness. Most importantly from this experience I learned you can change a person’s entire day by simply sending a smile their way or offering assistance. The small things in life matter, and I was reminded to live everyday to its fullest, because you never

My fifth day at Agape Hospice, I went in to assist others with in tuck in calls since I became an expert at it. I was excited to be given this opportunity to teach others what I enjoy doing at Agape hospice. I also gave my fellow classmate who volunteer with me at Agape the chance to encourage them to not to worry about anything because all you have to do is read the question to them. For tuck in calls there where a few question that you had ask the patents and the rest you didn't had to ask because all the patient of the patient family would say the same thing.After I was done assisting my fellow classmates, I help Ms. Erica file the patients paper work in orders. I had to file the paper work by where the patient live such as their home or

I started my day by attending bed unit meeting. Afterwards I attended a pre-surgery meeting with my site coordinator. The rest of my day was spent filling isolation carts and creating welcome packets.

It was a really short day for me, so I just worked on completing more referrals and watching Donna check-in patients. There are quite a few steps on Donna’s part that include: checking to make sure that the insurance has not changed, the pharmacy has stayed the same, collecting copay, and a lot more things that I need to still get in there and learn. We had one particular patient that had a procedure scheduled for weeks that we had to reschedule until insurance differences could be worked out. He was not a happy camper, but luckily he directed his anger toward the insurance company and not us. I haven’t got to really be in the front office much this week because of the need in the clinical area, but I hope to get more experience in this area

This one special Tuesday morning that I remember so fondly started just like any other day. My alarm clock went off at precisely 5:15 a.m. I lay in bed dreading to go back to “my hell,” which I called work. When I finally made it to the nursing home, I went straight to the nurse’s station to check what rooms had been assigned to me. I just so happened to get one of the hardest hall assignments, one that I had recently gotten the day before. This made me upset because the nurses were supposed to make sure we got different room assignments every day to make it fair on everyone. I decided then and there that I would keep a positive attitude and do my job the best I could, so I held in my frustration and went straight to doing my morning rounds.

In my clinic this week I was taught how to assess the rooms for checked in patients and clients. I found out that before going into the room to talk to the client about the patient I should look at the patient's chart. When looking through the chart I will be able to find out why they are there and if they are due for anything. After assessing what I should ask for the history I go into the room and get as much information as possible. I was told when talking to the client I should ask open-ended questions due to the fact that this will allow the client to give me more detailed answers. While in the room I should also get some vitals unless the patient is aggressive. These vitals are temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, mucus membrane,

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

This week during clinical I was placed with a very independent patient who currently was in good state of mind and relevant health. My patient this week suffered from numerous heart problems and was recently diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Throughout the day while I was at clinical my patient had yet to receive the news from his health provider of their recent findings but he was so happy because he finally was going to be discharged and sent home from the hospital. From the interactions I had with him we developed a working relationship. He told me how his boss from work name was Celeste and that he met his wife at age 22 and has been with her since. He even called me his good luck charm at the end of the day and wished me luck with my

Also, the objective is to find patient’s document finding and correlate it with chronic disease process of elderly adults. With this reflection, I will discuss what I’ve learned, and my strengths and weakness in my clinical experience.