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Self Reflection Essay Nursing

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S- Discuss your SUBJECTIVE feelings for this week: Thursday, I went to an event hosted by Northbay hospital which taught PSA high schoolers the basics of CPR on adults, children and infants. It was really rewarding to see kids wanting to learn how to perform CPR and asking very valid intelligent questions on how to perform CPR. Friday, I went back to my home grounds and did my clinicals at med surg. After spending a few days in med surg, I realized I really do not like med surg. I find I am not that interested in the disease processes the patients have. I would rather change baby diapers than adult ones. Engaging in conversations with med surg patients is more intellectually challenging than infants, but give me NICU any day over med surg.
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