How To Write A Reflection In Health Care

It was eight thirty in the morning of my first day of clinical at Cedar Creek Adaptacare. Trish, several healthcare aids, and I were gathered in the dining area assisting residents with breakfast. After offering to help I was told I could help with feeding. I introduced myself to one resident, gave her a few sips of water, and started feeding her small bites of oatmeal. She would cough after almost every mouthful of oatmeal or water so I asked a healthcare aid for help. The healthcare aid told me to try thickening her drinks, but it didn’t seem to make much of a difference. I had been trying to talk to her while feeding, but she seemed to be non-verbal and only groaned in response to questions I asked.
Trish was in a similar situation, struggling to feed a resident who could barely open her mouth and was speech impaired. Tricia looked to me for help at one point, but I could only shrug and direct her to a healthcare aid. We both had no idea what we were doing and were both visibly uncomfortable. While we struggled to feed one resident each, the healthcare aids administered meds, prepped food, and fed the rest of the residents. After forty minutes or so I finished feeding the resident and helped her back to her room.
Feelings
I was feeling pretty overwhelmed when I stepped into the dining area. Waking and preparing the …show more content…
It was our first day of real clinical experience, and despite a semester of preparation, I was not ready. I wanted the healthcare aids to offer to help me as I was struggling, but I understand how busy they were. If I kept bugging them about the coughing issue I would have been another addition to their workload. Trish was in the same situation as me, appeared to be feeling similarly, and just wanted to feed her resident safely. She was hesitant to ask for help from the healthcare aids too, presumably because of how busy they