My journal
My first clinical experience was at an extended care facility for my Chronic illness class. I have had my clinical today on 8th floor Frazier rehab. I was assigned to wonderful nurse Angie. She worked there 11 years. The nurse was kind, thoughtful, and wanted me to be there so she can teach me. Nurse Angie asked me to tell her a little bit about my background, and we discussed my strengths and weaknesses, and things I would like to work on. She also asked if I would be willing to perform the entire care for one of her patients, under her supervision, of course. I was nervous first, but during my clinical time I start feeling much better. So, the day begins. After we did rounds on all four of her patients, the nurse assigned me to the patient with a rhabdomyolysis/septic embolus. Also, she had a history of Hepatitis C and drug abuse. I did the head-to-toe assessment. I asked Nurse A to guide me through it because I was not yet confident enough to do this assessment on my own. She was thankfully …show more content…
Overall, the clinical experience really does make it all come together, and all of the things that you learn in theory make more sense in a clinical setting. The theory gives you the knowledge you need to prepare for those real-life situations, and Clinic helps you develop the confidence and technique. I realized that I was using the nursing process, thinking critically, and lab results were beginning to make sense. As students I need to advocate for my selves, gaining as many experiences as possible before I graduate and are on my own. Expose myself to as much as possible. This is the coolest, most exciting part was absolutely my chronic illness nursing clinical. Now I tried to go into each clinical experience with an open mind, despite any reservations I had on the branch of nursing I was
My first clinical experience was at an extended care facility for my Chronic illness class. I have had my clinical today on 8th floor Frazier rehab. I was assigned to wonderful nurse Angie. She worked there 11 years. The nurse was kind, thoughtful, and wanted me to be there so she can teach me. Nurse Angie asked me to tell her a little bit about my background, and we discussed my strengths and weaknesses, and things I would like to work on. She also asked if I would be willing to perform the entire care for one of her patients, under her supervision, of course. I was nervous first, but during my clinical time I start feeling much better. So, the day begins. After we did rounds on all four of her patients, the nurse assigned me to the patient with a rhabdomyolysis/septic embolus. Also, she had a history of Hepatitis C and drug abuse. I did the head-to-toe assessment. I asked Nurse A to guide me through it because I was not yet confident enough to do this assessment on my own. She was thankfully …show more content…
Overall, the clinical experience really does make it all come together, and all of the things that you learn in theory make more sense in a clinical setting. The theory gives you the knowledge you need to prepare for those real-life situations, and Clinic helps you develop the confidence and technique. I realized that I was using the nursing process, thinking critically, and lab results were beginning to make sense. As students I need to advocate for my selves, gaining as many experiences as possible before I graduate and are on my own. Expose myself to as much as possible. This is the coolest, most exciting part was absolutely my chronic illness nursing clinical. Now I tried to go into each clinical experience with an open mind, despite any reservations I had on the branch of nursing I was