Practice Based Assignment #1: Gibb’s Reflection on Garden View Visit
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For my first practice-based experience I had the opportunity to visit with a resident at the Garden View Lodge. Upon arrival, I discovered that my classmates were already visiting with the residents. I started panicking because I thought that I had missed out on a formal pairing process. Luckily Teri spotted me, let me know that any resident in the lodge was fair game, and directed my attention to a lady who was up for a chat.
I started off by introducing myself as a first year bachelor of nursing student at Lethbridge College and explained that I was there for a few hours to socialize. I followed up my introduction by asking her where she lived before coming …show more content…
It also made me slightly nervous to walk over and introduce myself to a complete stranger, but the nervousness vanished immediately after I introduced myself. As she was telling me about herself, I was thinking about her life like a story and trying to piece everything together in chronological order. At times she would repeat herself in conversation, seemed obsessed with certain topics, and had trouble finding some words. It made me think of my grandpa who suffered from dementia before he passed away. That was the only thing that made me feel sad though. She was a cheerful person, and I felt the same way when talking to her. After the experience I felt that it went really well but felt guilty for not showing up early. Reflecting about it now I still feel great about the experience. The staff at the lodge seemed like they cared, the food sounded tasty, the residents appeared to be content, and I never got a bad gut feeling about the …show more content…
I also did well at maintaining conversation flow by asking questions and being genuinely interested in what she had to say. I deserve a big pat on the back for keeping my anxiety in check. Teri and the crew also deserve credit for my nerves of steel because they made a new environment feel familiar. If I had the chance to do this again I would ensure that I was 10 minutes early; there’s really no excuse for tardiness. I would also be more careful with the questions that I asked to reduce the risk of offending people. The last thing I would do differently is I would try to include some of the students who had finished talking with their residents in my
Description
For my first practice-based experience I had the opportunity to visit with a resident at the Garden View Lodge. Upon arrival, I discovered that my classmates were already visiting with the residents. I started panicking because I thought that I had missed out on a formal pairing process. Luckily Teri spotted me, let me know that any resident in the lodge was fair game, and directed my attention to a lady who was up for a chat.
I started off by introducing myself as a first year bachelor of nursing student at Lethbridge College and explained that I was there for a few hours to socialize. I followed up my introduction by asking her where she lived before coming …show more content…
It also made me slightly nervous to walk over and introduce myself to a complete stranger, but the nervousness vanished immediately after I introduced myself. As she was telling me about herself, I was thinking about her life like a story and trying to piece everything together in chronological order. At times she would repeat herself in conversation, seemed obsessed with certain topics, and had trouble finding some words. It made me think of my grandpa who suffered from dementia before he passed away. That was the only thing that made me feel sad though. She was a cheerful person, and I felt the same way when talking to her. After the experience I felt that it went really well but felt guilty for not showing up early. Reflecting about it now I still feel great about the experience. The staff at the lodge seemed like they cared, the food sounded tasty, the residents appeared to be content, and I never got a bad gut feeling about the …show more content…
I also did well at maintaining conversation flow by asking questions and being genuinely interested in what she had to say. I deserve a big pat on the back for keeping my anxiety in check. Teri and the crew also deserve credit for my nerves of steel because they made a new environment feel familiar. If I had the chance to do this again I would ensure that I was 10 minutes early; there’s really no excuse for tardiness. I would also be more careful with the questions that I asked to reduce the risk of offending people. The last thing I would do differently is I would try to include some of the students who had finished talking with their residents in my