This week in clinical I experienced what it is like to work in the emergency department. Going into the clinical day I had some personal goals on top of the clinical group goals. The goal for the clinical group this week was to perform personal hygiene. I think this direction was about more than just the hygiene however. I think it was to balance therapeutic nursing actions with technical nursing skills. My own personal goal for my ER shift was to be able to understand how nurses prioritize their nursing care in such a fast paced environment. I also wanted to hone my critical thinking skills and decide what I would do if I was the primary nurse for each of my patients. If allowed, I also want to try performing some of the assessments and interventions
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I did help out a few different nurse but I mainly stuck with my nurse. I think that if I would have asked to accompany certain nurses to their meeting with their patients I could have learned more about dealing with different problems. My nurse mainly had clients complaining of shortness of breath and dizziness. While it was interesting to learn about looking for potential causes for these problems, I think it would have been more helpful to talk with the patients with different ethnicities and who spoke different languages just to understand how these waters are navigated. I think next week I will try to collaborate with my peers more. I think that this will make the patients more comfortable and will enhance my team building …show more content…
I started out as nervous as always but then I learned to enjoy my time and ended up learning quite a bit. I learned more about the pathophysiology behind diseases. I also think that watching my nurse helped me understand developing a plan of care better. I also was able to communicate with the care team more effectively than I normally do in clinical. I think I could have communicated with the patients more, so I am looking forward to trying more effective communication with my patient next week. This experience has motivated me to try and connect with my patients more. I think it has helped me look at my own practices and will make me strive to be a better student
I did help out a few different nurse but I mainly stuck with my nurse. I think that if I would have asked to accompany certain nurses to their meeting with their patients I could have learned more about dealing with different problems. My nurse mainly had clients complaining of shortness of breath and dizziness. While it was interesting to learn about looking for potential causes for these problems, I think it would have been more helpful to talk with the patients with different ethnicities and who spoke different languages just to understand how these waters are navigated. I think next week I will try to collaborate with my peers more. I think that this will make the patients more comfortable and will enhance my team building …show more content…
I started out as nervous as always but then I learned to enjoy my time and ended up learning quite a bit. I learned more about the pathophysiology behind diseases. I also think that watching my nurse helped me understand developing a plan of care better. I also was able to communicate with the care team more effectively than I normally do in clinical. I think I could have communicated with the patients more, so I am looking forward to trying more effective communication with my patient next week. This experience has motivated me to try and connect with my patients more. I think it has helped me look at my own practices and will make me strive to be a better student