Patient Diagnosis And Nursing Interventions

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The second week of clinical, I felt more comfortable being on the floor, and now I look forward to attending Clinical. It was very busy on the units today, my clinical instructor assigned me to a nurse, and she also assigned a patient for my care plan. The instructor emphasized on how to observed for sign and symptoms that correlate with my patient diagnosis and the nursing interventions needed for each diagnosis.

I observed patient discharge process, new admission process, heparin protocol, and also some dressing changes. Throughout the night I was able to prioritize patient need and time management between patient. I was also able to interact with patients with a vast array of personalities and also performed head to toe assessments on

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