Improvement In Simulation: My Future Nursing Career

The experience that I had in simulation was great. I expected it to be very different opposite of what I thought. I was nervous and anxious when simulation day was coming up. The scenarios that were performed taught me a lot of things and prepared me in the future nursing career. What I thought I did well is being clients advocate. In the scenario with Henry he had COPD and was having shortness of breath during the simulation. I stood there by him while my colleagues were preparing medications for him. I have learned that we as nurses cannot leave our client unattended especially when client is having SOB and is in distress. It is very important to put your client’s priorities first.
1. What did you identify as areas for improvement in the

simulation today?
The areas of improvement that I can identify is time management. When everything happens so fast it is very important to act fast. Going back to Henry when he was having shortness of breath it is very important to implement cares right away and have his inhalers right there ready for him if elevating head of bed does not work. Communication is another key especially when family members are present such as in Timmy’s case to educate mother on importance of not smoking in from of him due to exposure of second hand smoke.
2. Based on your simulation experience what and how you will implement what you learned in to your future practice?
Having to go through this simulation experience will help me prepare for anything can happen when you care for that individual. As for Pam, she had passed away having this simulation experience gave me an opening on how to handle situation better especially with the family. In my future practice, the experience that I went through this simulation with Pam will help me to a better communicator with client and family members because nurses are not only dealing with their clients but whoever is involved in their car.