Self Assessment Of Clinical Skills

Nurse practitioners are advanced practice registered nurses who have received special courses and training. They usually work closely with doctors and can perform many high-level primary care tasks. They often specialize in specific types of practice such as pediatrics, psychiatry, or obstetrics. Some establish private practices; however, most work in doctors' offices, hospitals, or neighborhood health centers. Their duties often include taking detailed medical histories and performing complete physical exams, providing diagnoses and recommending treatment plans, treating common medical conditions, illnesses, and injuries, prescribing limited medications, and counseling patients and families. They also care

Indeed, nurses play an indispensable role in connecting patients with a new culture of care and serving as a voice for the socially marginalized. My contribution to the mission of the Nurse Corps Scholarship program in providing care to underserved communities will entail great knowledge base of different medical conditions with the ability to know my patients, their family situations, their cultural identities, social situations, the barriers and challenges they face in dealing with their

A nurse is a health care professional who cares for ill or disabled individuals, their families and communities ensuring that they attain, maintain or recover optimum health and functioning (Crosta, 2013). There are several kinds of nurses classified depending on their education and experiences. As an example,

In this assignment I will be reflecting on a clinical skills formative assessment, to do this I will be using the driscoll’s model of reflection (2007) This model will be used in the essay to show that I have thought critically, relating the theory to practical session I will also be using this model because this is a recognized framework that will assist me in demonstrating how able I am to think and reflect critically on my assessment.

The last week of classes for NURS1005 were a series of clinical skills activities. These activities refreshed the student’s minds on what they will be doing on placement and how to do it. We got assessed on three clinical skills; taking and recording vital signs, blood glucose levels and doing a urine analysis. I’ve chosen to reflect on taking vital signs and how I performed them. Reflection is a very important part of learning from experiences which is essential in nursing. Nursing practises continue to change and it is easier to go with and to add to that change if you are reflecting on your practise. This essentially makes nursing practises better for the patients. I have reflected on the process of how I took the vital signs during my clinical skills activities. I was very nervous but believe I performed them well due to how I was taught, what I have read and seen and the vital signs signified how my peer was acting which was healthy and within a normal range. Even though I felt I did them well, there were improvements that could and have happened since. Most of the improvements are minor in comparison to the strengths I have but it is important to recognise improvements when needed so you are giving the best and accurate care. I was aware of these improvements needed and tried to strengthen them during my clinical placement which helped me learn different ways of doing processes and also the rationale behind the processes.

The face of nursing has evolved and changed since it’s inception. Today’s nurse is faced with cultural, ethical and technological issues that didn’t exist even twenty years ago. As such, nurses have had to continuously evolve to continue to provide the quality, selfless care that patients have always relied on them for, and expected, since the very beginning of nursing. From pediatrics to gerontology, nurses are serving a culturally, religiously and financially diverse population with challenging needs. In the face of this, nursing itself is becoming ever more diverse in it’s culture and skill set, which is helping the profession stay in the race, and continue to advance the practice of nursing.

A few of my foundational clinical skills strengths would encompass possessing a non judgmental demeanor, empathy, and genuineness. I have always had a nonjudgemental view going as far back as I could remember. Perhaps the reason stems from listening to extensive hours of gossip as a child during family events. I learned to despise conversations that focused on judging peoples reactions or behaviors. I believe this may be the leading reasons I can express empathy to others. In Fellers & R’s (2003) article, The importance of Empathy in the therapeutic alliance explains that empathy guides the therapist to evaluate the clients behavior and therefore be less judgmental. Empathy also leads to possessing a raw genuineness about one’s self

As an African American male who was diagnosed with end stage renal disease, I was a patient in need of financial assistance while on dialysis, a patient who needed to use Medicaid to help pay for medical expenses, and a patient that needed a healthcare provider to understand the amount of stress and anxiety I was under. My experience has given me a deeper understanding of what is needed to provide care to underserved communities. Underserved communities are in need of medical providers that are attuned to the social, emotional and economic disparities these patients encounter. For me, from a patient’s viewpoint, everyone deserves to be heard and served fairly. I will use my personal experiences to provide the underserved community in my career as a Nurse Practitioner, so that the underserved population can receive the best care

Nurse practitioners are advanced registered nurses who have been obligated with providing professional care to patients within their jurisdiction. They are expected to perform comprehensive healthcare services from caring for acute illnesses, injuries, and immunization to the treatment of chronic conditions (Cusack, et al., 2015).

My talents and experiences have prepared me to support the Metropolitan State University School of Nursing mission and prepared me for graduate education. I currently work in healthcare as a certified pharmacy technician and work with diverse and underserved population daily. Unfortunately, I can see how communication barriers, access to health care, physical barriers, and monetary barriers can prevent individuals from living up to their full health potential. I have had patients call our pharmacy to tell us they are unable to pick up their medications due to a lack of transportation access and an inability to pay for their medications. I have also had patients who are unable to take their medications regularly also due finances and an inability to read or understand the directions of their medications.

The role that nurse practitioner (NP) plays within the increasing complex health care system is a constant changing role with the Consensus Model and the introduction of the Affordable Care Act in 2010. The scope of the nurse practitioner (NP) includes the care of the young, the old, the sick and the well. The educational needs of a nurse practitioner vary greatly from that of a Registered Nurse (RN), in the amount of education as well as the focus of the education. NPs provide coordinated primary care with the use of comprehensive health histories and physical examinations, diagnosing and treating acute and chronic illnesses, the management of medications and therapies, ordering and interpreting tests results, and educating and

The workshop that I did in my clinical skills class helped me prepare for this activity. During this workshop, I had to go through patient’s chart, sort out medications that patient were taking and interviewed patient to find out the their problems. Once I identify the problems I have to inquire about allergy information and then provide recommendations based on gathered informations. I had to counsel patient on recommended medications regarding its use and side effects. Thus, since I have a similar experience before, I was confident that I would be able to perform this activity. Therefore, the educational experience that I gained during pharmacy school helped me prepare for this activity.

Understanding your patients begins with understanding yourself. My experiences as a biracial individual have given me a perspective that allows me to relate to complex issues that patients face. I understand culture in a different way because I have not only learned about it, but I have lived it. I have experienced discrimination due to being biracial and have lost a loved one to a debilitating disease. I have worked with unique patient populations, including adolescents with HIV and homeless adults. I have held multiple leadership positions within the Asian American Student Union and have immersed myself within the cultural communities on campus. As a medical professional, I want to focus my practice on community service and create a patient

This essay will discuss a clinical skill in which I have become competent in practicing. I will use a reflective model to discuss how I have achieved the necessary level of competence in my nurse training programme. The reflective model I have chosen to use is Gibbs model (Gibbs 1988). Gibbs model of reflection incorporates the following: description, feelings, evaluation, analysis, conclusion and an action plan (Gibbs 1988). The model will be applied to the essay to facilitate critical thought, relating theory to practice where the model allows. Discussion will include the knowledge underpinning practice and the evidence base for the clinical skill. A conclusion to the essay will then be given which will discuss my reflection skills, acknowledge my competence and show my personal and professional development.

The first topic that interest me is the theory of cultural care diversity. Today, more than ever, a nurse must learn how to effectively communicate and provide care to patients from many different backgrounds. It is important to realize that every person is an individual in their way of thinking and their expectations of care provided. According to the U.S. Census Bureau (2013), minorities are