I Spent More Time For Nurses

I had found out about this class through my high school. It was through to Mayo Clinic in Lake City. It was a two week course. My class happen to be the very first class that Mayo had held in Lake City. So it was a little disorganized. First day of class I was very nervous. I did not know what to expect in this class. When I showed up I only knew a couple of the other students. When I first met Melissa I thought she was going to be a very strict teacher. So I thought the class was not going to be very enjoyable. Every day we started our day by taking each other’s blood pressure, pulse and respirations. Counting someone’s pulse can be very tricky. She made us try with everyone because everyone is different. We would read one to two chapters a day in our text book. We would have a test for each chapter. We also had memorize vocabulary words and abbreviations. We had one big test on them at the end of the course that we had to pass in order to go on to take the test for the class. She would have us practice them every day.

It is my first time to have this kind of course where everyone can learn and experience interacting with other students of the health care team. I believe this is an important program where a student can have an in-depth understanding of the other professions. It gives them a sense of

I began volunteering at the Hospital for Special Surgery, to get an overview of what is is like to work at a hospital. Volunteering at a hospital was an eye opening experience, because I got to encounter how physicians, and medical staff communicate, and listen to their patients. These two skills are essential to understand patient needs, and therefore make the right decisions in diagnosing diseases. My role at the hospital was to provide snacks, beverages, and aid kits to patients, families, and medical staff. I have witnessed families that stayed up long nights, because they had loved ones undergo surgery. Any person that has a loved one undergo surgery becomes worried and scared, because of the uncertainty that lies ahead. However, the imperative skills that I have learned and exceeded on was my communication skills. Communicating with these families, and patients was exceedingly important, because you have to place yourself in their shoes to understand the situation they are in. I met young patients, as young as 5 years old, that were in the hospital for days recovering from surgery, or undergoing

Throughout this program, each class has really broadened by skills and knowledge to prepare me for practice as a family nurse practitioner delivering excellent evidence-based medicine. The first class where we learned about the role of the advance practice nurse really set the tone for what to expect as a provider and what each role entails. Moving on to the theory class, it was discovered how much nursing theory really plays a part in caring for patients. My knowledge was increased on the different theories and how one can relate them to patient situations by participating in discussion questions and preparing papers. Also, it was known that theory is what guides research to better patient care. Pathophysiology was really the building block for the makeup of the human body. One has to be proficient in knowing how different systems in the body function and how they can be affected by other processes. By reading the provided textbooks, writing papers, and participating in discussion with other classmates, my knowledge of pathophysiology was taken to a new level. The 2 advanced nursing classes really reinforced common problems that can affect different parts of the human body and how care should be managed for these conditions. There was an abundance of learning during these 2 classes that really helped prepare us for clinical rotations and

Junior year is the year I learned more about myself than I had my entire life. At the beginning of the school year, my color guard team found out that our coach resigned. I was never the girl to lead others; I was a follower. We only had three girls and the senior on our team was not authoritative, so I took the initiative to help the team. I convinced one of our new members to get some of her friends involved and made one hour practices twice a week to teach the girls. It came time for our school pep rally before the Homecoming football game and our time to perform alongside band. The girls looked clueless and flags were flailing around as I felt a sense of humiliation, frustration and shame not just in myself, but for the whole band that we represented.

First, I would like to introduce myself. I grew up in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. I am a single mother of an autistic seven years old boy and managing two jobs to meet basic needs. Although I grew up in one of the poorest nation in the world, that has not stopped me to dream big. My primary goal immigrating in the United States is to get a world-class education. I would not state I have achieved all my goals yet, but I am closer than ever.

As for communication, I feel like I just need to be more confident when speaking to clients or family. Also, using therapeutic communication by avoiding sympathy and giving approval to my client. I just feel bad when people are telling me they are hurting, so I just tend to be sympathetic and try to help them. I also tend to say "that is good" or something of the sort to give them approval of good behavior, but I should not according to therapeutic communication table (Videbeck, 2016). However, as a nurse, it is one's job to continually learn and better himself or herself. If I were able to go back to clinical or in the future, I would I think I would try to take my time while talking to people. I would also try to be more comfortable while in patient's rooms, whether that means just needing more patient care hours or practicing my skills more. On the whole, I always am and will try to improve my nursing skills in every of the EOP

So far this year we have learned how to be patient, work together, and to converse

Junior year was one of the best years of high school, but also one of the most

Having volunteering opportunities, participating in student organized activities, as well as having medical recognition/knowledge are one of the many reasons why the health academy is my favorite class, but my main reason is the leadership skills and communication skills that I have acquired and the opportunities I’ve had is what makes it my favorite class. Leadership skills as well as communication skills can help lead to better opportunities. These two skills have allowed me to acquire opportunities that I never thought I would have. Due to having leadership skill and communication skill I was able to participate in the Emerging Health Professional Showcase that is held every year for all sophomores in the valley seeking to be in the medical field. In order to be a part of this group, we had to write why we wanted to be one of the leaders and why we deserved to be chosen. That’s when the communication skills we had learned in the health academy came in handy. We we’re giving the opportunity to speak and have one on one time with health professionals. I personally feel that if it wasn’t for the health academy and the skills I have gained I would not have been able to be apart of the event. Through participating in these event I was able to improve my responsibilities skills. Another reason why the health academy is my favorite subject is because of the volunteer opportunities. I had the ability to volunteer in many things such as walks organized by the community, the summer program at the Palm Desert Public Library, and events held at my school. As a result of this, I was able to improve my communication skills since I talked to many people. As I was doing so, I was

Freshman, sophomore, and junior year of high school could never compare to senior year, though these were the years that molded me! I learned about boys. I experienced my first heartbreak. I got great advice from instructors I will never forget. And those years taught me how to forgive, but never

My clinical experience for this semester was an opportunity to follow the house supervisor at Trios Healthcare in Kennewick, WA. The courses at Washington State University (WSU) consisting of leadership and management have taught me the value of collaboration as well as communication. With the opportunity to follow the house supervisor I was able to apply this knowledge to my clinical experience. This was especially good because one of my learning objectives was to participate in the management of admissions and transferring patients in the

As a senior dental hygiene student, we had the opportunity to be a peer facilitator to the first year dental hygiene students where we had to demonstrate, assist, and evaluate dental hygiene theory and then put it into practice. I really enjoyed it because I had the possibility to do what my seniors once did with me. Helping the freshman, giving tips, and showing alternatives on how to overcome their individual clinical complexities was a satisfying experience. It reminded me that just one year ago I was experiencing the same problems or difficulties, so I paid close attention to all of their questions and concerns. I feel I did not encounter any difficulties or weaknesses while I was mentoring the freshman. Telling them that I had the same

During todays clinical I feel I was able to reach the goals I set for myself. At the beginning of the day before our interactions with patients, our group talked with the tech Joel and was able to get an understanding of what the staff do and what safety measures they implement. We were also able to listen to the shift report, which I found to be very helpful for us. The report gave us an early understanding of what had happened on the prior shift as well as a little insight as to which patient may need more monitoring or personal interactions. During the day I was able to observe the interactions between patients and techs, nurses, and group leaders throughout the day. I feel my communication skills started off slow when interacting with the

“Good morning,” Ruth said entering the room at the Mountaineer Nursing Home to see her ninety-year old grandfather before going to work as she often did.