Student Nurse Situation Analysis

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After reviewing the situation and analyzing, this situation will and has affected my practice as a student nurse integrating into my professional self. Considering my analysis of the key issue, I have realized stress management and a lack of clinical knowledge, affecting judgment and clinical decision-making. My assumptions in the beginning of this situation when I first experience the patient in distress were to immediately call rapid response because they had called earlier on the day. With the knowledge I have gained, it’s important to stay calm in situations to be able to think clearly, analyze the situation appropriately to focus on the patient’s needs. I learned that stress is caused by how an individual perceives it. I perceived this situation as stressful because of my lack of experience and self-efficacy. My preceptor responded to the situation in a calm manner because she was mentally prepared and had a plan of actions if he became symptomatic. I learned that if I better prepare myself in review possible situations that occur and have interventions ready, it would decrease the stress and shock. Through experience, I have gained more confidence since my second …show more content…

I really saw how standing there being scared of the patient dying did nothing for my professional growth and impacted the patients safety. It also wasted time, mean while I could have been doing other tasks such as reviewing the medical directives to see if there were further instructions indicated. In the future, I will remind myself of this situation and remember letting emotions get in the way clouds clinical decision making and judgment. Overall, reflecting on this event is an aid to learning how to be a self-directed learning when integrating into my professional self-working in the healthcare system in

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