Teaching Assistant Reflection Student School of Nursing, California State University, Sacramento. NURS 173: Theoretical Foundations in Leadership and Management. Professor Tara Sharpp. April 17, 2024. Teaching Assistant Reflection The teaching assistant assignment that was required for this course was a great learning experience and gave me the opportunity to show other nursing students my knowledge in demonstrating clinical skills. For this assignment, I contacted Dr. Jennifer Holt. She is a medical surgical instructor for second semester nursing students. I volunteered to be a teaching assistant for her on a day where students were being reintroduced to older skills before they went into the hospital setting. I was assigned to the …show more content…
Application of Readings to My Teaching There was a lot of helpful information in the required reading we had prior to this teaching assistant experience. The readings did a great job of preparing me on how to give effective and constructive feedback to students. It is essential that nursing instructors do everything they can to provide respectful and constructive feedback to their students. Being able to do so needs to be learned to be an effective instructor. According to Zsohar and Smith, when constructive feedback is provided, it shows students that you as an instructor are committed to the importance of their clinical practice (Zsohar and Smith, 2009). Feedback is necessary so that the nursing students can grow and improve on their clinical skills from their experiences (Gigante et al., 2011). During this clinical skills day, I was able to provide helpful feedback that will benefit the nursing students and their future. Conclusion: This was a great learning experience that really benefitted me and my understanding of teaching clinical skills. I had a lot of fun getting to know students and giving them tips and tricks that I learned from when I was a student, practicing the same skills. I was
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
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Luckily, I am very comfortable with patients, which made providing care very easy. I was not afraid to go into other patient’s rooms if they rang for help. I would try my best to help the patients; however, if I needed help I was not afraid to ask a fellow student or nurse on the staff. It is very important to be able to talk to patients and work as a team with fellow coworkers as it made the job easier. On the other hand, I need to go over mother and baby assessments to become more familiar with both. I was able to complete the assessments; I now need to do so in a timelier manner while ensuring I do not forget any key areas. Lastly, it is vital that I continue to go over patient teaching prior to clinical. Being comfortable with the patients made the teaching easier, though I need to become more familiar with all the material that needs to be taught.
Help improved my clinical skills and professional development, made me proactive and thus have learnt that reflection is an important tool for student nurse to improve on their practice.