Last week was my first clinical day. I felt like OB rotation was more interesting than the pediatric rotation. I did not like the way the nurses treated us. They did not want us to be with them. I felt ashamed when the nurse said, “I do not want to work with students” I am busy or too much pressure.” The purpose of going to West Boca hospital is to learn new skills and practice what I learn in class. I hope the nurses will treat us as students and willing to help throughout the clinical rotation at West Boca Hospital.
I was then introduced to a patient who was in isolation. Her legs were immovable and were crossed in a very uncomfortable position. I wish I could’ve done something so that her legs could be in a more comfortable position, but all I could do was observe and get her a cup of ice cold water to drink. During this clinical observation, I didn’t get to see much but overall, it was a good experience. It made me realize what it was like to be in a hospital setting and what it meant to be a nurse. Seeing how the patients were still able to smile through all the pain they went through, it made me want to become a nurse even more because I would also like to make my patients happy. If I could do one thing differently during this clinical observation, I wish I didn’t ask my senior nurse about what externships she took and instead, I wished I asked her more questions about the patients in order to gain more information about
Some of the patients had children, which really broke my heart because I have kids and I couldn’t imagine being away from them for any period of time. In relation to the lecture content covered in this week’s lectures, I felt they related to clinical when describing the layout and description of the milieu. For example, I was able to see how the doors were securely locked, and the nursing station was behind an encasement called a bubble. In addition, we discussed the different type of therapies that were conducted on the floor.
I challenge you to take a trip back in time to your very first job orientation. Do you remember what the orientation process was like? In this short story titled "Orientation" written by Daniel Orozco, he tells the story of someone who is attending their orientation for an office job. This story is told by the narrator who is also the person conducting the orientation. The person on the receiving end is not specified, so that leads me to assume that the narrator intended for the audience reading this story to feel as though they are apart of this story and as though the narrator is actually talking to them specifically. Personally, when reading this story, I imagined that I was the one who was taking a tour of the office because the author
I enjoyed interacting with the patients, and my nurse. Karie, was amazing. She explained to me everything she did. The routine for each patient was very similar, and this repetition helped me anticipate what Karie needed and helped me feel fairly confident in assisting her with the new patients and their needs. On the other hand, I was extremely disappointed that I was not given the opportunity to administer an intravenous (IV) line. Karie was willing to allow me the opportunity after I watched her place an IV in three different patients, but her fourth patient was transported from a different hospital with peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) line in place. It was beginning to get late in the day and the patients coming in was slowing down, so Karie told the nurses at the nursing station that I needed to practice IV’s, but no one had any to give. Although I was disappoint that the opportunity to insert an IV into a patient did not arise, I did gain much knowledge regarding the ODS unit. I am now familiar with the physical layout of the unit and what takes place with patients that go there. I know the role of the nurse. I was also given an opportunity to practice nursing diagnoses on a
...en who are there each week are incredibly inspirational, and they never seem to be discouraged, even though some of the patients have been there for five to six weeks in a row. I look forward to seeing their smiling faces each time I visit, yet I cannot help but hope they will not be there but will be at home the next time I visit. The children and youth I have met at Children’s Hospital have become dear friends, and they have taught me that leadership involves making the most of the talents we each have been given, and seeking excellece, not perfection.
It helped a lot because everyone at the hospital would talk to me and tell me random information that will benefit me in the future. It was very interesting to see how the nurses came together in emergency situations and helped each other. They also helped each other in different ways whether it was to watch over their patient or to go fetch a medication for one of their patients. I was very shocked on how much they have to document and how much time they spend on the computers. This shadowing experience introduced me to the field of nursing. Even though I wasn’t there for long, I still learned so much information. During this experience, I witnessed how nurses have to remain calm during their job. I also got to see what their duties and responsibilities were throughout the day. Shadowing a nurse made me really excited to go to college and pursue my dream. I can’t wait till I can go to college to start my education in
In this experience, the nurses and doctors had a close relationship with each patient even though it was only for a short period of time. It was wonderful to see that all of the health care members of this team addressed the concerns of their patients making sure they were value and cared for. I enjoyed witnessing that at RCH in the pre-op area nurses will reach out to the patients by showing them that they are not just work, but people who matter to them and are not a simple schedule procedure they need to evaluate.
