Trip To Lyndhurst

Throughout my clinical experiences, there have been quite a few circumstances I have been placed in that have remained with me whether good or bad. All of them have been learning experiences for me whether it is how to improve and to do better next time from a mistake, for me to learn that this is or is not how a patient should be treated, how to handle family situations, and many others. One experience that I was able to participate in that will remain with me because I had not experienced this before was during my critical care rotation in the fall of 2015. This patient was dying and we were implementing comfort care for him.

This capstone course assisted in connecting all the material I have learned thus far in the program as well as helped me to identify what skills and knowledge I need to continue working on. The capstone presentation, as well as class, helped me to practice strength-based language and be conscious of how I describe my clients when presenting them to others. It can be a habit to use negative language to describe a problem-saturated story and unintentionally describe a patient’s story in a way that comes off as stigmatizing. This class helped me become conscious and tactful about how I word sensitive circumstances. It was a great experience to present my patient’s case to the class and practice being thoughtful of how I portrayed my patient’s presenting problem to the group.

I chose to interview B. G, our clinical educator in my unit, who started her career after graduating BSN from Indian Army, 1991. She worked from 1991 – 1993 at Military hospital in India as a ward sister who is in charge of the medical unit. She gained clinical experience while assessing patients, taking vital signs, assisting doctors and performing venipunctures and injections.

As an intern at Bridgepoint Active Healthcare, my responsibilities were the following: reviewing patients charts, documenting admissions, administering activity screens, documenting progress notes and discharges within the computer system, providing one on one programs with patients, assisting in large group programs and participating during clinical rounds. During the course of my stay, myself and two other interns created a webpage that enhanced the Recreation Therapy staff discharge community resource guide. Within this webpage, we provided information on three Toronto districts in regards to the community resources that could be provided to the patients once discharged from the hospital and back into their community. Our main focus was

In refection my actions did not match the beliefs I held about myself before coming on community. From my time on my ward placements I thought I had built up a good professional attitude and could work my way around difficult situations. What I was not prepared for was how much; the lack of familiar surroundings would affect my actions and how nervous I felt about giving a good impression to Claire and the patients.

Therefore, I agreed with Linda Texter (Director of the DAC) to work with my site supervisor (Christine Katzaman) the entire work day, which was from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., even though I knew this could prove to be too strenuous for me with my schedule, yet I was ready to give it my best. Besides, having had Linda as my professor for my Neuropsychopharmacology class, I consider her to be one of the most highly-educated people I know and do not doubt that she knows what she is doing. In fact, Udema Millsaps, who “badged me in” for the hospital remarked that Linda had told her that I did not need to be interviewed, for which I was grateful and flattered. Henceforth, with some resourcefulness and hard work, everything fell into alignment for me, allowing me to concentrate on this experience, and much to my delight the time flew

Sarah Robbins, a young lady interested in orthopedics, embraced the opportunity to spend time at our facility, working alongside Dr. Tehrany. She spent two weeks working with Dr. Tehrany and his team, learning about the challenges and the rewards of working in the medical profession.

Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, represents a place of medicine and friendly faces. Anyone I know that has ever been to PVHMC, always reflects on the friendly environment that comes with the hospital. Around every corner is a smiling face and a pair of listening ears. The latter are just some of the reasons I wish to become a College Volunteer at PVHMC. From my time in high school as a student volunteer, I learned so much about the medical world, but I also learned even more about dealing with individuals in a time of need. Rather that time was during a family loss or the welcoming of a life into this world, I learned that being in the medical field, is much more than just coming to a diagnosis, because it’s the faces and the smiles and

Ten years ago I accompanied a friend being admitted to an inpatient addiction rehab clinic. I sat with him for moral support as the admission nurse asked him the standard questions. For him, entering rehab was a moment of pure defeat, barely better than being in the gutter.

My clinical experience for this semester was an opportunity to follow the house supervisor at Trios Healthcare in Kennewick, WA. The courses at Washington State University (WSU) consisting of leadership and management have taught me the value of collaboration as well as communication. With the opportunity to follow the house supervisor I was able to apply this knowledge to my clinical experience. This was especially good because one of my learning objectives was to participate in the management of admissions and transferring patients in the

Some the most gratifying work I have done was as a group facilitator for women convicted of domestic violent crimes and as an education presenter for the community, on prevention of violence, sexual assault and domestic violence. Also during this time, I had the opportunity to collaborate with community partners to organize a community need for violence prevention for the Klamath Falls young adults. As a result, Klamath Falls Union High School implemented a weekly education to at risk students of which I coordinated and presented at. My decision to return to school was fulfillment of a promise I made to myself a long time ago. Although my journey into health care has been indirect, my life experiences have helped me find what makes me feel alive. I will continue my contribution as a working RN in rural women’s health and later as a Nurse Practitioner. It will be then, that I will be able to deliver primary health care to women from adolescence through child bearing and advanced

A Kitchen Disaster is one of many TCP’s that I have completed. On reflection, it is clear that learning how to use endotracheal incubation to maintain an airway in a patient that has a circumferential neck burn from Accident and Emergency (A&E) staff, was my favourite aspect of this TCP. I aspire to become a member of the A&E team in the future and in order to gain a better understanding of this medical field; I have applied for work experience in the A&E department of Sandwell Hospital. Likewise, I am an active member of the Young Person's Council at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital; allowing me to undertake volunteer work once I am eighteen. Through these experiences, I will enhance my teamwork skills plus expand my understanding of how

Speaking with the residents and learning about your program really made a lasting impression on me and I am excited to be part of this community. I particularly was impressed by its dedication to remove barriers to care. I also believe looking after patients within the context of their communities whether its local or abroad will improve compliance rates and quality of care.

My observation took place at Ransom Memorial Hospital on January 6, 2012 from 8am to 12pm. My experience at the hospital was very informative. I got

This capstone course has helped me tie together all the material I have learned thus far in the program as well as helped me to identify what skills and knowledge I need to continue working on. The capstone presentation, as well as class, helped me to practice strength-based language and be conscious of how I describe my client’s when presenting them to others. It can be a habit to use negative language to describe a problem-saturated story and unintentionally describe a patient’s story in a way that comes off as stigmatizing. This class helped me become conscious and tactful of how I word sensitive circumstances. It was a great experience to present my patient’s case to the class and practice being thoughtful on how I portrayed my