Nursing Meeting Reflection Paper

In addition, I attend monthly charge nurse meetings which consist of other charge nurses and the clinical director to discuss topics on ways to improve the overall safety and nursing standards of the unit.

As a member of the Somerset County School Nurse Association, I learned about the meeting by email from the coordinator of the meeting, Carolyn Seracka.

The meeting is set up to go for two days and the agenda is set up to go through each person at a fast pace but allowing for a thorough discussion on each matter. I watched the meeting on Thursday September 17, 2015 from 12pm-4pm and was able to understand the importance of the actions as a nurse and

Nursing can be a demanding career, but the benefits far much outweigh the challenges. Most importantly, it’s the rewards it offers by allowing an opportunity to make a difference in another person’s life through the provision of care when they need it. Just as Patricia Benner theorized in her book “Novice to Expert,” nursing encompasses both educational knowledge and extensive clinical experience acquired throughout one’s career. This far, I continue to acquire knowledge and clinical knowhow which will promote proper and efficient care to patients. Since I began practicing one year ago in a long-term healthcare facility, I have interacted with patients, families, physicians and other members of the healthcare team to coordinate patient’s care which has enabled me to gain confidence in myself. While I cannot deny that it was difficult to transition from a student to a licensed nurse, I learnt to overcome these challenges and focus on my strengths. Practicing as an LPN has provided a platform to learn and gain experience even though the duties and responsibilities are limited by the scope of practice.

The majority of the meting was focused on the care transitions program presentation and discussion. The presenters lay out was familiar as it was a community nursing care plan that included identifying, assessing, diagnosing, implementing, and evaluating the project she presented. The other members had a lot of questions about the process and a lot of time was spent on the social determinants of health. The presentation relied heavily on the in home part of the process and a nurse present on the board or for the presentation would have helped to connect the story for these patients in both settings. It was discussed that the elderly are a particularly vulnerable population during times of transition and that this program might help to bridge the vulnerabilities.

Hello Students, my name is Teresa Damien MS, APRN-BC. I have been a registered nurse for over a decade and currently practice as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner at an academic institution clinically focused in addiction psychiatry. I have worked in multiple areas of nursing over my career prior to mental health that include medical-surgical nursing, respiratory nursing, hospice nursing, home care pedicatric nursing, and nursing education.

Whilst on my community placement for one of my initial spokes, I arranged to spend the morning with the district nurse on her rounds, to gain an insight into her role within the community and find out first hand exactly what her job entails.

The national league for nurses defines critical thinking in the nursing process as “a discipline specific, reflective reasoning process that guides a nurse in generating, implementing, and evaluating approaches for dealing with client care and professional concerns” (Kozier, 2008). This definition is imperative to help a nursing student learn how to think in terms of nursing care. Nursing students must achieve a comprehensive understanding of critical thinking in order to understand the nursing process. The purpose for this paper is for nursing students to learn how to use the nursing process, how to properly document their findings and assessments, and correctly implement APA formatting in a formal paper.

My main involvement with this agency was teaming up with the school’s nurse to provide care for the students. I was able to use the nursing process in providing care to those young students. They would come in with all sorts of complaints, like an abrasion on their skin, or with a sore throat, or some of the students who have ADHD, who usually take their medications at certain times come in

This e-mail is to inform you that per Cheryl's request, Ms. Connie and I will be starting a training incorporating communication style for the HCCLC nursing staff. It is important to have management corporation for this training to be successful. This training was proposed as a result of an action plan; therefore, it is a mandatory training. There will be three, two-hour sessions on 7/13/2017 and 7/31/2017 and one two-hour session on 7/18/17 for a total of seven classes to cover the entire HCCLC staff. This training will help in improving staff interactions and communications with our residents, and hopefully, decrease the number of patient complaints resulting in detailing staff member.

Upon attending a nurse organization meeting at NYSNA Inter-regional Meetings, I truly saw the works of

I met with Dr. Londono today about my future plans and Nursing School. She said that it would be beneficial for me to meet with you to get further information. I am unavailable to meet you this Friday because of a biology lab and a doctors appointment but I am available to meet next Friday, September 11 at 2pm. If this time works for you please let me know, if not we can schedule a different time.

This self-reflective paper focuses on what I’ve learned about myself this semester regarding my strengths, and weaknesses. Concentrating on areas of my professional practice that need improvement and discussing two goals I have created for myself, and how I plan on achieving them. This semester I have discovered I have two key strengths those being a dedication to the Practical Nursing Program, and seeking help in the program when I need it. Both being potential strengths in my nursing career. I have some weaknesses to work on as a student and a future nurse.

I am excited to write about my experience of community health clinical orientation because I feel the students’ opinions are considered and value in order to continue to better the nursing program. The online orientation was great because many times, having orientation all day on campus can be draining and many students do not focus towards the end of the day. I was concerned about the lack of communication and organization; however it is understandable, there are many changes in the beginning of the semester. I liked having an audio in one of the power points because it provided more information since in my opinion the power points did not contain enough information to guide us into the semester as well as what professors are expecting from students. The videos required to watch also formed stress in all the students because they were not available and many did not know who to reach out to for help due to the lack of communication. I was able to only get through fifteen minutes of one of the videos before it stopped working and I enjoyed those few minutes because community nursing has an important history. The quiz provided was a good strategy to make sure students studied the power points and I believe this type of orientation should continue because it allows students to focus more and it’s an encouragement to read the information.

The nursing profession has been around for a very long time. Through many changes and reforms, it has drastically evolved into the nursing profession we have today. Nurses have an important role within the healthcare industry in the treatment and medical care of the sick. These trusted healthcare professionals continue to make up the largest majority of the healthcare field, as well as the fastest growing occupation. Nursing is a job that allows people to not only care for the sick but also to experience, learn and further their interest in the human body. This course has definitely provided me an insight to the roots of the profession I would like to pursue. I think it is important to know the history of nursing to understand fully on the problems that are affecting the profession. I believe that we cannot effectively address important issues without a foundation of historical knowledge. In other words, by examining the nursing history, I will be able to appreciate my important role as a nurse in the healthcare system. The topics I will be including in my reflection are the works of Florence Nightingale, the affects of World War II, the challenges of Filipinos aspiring to be nurses, and excerpts in Chapter 10 of “A History of American Nursing.”