It was a very slow environment and because of this I was a bit bored most of the day. The nurse spent most of the morning catching up on documenting incidences that happened the day before. Most of the activity that we saw when I was there happened right after lunch and everybody came in from the playground. The most enjoyable times for me was when we went to the special needs center to check on one of the kids with diabetes. The teachers in that classroom are amazing for being able to know how to teach and handle kids with learning disabilities. I learned that the school nurse is a lot slower environment and has its advantages if you are a parent. It is very important though, a lot of the kids that came into the office where just seeking attention and approval. A school nurse needs to be able to pick up when something is wrong with one of the students. My biggest weakness during the clinical experience was being able to communicate well with the kids. Since communication varies with the different age groups and there are so many different ages in the middle school, I had difficulty transitioning from talking to the older kids to the younger kids and vice versa. Since each of the kids grow at different rates it was also hard sometimes to tell which kids were the older ones. Since the older ones are on the brink of being teenagers and don’t like being treated like they were
Some things I need to work on are making sure I prioritize what should be done, and making sure I delegate any task that can be delegated, if I feel overwhelmed. As graduation comes near, I feel like I have learned so much more from being on this unit alone. I feel like I could take care of a couple of patients by myself, I improved on my medications, educating the patient, and providing adequate care for each and every patient. While on the unit, I got the chance to ask a variety of nurses different questions about their transition from new graduate to register nurse. I asked them why they choose this floor to work on , and a majority of them said because they precept on this floor and feel in love with neuro and the staff here. I also asked, how was your experiencing transferring from school to your first RN job, one nurse said that she only had the opportunity to orient for about three months before they put me on the floor because of a shortage of nurses. She did say that it was an excellent experience and she had a chance to learn so much. In addition, I asked them about the challenges they faced and how they overcame these challenges, they replied by saying that some of
This week for clinical I got to preform my first dressing change on the surgical floor, as well as felt like there was a lot of issues going on between the nurses and students. I felt ignored and disregard by my co-assign and missed out on some great opportunities to practice my skills.
This week’s clinical experience has been unlike any other. I went onto the unit knowing that I needed to be more independent and found myself to be both scared and intimidated. However, having the patients I did made my first mother baby clinical an exciting experience. I was able to create connections between what I saw on the unit and the theory we learned in lectures. In addition, I was able to see tricks other nurses on the unit have when providing care, and where others went wrong. Being aware of this enabled me to see the areas of mother baby nursing I understood and areas I need to further research to become a better nurse.
My clinical rotation in the acute care hospital has definitely been a great learning experience, it was a big transition for me having been working in a long-term care facilities for six years. There were three positive aspects about my performance that I will take away from this learning experience.
I was both excited and scared on my first day. I was curious about everything that I could see, smell and hear. I was excited because everything was new to me. The office was very quiet, all the physicians were concentrate on their work. Everything in the office was organized very well. The equipments were gleaming as they attracted me to touch. The smell of the ink was still dimly in the air. I got a little scared when I stepped into the hallway. It was really crowded, people seem very busy no matter if they were patients or physicians. People were everywhere. It was really easy to pump into someone. Rapid footsteps made flap sounds on the marble floor. The smell of the hospital special antiseptic solutions was very pungent. The call bells in the wards were very sharp, and they were coupled with the red lights in front of the wards and white walls. I had never felt more nervous before. I felt dazed because I had no idea what I could do, but this was piqued my fighting will more. Overall, I like this place. The department where I worked in was called the comprehensive internal medicine ward, and it also included a rheumatology clinic. Though I had volunteered in hospital for a very long time in school, I’ve never got a chance to get in the real business as a volunteer. So I was eager to learn everything. My instructor was a really person. He was near my father’s age, so he took care of me like his daughter....
Since this was my first time visiting a hospital for educational purposes, I felt it was worth my time going inside a hospital and observe real events that are actually happening. I would need to admit before arriving to the Greater El Monte Community Hospital emergency room, I was unsure of whether I should have chosen a convalescent home or a local health club but a hospital has a group of doctors and nurses working together to treat patients and save lives. It is no doubt that the jobs of doctors and nurses aren’t easy but they are trained to use a lot of their efforts and resources to get the patients conditions back in control. I believe visiting the Greater El Monte Community Hospital would provide me with the information I needed to acquire for my research
My Experience Because nursing school is incredibly demanding and difficult, I did not expect anything less shadowing a nurse for the first time in a medical surgical unit. Before walking into the hospital, I felt terrified of all the things that could come my way on my first day. Nevertheless, my nerves suddenly disappeared when my clogs guided me into the hospital. I instantly felt a connection to Swedish American Hospital. Not only did I have a connection with the hospital itself, but also I gained a connection with everyone around me.