Reflection Paper In Nursing

Throughout my time on the Mother Baby Care Unit, I have faced many instances in which I have been able to reflect on both my patients and the care that I was providing them. One situation in particular that I found myself critically reflecting upon involved a new mother who was feeling slightly stressed about being discharged as her newborn son would not be going home with her. For confidentiality reasons, this patient will be given the pseudonym of Kayla for the remainder of this reflection.

This essay will discuss a clinical skill in which I have become competent in practicing as a student nurse.

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.

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.

This year I chose EMS as my senior year rotation. In this class, I experience what it is like to be a first responder since we find out what is wrong with our patient with the given information at the scene and then we plan a course of treatment for our patients depending on the site of the incident. This class has helped shape my knowledge of medicine even more and has helped carve us students into becoming EMT’s. Although the life of a doctor and a first responder are completely different, they both practice the same set of skills such as taking vitals, patient assessments, cardiopulmonary resuscitation,

This semester, I hope to gain the confidence in my nursing skills necessary to help me work more independently with my patient care. Expanding on my assessment skills, communication skills, clinical judgment skills, and safety skills are important in gaining more independence in my care for my patients. I hope that this semester I can learn how to work with chest tubes, be more direct with what I need from my patient, be more confident with my knowledge in medications, improve my skills in delivering an SBAR, and learning the terminology used at Mayo Clinic and in nursing.

Yusuf Abdullah, a family friend who has been in the medical field for fifteen years allowed for me to interview him for this essay. Yusuf gave me a lot of information that I did not know, he informed me that the starting salary for a paramedic ranges from $35,000-$45,000 making that out to be close to $14 an hour. I specifically asked Yusuf what he had to do to get through the training program to get his certification and he told me that when he enrolled in the program he only had an associate’s degree, he went through the process of having a drug test and background check, once he completed the tests and passed them he went through his basic EMT training courses, he the proceeded to complete the EMT intermediate courses and as soon as he passed those he completed his paramedic training. All of the work he did took him about four years to complete, that is also including his fire fighting certificate. After many years serving as both a paramedic and fire fighter he took it upon himself to become a teacher. A teacher who would teach students like me and train them to become a paramedic. Unfortunately he got into some trouble but before so taught at Daytona State College. Yusuf gave me a lot of information I didn’t

There was a number of events that confirmed to me that child nursing was the only career I'd fully enjoy. From a young age I'd always had an interest in the medical industry and was drawn to care for others. When I was nine, my little brother took ill with menangitis and MRSA. At the start of this year my little sister was in a neo-natal intensive care unit in an induced coma and less than a month later my little brother followed with a burst appendix. Needless to say, I've had my fair share of hospitals. As I was there so often, I attempted to shadow some of the nurses that were taking care of my family. They were very friendly and would teach me things like needle techniques and the different types of drip function. When my sister was diagnosed with down's syndrome, I attempted to pay as much attention as I could to the learning disability expers that came to talk to my family. They successfully put us at ease, fully believing that these learning issues are not scary or difficult if known how to approach them. On top of this, I've really attempted to invest my time with children more; As the oldest of nine children this hasn't been that difficult. I've always been on call to help with trips to hospitals, babysitting and sometimes just changing a nappy. I've also given up time to help my two of my friends who are foster careers. I've helped babysit a number of children with different backgrounds. Some with severe learning problems and some with neonatal abstinence syndrome.

I am writing to the Texas Board of Nursing with a written explanation of the events that occurred on the night of October 1, 2011 in Saline, Michigan. On this night I made an irresponsible decision to consume alcohol while being 17 years of age with a group of peers before attending my senior homecoming dance. A police officer that was chaperoning the dance noticed a smell of alcohol lingering with our group and pulled us aside. After being questioned and breathalysed, our parents / guardians were contacted to come pick us up from the school.

As an EMT I strive to give back to my community everyday. Risking to save patients from the most obscure and gruesome situations. I advocate to my patients preventive care from simple hygiene practices to checking catheters for infection. Educating my community is personally important. Being able to prevent illness instead of treat is an ideal scenario for me as an EMT as well as to my patients well- being.

The beginning of Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) started in the early 1970’s when “people believed more could be done in the out-of-hospital setting.” When the EMT was first introduced to the people of the United States of America, the curriculum to become an EMT included “400 hours of class, lab, and clinical rotations in various hospital settings followed by a 100-hour field internship.” 1970 had also included the very first National Registry of EMTs (NREMT), which in 1971, “1,520 personnel took the first NREMT-Ambulance exam.” Lyndon B. Johnson adopted the National Highway Traffic safety Act in 1966, which had “standardized [EMT] training, promoted state involvement, encouraged community oversight, recommended radio communication,

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.

The following reflection demonstrates my awareness for my own cultural influences. Through the cultural lenses of a student nurse and a tennis member. They have impacted the way I view others and is a guidance to my bicultural professional health care relationship.

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.”

Furthering nursing research is essential, as it forms the basis for evidence-based practice in healthcare today. With this in mind, developing the skills to critically appraise research articles is of the utmost importance in order to determine the relevance of research findings for clinical practice. As I pursue a doctorate degree in nursing practice, I am reminded of the necessity of these skills. Thus, in the following paragraphs, I will reflect on the research goals I developed at the beginning of the Critique and Design of Nursing Research course, and will discuss my views on the role of the graduate nurse in regard to