Rebecca Nurse

new infusion set every three days, compensated by a new train or car toy each time. Going to the nurse to have her push buttons on the device that made funny beeping sounds. At ages three and four, I never comprehended that I was different. Growing older, I slowly began to grasp the concept of always being “the other.” By first and second grade, I understood that I was the only one going to the nurse three times a day, sometimes four. I was the only kid who had weird tubes sticking out of his…

education, and many more. Nurses are committed to provide quality, efficient care in the home setting for patients who are unable to safely transfer for care. The glue that holds the unit…

help. My parents were both born in India and they had very hard lives, but because of their hard work they were able to bring to the US. They have encouraged and influenced me to pursue a career in the healthcare field. My mother is a registered nurse and she always talked about how rewarding her career is because of the many people lives she makes better. My dad always encouraged me to challenge myself and his life motivates me to work harder. He didn’t have the great opportunities and…

When answering the question about how important listening communication is in the nursing area, Ann noted that she has to remain an active listener at all times. Making sure that she has a good understanding on what patients and other health care workers are saying to her. On a patient basis, Ann has to always make sure that she lets her patient say and express what they are feeling during chemotherapy. In order for these patients to know she is listening, she uses repetition to always…

There is evidence beyond any doubt that simulation is now taking its place as one of the important pillars of surgical training, primarily in the field of laparoscopic surgery and endoscopy through the use of VR models. The amount of work and research to be done cannot be underestimated to reach a consensus on the optimal method to integrate simulation models into the existing curricula while making every possible effort to avoid the potential negative effects of unverified methods of…

Today, March 31, 2017, continued my second week in my rotation at Norton Women’s and Children’s Hospital. I became more familiar with the role of a child life specialist at Norton Women’s and Children’s Hospital, as well as observed and participated in patient interactions with great debriefing with Kristi. The child life service that I wish to highlight from today is urodynamics. I learned that urodynamic studies examine how well the bladder, urethra, and sphincters are able to store and…

Surgery Center because I want to be an OR nurse. I started out in PACU and learned a lot about what they look for in patients who have just come out of surgery. The PACU nurse monitor their patient for an average of 30 minutes. During this time they take vital signs every 5 minutes, monitor the patient’s level of consciousness, their color, and any other adverse effect. Before the patient can leave PACU they must receive a score of at least 8 out of 10. As the nurse is monitoring the patient he…

Literature Review This literature review will describe research on intergenerational education programs including arts-based intergenerational programs for recreation and leisure studies students in Canada. In addition, gaps in the literature will be identified. Intergenerational educational programs. There have been a number of studies about intergenerational educational programs. For instance, Faria et al (2010) completed a qualitative study of an intergenerational service-learning course and…

I agree with your suggestion to implement a care team, with each patient assigned a lab tech, nurse, and anesthesiologist as I had the same thought. One of the issues with PATA’s current state is that they take patient based on their arrival time, not their appointment time, and then people take breaks if they aren’t busy, so it could potentially…

field have increased over time and have placed further demands on the nursing staff to spend quality time with their patients. Therefore, nurses need to implement a plan where they are able to meet the demands of patient care while still arranging the time to provide a humanistic factor of caring within their practice. Nursing is a very noble profession and most nurses provide their heart and soul to exercise a professional level of care, while still giving them a level of support, love, and…