Assignment 1: Clinical Case Study

5. What would you do differently if you had it to do over? (Consider this as you plan for tomorrow). Even on the best of clinical days, I believe individuals can always improve at least one aspect of his or her care. For me, the one thing I would do different would be gaining a trusting and reliable relationship with the patients. The clinical group continues to discuss that some of the residents refuse care from student nurses, only desiring his or her CNA or nurse. Along with patient care, a bystander resident stated that I took to long when administering medications for my assigned resident, claiming that she trusts the nurse more than a student. While I understand that comfort comes to an individual when he or she knows that the provider …show more content…
Throughout the clinical day, I found myself critically thinking about numerous situations. A situation that involved critical thinking, although it did not comprise of skills or competencies, focused on therapeutic communication and relationships. The situation involved a resident who speaks very softly and disorganized, causing most staff and resident to ignore his voice. I had witnessed this resident that past two clinical days, but never really took the time to speak to him. Today, a nurse asked my partner and I to take this resident into the dining hall for lunch, assisting him to the correct spot and preparing his food. After assisting the resident to his seating, the nurse informed me that he would attempt to escape the dining room, if a staff member does not sit with him. Although I knew other tasks needed to be done, I thought about how I could personally assist this resident, as I wanted to provide the best patient outcome. As I sat with the resident, he began to eat his ice cream and brownie, but did not desire any of his actual meal. He continually undid his brakes on his