The job required more talking and interactions with others. Discharge patients by pushing them thourgh the door in a wheelchair. Delievering and returning unneeded supplies. Newspaper pass out gave me a oppurtinity to interact with the patients. One lady told me her story and I was suprised on what she had been thorugh.
Whereas the night shift only has about ten people to check up on. Mr. Newson has done both day and night shift. Day and night shift are enjoyable for Mr. Newson who is a full-time employee. His daily responsibilities are to make sure that his residents are comfortable, that includes bathing, feeding, and helping them get dressed for the day, or getting ready for bed. He also takes his residents vital signs which are the Sb02 (oxygen) levels, to ensure they are getting enough air to breathe.
On March 24th, 2017, I was assigned to Medical-surgical unit of Arlington Memorial Hospital. My patient was 56-year-old woman, came to the hospital complain of abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, fever, and bloody diarrhea. She was admitted in the hospital two days ago. I had medication check off that day so I was responsible to give her medication.
Helping patients move around, including transferring patients from beds to wheelchairs, and helping with ambulation. Assisting licensed nurses and other healthcare professionals with tasks such as administering medication and documenting patient information. Communicating with patients and their families to provide information and support.
One of my duties is also to support my client with their hospital appointments by doing so I have been able to experience first-hand the exceptional work that nurses do and the dedication they show within the role. The ability to sympathize with the patient and address any further medication that the family or careers will have to administrate at home. I gave birth to my first child in July I received so much support from the staff in the hospital I learn so many things from them.
On my second day of clinical rotation, I was assigned to postpartum floor. I followed my Nurse everywhere she went as well as observed what she was doing. Every patient she was taking care of, she let me do the assessment on the newborn and on the mother. She would show me how to check the fundus, the peripad for locia, and to check on any sign of bleeding.
The idea I can’t stop thinking about is universal health coverage, or more realistically, a system of nationally funded public healthcare. From the time I was little, healthcare and medicine has been a part of my life. I chased my older sister around our house with bandaids, and I played school nurse with my mom in the care while we waited for my sister to finish school. Healthcare has shaped the way I think about people and the world. I have followed our system of healthcare since I was old enough to understand politics.
Fridays at New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell were a mixed bag for patient escorts like myself. Walking through the halls of the hospital could reflect a quiet, almost monastic sanctuary, or it could be one of perpetual hustle in which I disappear amongst the many faces, their immediate needs, and their looming battles with disease. One of my challenges is the toll that the emotional investment in the people I help has on me. I try to keep myself as default as possible on the outside, while inside, the pressure of the moment attempts to rip me apart like fault lines in an earthquake. I recall one Friday that started off as the former.
experience was challenging especially on Wednesday because I was made to look like a lazy person which I am not. But I had a great time on Thursday because of my awesome clinical instructor who gave me words of encouragement and checked on me frequently. Not forgetting my exceptionally good preceptor, she taught me a lot and allowed me to do all the patient care as she observed. The day ended up great with exception of having to break the news to the family of my patient that, she the patient need to be placed on hospice. It was an emotional time for both us (the care team) and the family because, the family was not ready to make the decision.
During a clinical shift, I would be responsible for providing care to patients with malignant hematological diseases, completing pertinent assessments and teaching skills, such as how to care for the mouth when experiencing mucositis and how to avoid infections. Self-reflection on Professional Practice All nurses registered in the general and extended classes are required to complete their self-Assessment every year. Self-Assessment is a self-directed, two-part process that results in a learning plan (CNO self assessment 2018). Through the process of self-assessment, you identify your areas of strength and learning needs (CNO
I really didn 't understand why the people in my life started to treat me way better now that they knew i had cancer. If only they had cared about me like this when i wasnt sick. I woke up this morning feeling perfectly fine, i mean after all i had been going to chemotherapy for the past 4 months, but I felt fine, even though i wasnt. " How do you feel? Do you need any of your medicines?"
My passion for healthcare lies with patient care. I enjoy taking care of patients and their family. I have chosen to become a family nurse practitioner because I can combine nursing and medicine to provide a higher level of care to my patients. As a nurse practitioner will be able to make an impact on my patient’s health through, health promotion, disease prevention, managing acute and chronic conditions and improving patient’s health (Wynne,
My interest in critical care began when I was 10 years old when my father was admitted to the intensive care unit at Highland Hospital after undergoing a triple coronary bypass surgery. At that time I did not know the extent of my father’s condition. My family and I did not know what was going on. At times, my family and I were afraid because we did not know if my father would survive. My father was vulnerable, but my family was vulnerable as well.
Introduction I’ve been waiting since I’ve declared to be a nursing major to attend my very first clinical and finally last Saturday on October 17th I attended my first clinical at the Ludlowe Center for Health & Rehabilitation. It felt just like the first day of school! I woke up at 6 am and I felt anxious, sacred, and nervous, but also beyond excited to see what’s ahead of me for the morning. The clinical lasted from 7 am to 1pm, which at first seemed like a really long time but the excitement carried me away and it felt a lot shorter. The early morning was filled with activities that resembled what I have learned in my foundations class.
As part of my clinical practicum, I attended few classroom lecture sessions by my preceptor as well as by guest lecturers. I attended few lab sessions in the fundamentals lab with semester-l students. I spend the first day with my preceptor observing her taking class on bedside assessment tool in the fundamentals lab. It was a very lively session with a great group interaction. The demonstration was done on the manikin.
