Personal Narrative: My Experience At Arlington Memorial Hospital

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On April 7th, 2017, I was assigned to Medical-surgical unit of Arlington Memorial Hospital. My goals were to follow the registered nurse and learn specific activities performed by her. My nurse had 6 patients that day so she was very busy. I had one of her patient who came to the unit with Acute Kidney Injury, fecal impaction and HIV. I looked at the patient’s lab values she had severe anemia and her BP value was on stage of hypertension. My nurse asked me to stay on the room and monitor her for fall risk. I was there having conversation with her and she suddenly started crying saying she want a go home. I tried calming her down saying you can go home after your health get better. She did not listen me and she tried to get out from bed. I was

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