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Nursing And Surgical Floor At Rady Children's Hospital

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Clinical Context These were my eighth (10/31) and ninth (11/06) night shifts following Meagan on the medical/surgical floor at Rady Children’s Hospital. On the first Friday, the floor started out with 29 patients, 14 nurses, and no health unit coordinator (H.U.C.) or patient care assistant (P.C.A.) to run the front desk. Since there was no one in charge of the front desk, the charge nurse, Meagan, and I worked together to answer all of the phone calls and meet all of the patients’ requests while simultaneously taking care of all their other responsibilities to their assigned patients. The atmosphere of the floor felt hectic everywhere, but since everyone was working together so well, all calls were answered and patients requests met safely and in a timely manner. On my second Friday shift, Meagan was the charge nurse. This was my second time following her while she was in charge. There were 30 patients and 11 nurses on the floor. The floor had to float 5 nurses to other units and something was different about their pay for the night which created quite a bit of drama and was a very “hot topic” throughout the night. Several of the nurses spent the majority of the night complaining about and debating the situation. In this journal, I will discuss the topic of humility.
Clinical Experiences
Clinical #1 For the fourth time, Meagan and I cared for G.C. She is a 2-year-old girl who has a subarachnoid hemorrhage. G.C. required the least amount of attention she has ever

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