This clinical exemplar describes an experience I had with a patient during my preceptorship. I wrote about a patient I had and how my experience with that patient impacted me. I learned a lot during all of my clinical experiences, but this patient always comes to mind when I think about the importance of communication, delegation, and self-care. Reflecting on my experiences will help me to become a better quality nurse because I can further develop my emotional and physical…
Throughout this semester, I have done many ATI quizzes and exams to improve my knowledge and performance. I did very well at combating procrastination for most of the semester and tried to improve my ATI performance. By avoiding procrastination and practicing time management skills, I had more time to focus on the ATI assessments. I tried to read through the questions slowly and answer with confidence, but as the semester went on, I found myself rushing through them. This was…
Upon graduation of nursing school, I plan to obtain my nursing license in the state of Massachusetts, as that is where I am from and where I will be living. Massachusetts is not a compact state, therefore if I wish to practice nursing in another state, I must apply to their Board of Nursing separately. Massachusetts has a web-based application system, and they require an official transcript from the registrar’s office in order to be considered. The nursing program from…
If I was assigned this birthing couple, I would be very excited to participate in their journey. Ari’s journey of transitioning and then becoming pregnant was definitely a difficult road and being a part of making the labor comfortable would be amazing. Most transgender individuals experience some form of discrimination, especially in healthcare, and I think that we are the generation of nurses that can make the shift and remove the discrimination that this community experiences. I think it is…
The nurses in this movie exemplified how to conduct themselves as compassionate healthcare professionals. They talked about how they acre for patients outside of medical needs, such as their coping and support. This is something I need to develop in myself, by working on looking at the patient and their family in a holistic manner. It is easy to become tunneled into all of the nursing tasks and medical care, and emotional care is just as important. This also promotes…
During this simulation, the nurse that was giving report said several distressing statements that made me uncomfortable. One was that she made no effort to learn how to pronounce the patient’s name and made a disgusted face while reading it. She also said, “who knows where he is from!”. She then stated that he was in a skateboard accident and is “one of those, if you know what I mean”, and further assumed that he goes to a local skate…
As graduation, licensure, and my first nursing job rapidly approaches, feelings of excitement and anxiety come as well. I am most excited to begin a long, successful career in nursing and feel fulfilled in my work. Being a nurse has always been a dream for me, so to finally bring that dream into fruition is amazing. However, it is easy to get overwhelmed and anxious about all of the changes coming. Transitioning from a student to a career can be…
Disseminating our findings on proper oral care habits for patients, especially those with tracheostomies, was very educational and informative. While there weren’t any responses to our presentation at the time of writing this, I feel that this education has adjusted the way some nurses perform oral care on patients. Our findings suggested that many nurses do not do full oral care on patients, so presenting the technique and steps of doing so may have influenced the oral care habits of…
