Kolb Four Step Process

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Hays Medical Center Acute Evening Clinical Kolb Four-Step Process Concrete On Wednesday, April 18th, I attended my Acute Care evening clinical at Hays Medical Center. At the beginning of the clinical, Professor Keil assigned us to a nurse and patients. I followed a nurse with 5 patients. We then went down to the floor to wait for report. My nurse, Brittany, and I received report on all five patients from the day shift nurses. After receiving report, we went through patient’s medications and wrote down the medications that we would be passing that evening and at what time. After receiving report and writing down medications, we began. The nurse kind of explained how she liked to prioritize things and how she made it all flow together. Two …show more content…

My nurse was on the Code Blue and Trauma team for night shift and after we saw our first patient, there was a Code Blue called. My nurse and I sprinted down the hall to ICU. When we got there, my nurse wanted me to perform compressions, so I was waiting for my turn, but then they found a pulse. Although it is not a great experience for the patient, it was a great learning opportunity for me as a nursing student. I learned a lot just by watching and experiencing what a Code Blue actually looks like. It was truly an awesome experience and I am glad I got to be a part of …show more content…

It is much more of a quiet environment and involves a lot of teamwork. I thoroughly enjoyed this clinical and got to see many different things. I enjoyed getting to learn time management skills and how to prioritize care for each patient. I think that I would enjoy working the evening shift on the Acute Care floor at Hays Medical Center. Conceptualization Reflecting upon this clinical, I enjoyed every part of it. It was such a great experience that allowed me to practice my skills and practice my time management skills while caring for multiple patients. Also, getting the unexpected opportunity of being a part of a Code Blue was an experience that I will never forget. The teamwork that the night shift nurses have is very important and awesome to see. Experimentation Before this clinical, I was nervous as usual, but especially because I was not for sure what to expect. I was nervous to be taking care of multiple patients, but it turned out just fine and I learned a lot. This evening clinical was a great view into the future of what it is like to be a nurse and have multiple patients to see and care for, which I think it great for us students to experience. Like I said before, I think that I would really enjoy working at Hays Medical Center on night

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