Therapeutic Reflective Report

This course has related to my educational objectives because I hope to one day be a Physician Assistant and to obtain that degree, not only do I have to complete years as an undergraduate and graduate student, but I need to obtain the knowledge of my patient in multi-dimensions. I find that a straightforward, restricted, study has the abilities to hinder the care I could supply to a patient. Through courses, like Abnormal Psychology, I may be able to help a patient in an area of their life that they didn’t know about or that they didn’t think was not the normal.

Longitudinal Clinic Journal 1. This first clinic was a little intimidating. I mostly just shadowed some an older student today while he was interviewing patients. I felt like we have been well prepared to see patients though IPE and the standardized patients, however, knowing that these were real patients made it

Prior to walking in, my expectations for what I was about to partake in and experience were all over the place. I didn’t know whether to expect the absolute worst types of situations going on such as people being rushed into medical rooms or the most basic situations such as patients waiting for a strep throat test. I did expect to see a wide range of patients in terms of race, class, age, and gender. Contrary to the patients, I didn’t expect to see a wide range of race, class, age, and gender within the staff. I expected to see mostly female nurses, and male doctors, majority being Caucasian and middle age. I didn’t expect there to be that much security or any type of possible crime that could go on within a medical facility. I expected the waiting area and facility to be very large, large enough to accommodate a lot of patients at once. Lastly, I expected that taking our field notes would be a challenge because writing notes down in front of patients would be awkward and during interviews it would be hard to conduct a good interview while writing the whole time.

I have been a Resident Assistant (RA) for about five weeks. Training to be a RA was tiring but very educational. I learned how to handle multiple situations that could happen with me being RA. After training, it was a series of task that I had to complete as a

I am still continuing to perform the different training tasks at the hospital during this time, it is a fun and challenging period in terms of the learning material and the procedures I am exposed to: from fascinating surgeries to different patients, which affect my emotionally.

My Orientation experience was more than ideal. I was pushed out of my comfort zone, discussing topics I previously would never even consider talking about in public before, and I am now more confident as a result. I made friends

Part 1: First day of clinical was a great experience! It was not my first time going into a healthcare facility but it was my first time actually going inside to a patient’s room to provide care. Today, it was kind of an exploring, easy day. I was very scared

My first day at the clinical site of St. Francis-Patewood wasn’t as bad as I was imagining it to be. I was on the mom and baby side and it was rather peaceful and calm. I am sure it was because most of the hard work was over with and that it was now time to enjoy the new bundle of joy. It was a new patient load experience, and I feel as though it was a good experience for it. The nurse I was assigned to was very pleasant and was very understanding of my nervousness but was also able to push my limits, as well as my knowledge growth. She made me think, and she made me feel included, instead of treating me like a follow along puppy. I can’t wait to go to other parts of the 4th floor so I can get an overall experience. I feel like I will enjoy

My first set of clinical on Medical Surgical floor was very interesting and exciting. There may different skills that I got to use and experiences I got to see in the four days. I like working with the preceptor one on one. In my first set, I got to experience lots of different things and seen things for the first time.

I felt quite overwhelmed after my first day of placement because the day was very busy and I was expected to carry out a knee assessment on someone with medial collateral ligament (MCL) and meniscus injury which is my weak area. I was also expected to lead a strengthening exercise drill with the player using ladders which I have never done before. I was asked about how much I knew about resisted sprinting using a sled since another player was doing this later and I felt impractical since I didn’t know anything about it. My experience is similar to student nurses because they describe they felt useless

In the last four weeks, I have been attending Oak Hill Hospital as my second clinical rotation. During this period, I noticed distinguished qualities in myself. Some skills I have strengthened over time are informing the patient what I am doing before, during, and after the exam, how to position using verbal commands, and giving the patient time and attention while in my care. These attributes may seem subtle, but they have improved my attitude in the working field and gave off a positive atmosphere around patients and co-workers alike. On the other hand, I have automatically sought out to improve on several obstacles I came to face at Oak Hill Hospital. One of the weaknesses is confidently operating the portable x-ray machines, especially knowing the correct tube angulation for the portable or wheelchair chest exams. Another struggle I faced at the beginning of this clinical rotation is transporting patients by stretcher and occasionally wheelchair. The body mechanics I have used are poor with transporting the patient, which risks the quality of the patient’s care (Bontrager, 2014). Lastly, marker placement for fluoroscopic overheads and timed studies have been an extreme struggle to battle against. With countless action plans from my clinical coordinator and instructor, I have found several action plans to change my weaknesses into additional strengths.

During this week I met with the social worker at Cherry Health. We participated in role plays where I played as therapist while she played as a patient who had a husband that cheated on her and she contracted a sexually transmitted disease. I think this interaction was insightful because

First day of clinical was very scary and I was very nervous and worried that I would not learn anything out of the experience. It was not until I met my facilitator Jodi Phillips, who gave me hope and courage to give it a go. I also realized that I was not the only one that was so intimidated with administering medications to patients. First day of clinical started with pep talk and introductions and meeting with the team followed by orientation at the site. We met the nurses, health care aids and some patients admitted to the Senior Health and GAM unit 42 at Peter Lougheed Hospital. The environment is hospitable and has a supportive climate. The unit is clean; the noise kept to a minimum, little to completely no bad odor in most parts.

My clinical day began earlier than before. I began by checking my patient’s current chart, I was introduced to my nurse, and then I headed off to my patient’s room to perform my vital signs.

During this last week of this clinical rotation in the main OR, I planned on learning crucial information that even though is not used in a other settings, it could be very beneficial to know. This information includes how surgeries are done, what are the instruments used and how are they different between specialties. Additionally, I was planning on the opportunity of handing instruments to the surgeons.