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ISCU Nurses: My Practicum Experiences

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1. Describe your practicum experience thus far. (2-3 + paragraphs)
My practicum experiences thus far have been great. One of practicum experiences was that I attended an ISCU (Intensive Special Care Unit) course that was taught by my preceptor, Kim Irvin. The course provided some evidenced-based practice for the ISCU nurses on how to interact with the ISCU parents. The role of a ISCU nurse is to provide comfort and knowledge in providing supports to the parents. In addition, ISCU nurses should encourage parents to take part in caring of the newborn, such as feeding and changing diapers. After obtaining the knowledge on how to interact with the ISCU parents, the staff nurses are divided into three groups to go to three different stations to role-play. The ISCU nurses encountered different obstacles and solved them with their best ability. After the role-play, the staff nurses …show more content…

They talked about their experiences in the unit during these 6 months. They received feedback on how to better handle the obstacles that they faced in the unit. After graduating, I really hope to be able to participate in a program similar to this because it seems to very beneficial. Another practicum experience was that I had an opportunity to shadow a pediatric nurse and an ISCU nurse. While I was in the pediatric unit, I was able to take vital signs and help with discharge education. In addition, I was able to observe a patient receiving a transfusion and how the staff nurse interact with the pediatric patients. While I was in the ISCU unit, I saw a lot of neonates who were in critical conditions. It was difficult to see all the machine that they are connected to. During this experience, I was able to feed a neonate who was born at 30 weeks. I was extremely careful because he was only 3.5 pounds. Overall, I learned a lot in my practicum experiences and really thankful for all these

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