Personal Objectives
1. I will be able to develop confidence in performing nursing/clinical tasks by receiving beneficial feedbacks from my preceptors and the staff in the pediatrics and NICU units.
- I achieved this objective by having a lot of opportunities in this clinical practicum to improve my nursing skills and learn how to handle challenging situations. I was able to shadow a mother and baby RN. I was able to take newborn vitals, feed newborns, change diapers, learn how to give newborn a bath, learn how to do newborn hearing screening, and learn how to properly care for a perineal tear. At the beginning, I was really nervous to perform some of the tasks because I felt that I might hurt the newborn since they are very tiny and fragile. …show more content…
I audited patient charts to determine whether or not the current nursing staff followed the new glucose gel protocol and whether or not the neonates’ glucose levels are corrected prior to being discharged. Then, I analyzed the data that I collected. To increase the nursing staff’s compliance with the use of the glucose gel in correcting hypoglycemia, my preceptors and I developed an online learning module on the new glucose gel protocol. In addition, there’s a pre-test for the current and new nursing staff to complete before they start the online learning module. After the completion of the online learning module, they will also complete a post-test. The pre-test and post-test evaluation is an effective tool to utilize in accessing the nursing staff knowledge before and after the completion of the online learning module. In the future, my preceptors or others can continue to audit charts to determine whether or not the online learning module increases the nursing staff’s compliance with the use of the glucose
1. I will be able to develop confidence in performing nursing/clinical tasks by receiving beneficial feedbacks from my preceptors and the staff in the pediatrics and NICU units.
- I achieved this objective by having a lot of opportunities in this clinical practicum to improve my nursing skills and learn how to handle challenging situations. I was able to shadow a mother and baby RN. I was able to take newborn vitals, feed newborns, change diapers, learn how to give newborn a bath, learn how to do newborn hearing screening, and learn how to properly care for a perineal tear. At the beginning, I was really nervous to perform some of the tasks because I felt that I might hurt the newborn since they are very tiny and fragile. …show more content…
I audited patient charts to determine whether or not the current nursing staff followed the new glucose gel protocol and whether or not the neonates’ glucose levels are corrected prior to being discharged. Then, I analyzed the data that I collected. To increase the nursing staff’s compliance with the use of the glucose gel in correcting hypoglycemia, my preceptors and I developed an online learning module on the new glucose gel protocol. In addition, there’s a pre-test for the current and new nursing staff to complete before they start the online learning module. After the completion of the online learning module, they will also complete a post-test. The pre-test and post-test evaluation is an effective tool to utilize in accessing the nursing staff knowledge before and after the completion of the online learning module. In the future, my preceptors or others can continue to audit charts to determine whether or not the online learning module increases the nursing staff’s compliance with the use of the glucose