Personal Narrative: My Clinical Objectives

For the first week, my clinical objective was to participate in interprofessional team communication and collaboration. Being a student it can often be daunting to go out on a limb to put yourself out there and incorporate yourself as part of the team.
This week the experience I encountered which helped me reach my clinical objective was quite adrenaline-charged. Upon having a patient return from their dialysis treatment they were found unresponsive by my preceptor and I. Being able to communicate with my preceptor on the next steps of activating the rapid response team (RRT) as well as getting more hands on deck was a big step and definitely a different role than that of just a student nurse. Once the RRT was in place, communication was absolutely …show more content…
All we can do is move forward and work as a team to provide the utmost best care we can to get our patients back to their optimal level of well-being. This experience definitely began as a very frightening one but once your adrenaline kicks in you unquestionably jump into nurse mode and this was evident in everyone in that room. It also showed me that I am very empathetic because afterwards I couldn’t help but feel overwhelmed with emotions; only a few hours prior I was communicating with this patient and here we are working on them. It really puts into perspective how important it is to think critically as well as collaborate with your interprofessional teams. Some areas this experience taught me that I may need additional knowledge in would be other assessments or procedures that are carried out during a code dependent on the patient’s status. This will help me gather more knowledge for future events and help me build the confidence in myself and my skills to provide the best care I