As clinical at Mayo has finally concluded, I reflect on the nurse that I was at the beginning of the year, to the middle of the year, and now the nurse that I am at the end of the year. An immense amount of growth has taken place, even from the middle of the year until now. I have learned many new skills, as well as refined skills that I had more confidence in. The second half of the semester I learned to become more autonomous; especially toward the end of the semester. I learned different communication strategies from the nurses that I shadowed and started to implement them into my own practice and I saw significant improvement. As I noticed the improvement, I started to become more confident in my assessments, interventions, at communication skills. For example, I always was a little uncomfortable asking my patient to turn over, so I could observe their backside, however I had one nurse who I was following one day, and she gave me some confidence in asking my patients. …show more content…
Another way I am progressing with course objectives is my communication. Not only between my patient, but between my nurses and the other members of the care team. I am starting to become more included with patient report as well as when the physicians round. One of my main goals for this semester was to improve on my communication skills and with the help of my nurses, preceptors, and others on the floor to give me tips and tricks, I am starting to flourish in that category as well. As far as my overall development as a competent nurse, being able to develop my communication skills as well as being sterner with my patients will allow me to collaborate with my colleagues, as well as my patients to better be able to provide patient centered care at the highest level I am