a. One situation I was able to utilize developmentally appropriate techniques to deliver quality care was with my patient when I was taking vitals. This was toward the end of the clinical day, so he knew me a little more and was less anxious. I explained what I was going to do to him so that he didn’t feel as nervous. I let him decide which arm to pick to do his blood pressure and pulse oxygen. I also let him play with my stethoscope when I was getting the blood pressure cuff set up.
2. Describe specific strategies you used to promote and provide family centered care in the outpatient clinic setting.
a. I went around to my nurses patients a couple times to see if they needed anything. I made sure they knew what I was doing before I did it. I also talked to the parents some about life in general.
3. Describe a situation in which you …show more content…
I was able to connect theory with practice when I watched the NG tube placement while I helped hold the baby’s arms and legs. With this, I was able to watch how an actual NG tube was placed and how uncomfortable this procedure can be. Through this, the nurse did a few things to help with that. For example, she gave the baby a pacifier with a sugary solution in it to help calm her down before the NG tube placement.
4. What was the best part of your outpatient clinic day? Please describe.
a. The best part of my clinical day was watching my patient interact with different patients. She did such a good job of making the patients feel comfortable in the situation they are in, even though hospitalization can be stressful. She calmed my patient down after he soiled the bed, and she helped him realize that it isn’t his fault. Also, when my patient was playing videogames but the volume wouldn’t work, she asked him to make sounds to fit the game, which ended up making him smile.
5. Was there a part of your outpatient clinic day that needed improvement or could have benefitted from a different approach? Please
2. Describe specific strategies you used to promote and provide family centered care in the outpatient clinic setting.
a. I went around to my nurses patients a couple times to see if they needed anything. I made sure they knew what I was doing before I did it. I also talked to the parents some about life in general.
3. Describe a situation in which you …show more content…
I was able to connect theory with practice when I watched the NG tube placement while I helped hold the baby’s arms and legs. With this, I was able to watch how an actual NG tube was placed and how uncomfortable this procedure can be. Through this, the nurse did a few things to help with that. For example, she gave the baby a pacifier with a sugary solution in it to help calm her down before the NG tube placement.
4. What was the best part of your outpatient clinic day? Please describe.
a. The best part of my clinical day was watching my patient interact with different patients. She did such a good job of making the patients feel comfortable in the situation they are in, even though hospitalization can be stressful. She calmed my patient down after he soiled the bed, and she helped him realize that it isn’t his fault. Also, when my patient was playing videogames but the volume wouldn’t work, she asked him to make sounds to fit the game, which ended up making him smile.
5. Was there a part of your outpatient clinic day that needed improvement or could have benefitted from a different approach? Please