How To Write A Reflective Essay About My Clinical Experience

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

Describe a particular patient in the clinical setting, WITHOUT identifying information: Why was the patient at the clinic? Describe the clinical findings, kind of care, education, communication, and extra services that occurred with patient and family in this agency.

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

Last Monday, Feb. 27, I helped Katie Jetter with her medical history, periodontal assessment, and x-rays procedures. From viewing Katie’s performance, I could see myself a year ago. I can’t believe I have gone this far in the learning process. Katie resembled me a year back with little knowledge of the patient’s treatment process.

A patient who was admitted for altered mental status, when did her physical assessments I heard that her lung sounds were diminished throughout and that from morning report that she rarely gets out of bed. I instructed her to take deep breaths and to sit up right more. She said that she could not do both. I asked the asked what prevent her from able to do so. She explained to me that she pain in her throat and abdomen incision. I told her that I could provide her with pain medication to relieve the pain. After pain medications were given I educated her on how to use the incentive spirometer (IS) and it purpose. I asked her demonstrate to me a couple of times. I checked on her every hour to make sure that she was using it and would provide her

My goal for this semester in clinical is to improve the skills that I learned in the lab and to be able to perform it properly without putting myself and my patient in any danger. I would also like to learn new skills that my instructor is willing to teach us.

I can say that I haven’t had any really horrible experiences during clinical’s, however if I had to choose something the time I came back to class drunk after lunch would probably be number one. I had to explain to the techs why I was pulled out of clinical early to go meet with Sharon and Stephanie. That was really embarrassing and it was something that I really didn’t want them to know about, but it was my fault and I had to deal with the consequences of my actions. Shockingly I received a lot of support from the staff, and in a weird way I became closer to a few techs after that incident. My best moment is a little harder to decide. I really like the relationships I have

My feelings throughout the clinical have changed significantly. During the first meeting I was extremely nervous, however with time, I have become more comfortable in my role. Although my nervousness dissipated gradually over the course of the five weeks, the feeling of anticipation and excitement did not. In each clinical I was intrigued to learn more, not only about my client, but also myself and my role as a student nurse. I am extraordinarily grateful to have had this wonderful learning experience and I expressed that to my client during our last visit.

Clinical practicum has provided a valuable study opportunity to me.When I took care of a living person in wards,I could apply the skills which are learnt from indoor lessons in school and books.Also,I could achieve more knowledge outside textbooks.However,I find that there is a difference between the real situation and theory.In ward,nurses have to be multitasking and need to manage several patients,time is precious to them.Nurses have to make an effort to save time from different ways.To give an example,in the ward I worked in this clinical practicum,nurses connected the syringe to the end of tube and administered drug to a patient with nasogastric tube by giving pressure to pump drug solution down the tube.Thus ,the procedure finished in a few seconds.I learnt this method from them and applied it in my practice.However,I was stopped by the supervisor teacher during one of my practise.She told us that it was wrong to administer drug by using pressure.She then asked me for the right method.I was shocked in that time because I learnt this way from the

Any mainstream televised series on a basic cable network would have viewers believe that a hospital is a dramatic setting meant only for those in critical conditions leading to a medical equivalent to the CSI effect when in actuality healthcare is patient driven with the focus placed as strongly on maintenance or prevention as it is on diagnosis and treatment. This is a stigma held by many in the US especially when taking into consideration the cultural spectrum of the population versus the misrepresentation of said spectrum in the medical field. Seeking medical care is typically viewed as a sign of weakness, lack of faith, or lack of “feminine self-respect” especially in minority groups based on principles of machismo, religiosity, and conservatism

If reinstated, cognizant of the fact that Clinical year is different from the Didactic year in terms of many goals and objectives, I will carry out the following plans that will enable me succeed.

I have been taken care of 4 patients towards the end of my time on 2B. I think I handled it well. It can be challenging sometimes. For example, I had to discharge one patient by 10am. And the staff meeting for my newly admitted patient was around the same time. Besides, one of my patients approached me to have PRNs, the forth patient also requested a shave. On 2B, shaving has to be supervised by staff. All my patients needed me at once. I learned to ask help from other RNs and delegate appropriate tasks to NA in order to get things done on time. Sometimes, we don’t have enough help. I had to prioritize my tasks and patients’ needs. Of course, I offer my help to my fellow RNs when they’re busy. I had completed blood draws for others many times (11).

My four weeks of clinical placement had thought me lots of things that can help me to become a better nurse in the future. I give my outmost respect and thanks to my clinical preceptors to the learning and knowledge they have imparted. I have learned a lot from clinical placement because 2B ward is a surgical unit I came to understand the complexity of wound care. Every wound should be assessed according to its type and severity because every type of wound has its appropriate dressing. Aside from learning clinical procedure such as wound dressing, drug administration (within scope of practice), naso-gastric feeding and etc, I came to learn the importance of teamwork it makes the job easier and allows good communication within staff members of the ward. I am looking forward for my upcoming clinical placement in 3rd year to gain more knowledge in and experience to develop my nursing skills and become a competent nurse in the future.

I started my medication the day after it was prescribed, and I kept up with for one day. I set an alarm, but every time my alarm went off I did not have my medication with me. This assignment was impossible because I do not take medication besides an allergy medicine every now and then. I thought setting an alarm would make it easier but I never had my medication with me. It was very inconvenient and I do not see how people do it every day their entire life. I mean maybe if I had experience with take medication before this assignment I would have been able to put it in my backpack and take it at lunch and at night time, but I am very forgetful. Toward the end of the assignment I started to just stick the pill without the bottle in my pocket, but then I loss the pill before I even was able to

Today I had a great day at the clinic. For the morning section, I had Omar Lora as my patient. Last time when he came, I collected all my assessment data. Today I updated his medical history, dental history, vitals, and EIOE, then I completed filling out the gingival assessment, the treatment plan, and the SAOP. Finally, I was ready to have my assessment data checked. It went really well, and I learned ways to helped me be more efficient with my time management, for example, I did not know how to have my radiographs up in the other monitor while I was doing my assessments. It was a little time consuming having to open and minimized the window every time I needed to look at the radiographs. Also, I discovered that having a piece of paper out and taking