Reflection On Clinical Rotation

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For my first clinical rotation at Elderwood of Lake Placid for the spring semester, it was a good one. At Elderwood, we started the day at seven am with our morning debridement of where we’d be that day and the patient we would be advocating and aiding for. I had patients DM and PH. For the patient DM, I administered medication and because DM is one of the residents who does not need as much assistance, I spent most of the day getting to know the resident,which was a real treat because you can tell that many of the nurses and cna don’t really have enough time of the day to speak to each resident. I felt that being able to sit and talk to this patient the patient really benefited from the interaction. I also felt that I also benefited from

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