Reflection: My Clinical Experience

Many authors including, Pawlas and Oliva (2008) and Bennis and Nanus (1985) discuss the importance for the supervisors to spend much of their time listening to the views of others incising their students and incorporating these ideas into their thinking as a powerful tool for personal development. Moreover, on the job training, mentorship or continual education, are not always easy to access for the educator, my first-hand experience has been that this has been a valuable learning tool which has made me explore how I do what I do when supporting students in their clinical education. Given that my role is a long-term relationship, and that adults learners develop incrementally over time, a supervisor can assist in that change by working with students to establish meaningful long-term goals, working patiently on the

In Australia Registered nurses are primarily obtained from recently graduated university who has successfully finished a three years of education in the bachelor of nursing. New graduates student nurse are very significant to the healthcare sector. The transition from new graduate to registered nurse is challenging which requires support from the entire medical team. The aim of this paper is to explore the transition from student nurse to registered nurse. The paper will focus on the theme skills transition into practice and other issues during the transition.

I always feel slightly off when returning to clinical practice after a break, whether that is one week due to SIM or a whole month for Christmas break. I felt like my sense of direction was disheveled this week. My first morning with a client I found myself lost on were to even start with her care. I forgot to introduce myself during my first morning and I found myself relying on the outline sheet for a head to toe. Even finding my way around the unit made things take slightly longer than I would have liked. As the day progressed I began to get back into the groove of things. Going into the second shift my morning was much smoother and I didn’t have to look at my head to toe guide as I preformed my assessments. I felt more comfortable with my charting and was able

A number of emotions were felt during this experience, in regards to transitioning from a student nurse to the registered nurse role. Primarily, the transition in role from student nurse to registered nurse was similar to any clinical experience I have had at Midlands Technical College. I was placed in a medical-surgical rotation. I felt slighted that not only were we required to complete a data tool but we also participated in the teamwork model demonstrated in prior semesters. Personally, I did not feel a transition during this particular clinical experience.

I was nervous at first because this was this was my first field work, and had just started the Therapeutic Recreational program. Nichole Cummins was aware of this and made me comfortable in my new venture at the St. Joseph’s Impatient Rehabilitation Unit. I discussed my goals with her before starting the field work. The unit is on the 4th floor of the main hospital. Files of patients are filed in a secure cabinet. My field work was 60 hours of experience. My goals were to learn about documentation, program planning, and activity modification.

Each student worker begins as a PT Aide, learning how to act as, rather than a peer, a care provider for the College’s athletes, but with experience comes an assignment to one team as a Student Athletic Trainer. I was competent in my PT Aide duties but was going abroad the following semester, so my hope for progress was delayed. Yet, upon my return, I remained on the PT Aide schedule. I expected that my dedication to the position would have earned recognition and a team assignment, but I felt it had been forgotten. Though my disappointment did not prevent me from continuing to work for each athlete with a smile, I wondered why I had not received an assignment. Instead of speculating, I approached my supervisor for a meeting about my progress

As a first semester nursing student my journey into developing nursing skills has just begun,

I went to Charleston Area Medical Center (CAMC) Medical Rehabilitation Center in Charleston for my Level 1 Fieldwork II placement. My supervisor is very knowledgeable. Prior to the treatment session, she always explains briefly about the patient history. I got to observed wide range of diagnosis like CVAs, TBIs and Spinal Cord injuries. I really enjoyed my week observing the patients and how OTs and COTAs work with them to make them as independent as possible. I learned a lot from my supervisor. During the treatment sessions, she always asked my input for the activities for the patients. I observed lots of therapeutic exercises that helps patient with strengthening, bilateral hands use, fine motor skills as wells as ADLs that includes showering,

I attended orientation on the 1st of August, where once again I expressed my concerns that my level of clinical experience would not match that of my fellow classmates who were also assigned to Menninger Clinic. I was asked to give it a try since this was a new program they were trying out. Their plans were for me to sit in on the groups at the Gathering Place and then when I felt comfortable to begin facilitating some of the groups on my own. The groups where

My patient’s mother not only knew the medication but every single surgical and medical history this patient had, including the exact date and year. I have never met a person almost in their 90’s with such knowledge of someone else’s health history. She a someone who makes a new admission so smooth! Obtain accurate health information is the first step into treatment. I can already feel my assessment improving since being in this class. I feel as if I am paying more attention to small detail as well as the proper way to do a head to toe assessment. I have found that I forgot some of my skills since graduating nursing school. At times when we are doing an assessment it becomes just a routine and we forget the small things. I am guilty of forgetting to take off patients socks. I did that until one day I went back later to assess their heels and found an ulcer. That was the last time I ever forgot to take off someone’s socks. I do feel we need things like the “I forgot to do that” moments to make us a better nurse. I also pay attentions to others mistakes and an “ah ha” moments. At times we are not always going to be the ones who learn something but rather we are going to learn through others mistakes The Jarvis books had great pictures to ensure I am

There are many issues new graduate nurses face regarding employment. Many new nurses entering into the work field face difficulties in managing their workload and increasing assignments new nurses seems to also lack confidence in their ability to perform their job and stress over not making mistakes (Dermann, 2011). This is why new nurses are encouraged to go through a residency program. This helps them build up their confidence and manage their workload in a less stressful way (Berube et al.,

Starting the entry-level nursing program has caused a mix of emotions in me to arise. Although I am nervous as to what obstacles lie ahead, beginning this journey is also exciting. Being that this is an entirely new experience for me, there are fears, goals, and barriers that keep crossing my mind. In the first 2 weeks nursing school has, for the most part, gone how I expected it too, from the amount of studying I do, to the level of difficulty I excepted in each class. However, from the numerous things I’ve heard about nursing school, I didn’t expect every one of my peers and professors to be so helpful, and that is refreshing.

When I first arrived at DRAC Physical Therapy back in March I had no idea what I would be doing. My supervisor, Meghan, had written

As a student nurse, I am concerned with ensuring we are given the best opportunities to benefit our practice and knowledge. As well as eradicating any misconceptions that may be held about acute care environments. As to date, my critical care placement in PCCU has benefited my future practice the most and was a very enjoyable. After initially being nervous I found it to be a very supportive and well-managed environment. Furthermore, it 's concerning that several fellow student nurses, that I have encountered during my education, have expressed that they will not be going in to acute care settings when they qualify. Therefore student experiences need to be heard and understood to see if there are changes that can be made to improve these placements and hopefully benefit their nursing education and their future career as a nurse (James and Chapan, 2010).

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.