Reflection Paper The experience with the standardized patient at Mercer University on March 4, 2016 was a great visualization of the skills learned during spring and previous semesters. Calmness sheltered the encounter more than the previous experience, with greater confidence in performing the assessment and communicating with the patient. Practicing these skills has been the key greater self-confidence. Also, in order to obtain pertinent information to assess the situation, effective listening is the key.…
Simulated Assessment Critique This is my critique for my simulated assessment for clinical skills. My clinical skills procedure was assisting with feeding, a skill that is essential in ensuring that patients are getting the right amount of nutrients needed to recover. The Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) (BAPEN 2003) is used in clinical areas to assess the nutrition needs of each individual, by using their body mass index (BMI: weight divided by height squared), whether they have lost any unplanned weight in the last six months and whether or not they have an acute disease which could cause loss of appetite the MUST score determines how at risk they are of malnutrition. If a patient has a high score using MUST then they should be…
1 Background Preparation of medical and nursing students to enter into clinical practice has for a long-time been based on clinical clerkship program; where students are allowed to learn and practice various clinical skills under the supervision of a qualified health practitioner, in their respective clinical fields (Prince et al. 2005; Jalili, Mirzazadeh and Azarpira 2008; Kim & Myung 2014). Real encounters with patients in hospital setting are a critical component for preparing medical students to apply their pre-clinical knowledge and skills in real clinical practice. Importantly, it allows students to develop stable clinical thinking, communication skills, and professional attitude (Kim & Myung 2014). However, data from extensive surveys…
We needed each part of the team to have deadlines, but no one ever stepped up to make a point of it. I should've typed a paper to make deadlines to everyone and make it work, but I didn't. I think I didn't…
Yesterday in clinical I was on the labor and delivery unit. As everyone know, mom and baby is not my preference. For me, the problem is not caring for mom or even seeing a delivery, it is caring for the tiny baby. I wanted to be on the labor and delivery side because I hoped to see a delivery. There was one delivery on the unit, but unfortunately the mom was not receptive to having a student in the room.…
Registered Medical Assistants Medical assistants are unlicensed medical workers who perform non-invasive support services under the oversight of a licensed health care practitioner. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, being a registered medical assistant is one of the nation's fastest growing career choices. Medical assistants are becoming a vital part of many clinical practices including physicians, optometrists, podiatrists, and other medical settings. The roles of medical assistants may vary, but medical assistants are essential to keeping offices running smoothly and are critical for good patient healthcare and well-being. Choosing to train as a medical assistant can give you a fulfilling, stable, and highly in demand career.…
This spring semester it has been difficult to get hours because of all the rain we have been getting. This was beneficial I feel like because you had to communicate with the Sports information people to know when you could work with the rain delays and what changes have been made. I was supposed to work baseball on April 7, but it was raining the morning of and the night before making the fields unplayable. I talked to Kendra and she told me to come back for the two o’clock Men’s Lacrosse game. I got there thirty minutes early as usual.…
As a camper I woke up to a great day of activities and never thought about all the hard work that went into setting it all up. Things changed when this past summer I was assigned to work in special events. I was responsible for setting up all the activities that I thought got set up at the snap of a finger. It was a hard transition. I never noticed what materials, like speakers and projectors, went where and now I was responsible for them.…
Freshman year I started volunteering at Suncoast hospice; mainly because of the fact that I needed to build up my pre-med resume with healthcare experience but also because it was the only local health care related volunteer activity and transportation was an issue. Little did I know that taking on a challenge that would have such an impacting effect on my character and how I interpret the world. Through various activities ranging from baking cookies, making hand sewn comfort bears, to delivering groceries, and folding over 500 “thinking about you cards”; I have come to the realization that the ripple effect does not have any limitations, no matter how big or small one’s actions. Completing over 100 hours with hospice is an accomplishment…
Student Evaluation of Clinical Experience (include comments about the above competency strands and skills you performed): ____Today was a busy day, and I am so happy I took two patients. I felt as though the patient of mine that was more stable I wasn’t able to be as attentive with as my pt. who was getting ready for a Cardiac cath procedure and was having unstable angina and anxiety symptoms. I also felt that not being able to speak Spanish created a barrier in my care, which is why I rated myself at a 3 in that box. Time wise my pt.…
This week at clinical, it was my first time seeing a very interesting case that I never encounter before. It was very interesting listening to Breana patient especially the family history. Before the post conference, I helped Breana giving bath and changing the sheets. I was in shocked when I saw the baby features and it got me wonder what was her diagnosed and the history behind. After finding out her parents were first cousin, I got dumbfound.…
My clinical placement was at the New Farm Clinic – Unit 2 (General Psychiatry). Initially, I had mixed emotions about my clinical placement. I felt excited, because I knew it is a great learning experience for me regarding mental health disorders. However, I also felt a little anxious thinking that the patients might be in their period of hallucinations though not to a degree that they are dangerous to me.…
I set three specific goals for my first week back in clinical practice. I want to work on a few areas that I found challenging from last semester. My first goal was completing my head to toe assessment in a linear fashion, taking a break in the morning and completing my documentation in a timely manner allowing myself to have more time to learn about my clients’ condition, health history (by going through her chart and care plan), be on time with my charting and arrive on time for our clinical debrief. My client was complex with CHF, hypokalemia, weakness, MRSA and was on contact precautions and had 11 medications to be given by 8am.…
Clinical placement is being one of the underlying elements that need to be concerned which important venue for trainee nurses’ acquires their clinical competence. Edwards et al. , (2004) stated that clinical training setting is very significant to competence acquisition and trainee nurses readiness for practice at workplace. According to the authors (ibid, 2004) the readiness of trainee nurses is related to the place of clinical placement they choose because the experience would be created by the trainee itself. Clinical placement is places that trainee nurses’ apply their knowledge that gain through academic pursuit of the reality of practice.…
Those who crave it, must work hard. Many assignments and exams start to increase, eventually, becoming more than most can handle. When school work becomes overwhelming, it becomes difficult to balance a social life, or even a career. For me, I began using weekly and monthly calendars as tools to keep track of all important events and due dates. In this class I have learned a key factor to my success is time management.…