Personal Narrative: Hands Down The Best Nurse

During World War II American soldiers who were caught by the Japanese were sent to camps where they were kept under harsh conditions. These men were called the prisoners of war, also known as the POWs. The Japanese who were captured by the American lived a simple life. They were the Japanese internees of World War II. The POWs had more of a harsh time during World War II than the internees. While the internees did physically stay in the camps longer, the POWs had it worse mentally.

I am starting the Family Nurse Practitioner program this fall in order to further advance my career as a nurse while pursuing my passion. I have been a medical-surgical and intermediate care nurse for the past four years. Along my journey as a nurse I have experienced many different roles from floor nurse, preceptor, to supervisor. My favorite role I had as a nurse was on the glycemic unit which I had the privilege to help get up and running.

My nurse preceptor today was Patricia. Patricia was an amazing preceptor with an immense amount of knowledge. I enjoyed Patricia’s passion for knowledge. She just finished her DNP. She spoke to me about how she also held two bachelors degrees and a masters in nursing. She was very caring of her patient and showed compassion to not only the patient but the family as well. I don’t think I would have done anything differently because she was a great patient advocate, caring healthcare professional, and great at time management. I was fortunate to have worked with her today in the CICU. We had a 1:1 assignment, a 67 year old male who had a STEMI. Ultimately, he ended up needing an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) to assist his heart. This was placed 8/31.

Today I shadowed a registered nurse. I saw a variety of appointments. The first pt was in for a well child check up. The nurse recorded her vital signs and asked several safety concern questions about her lifestyle and home life. The pt also received a portion of the HPV vaccine. The HPV vaccine can cause fainting spells or an allergic reaction, so the pt had to wait 15 minutes after receiving the vaccine for observance purposes(S). Between each pt, the rooms were cleaned and a new sheet of paper was stretched out over the bed(IC). The next pt was a 6-week-old baby who had been hospitalized for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). RSV(D) is a common and very contagious virus that affects the respiratory tract. RSV in babies can lead to serious problems like breathing rapidly and cause the lips and fingernails to become cyanotic(MT1). The last pt has a history of repeated ear infections. The doctor suggested a

After several grueling years of nursing school, most new nurses are eager to enter the work force. Before they are fully entrusted with the lives of others, they must first spend time precepting with a more seasoned nurse. This precepting allows the new graduate to gain some experience and possible insight while being guided throughout the process. Unfortunately, not all graduates have a positive experience with their preceptors. Some preceptors can be intimidating and overbearing. Others may be too carefree and fail to properly prepare their students for the potential consequences of their actions. In the next several paragraphs I will explore research on the benefits of working closely with a preceptor in the nursing field, what qualities and characteristics are present in a successful preceptor, and how we can improve on the precepting process.

I stare fascinated as the doctor deftly slices through the patient’s flesh. Hands operate swiftly on the supine body; not a trace of doubt could be found in the movements.

This week has started with a bang! I learned last Friday that my preceptor does not want to finish precepting me because she felt I was not competent enough. I do not know why she would choose to abandon a student rather than choose to attempt to teach them. I do not expect to be fully competent at being a nurse practitioner or completing a comprehensive assessment at this point. We have not even completed going through all of the body systems. Perhaps the problem was that most of her clients were children between the ages of 2 months to 15 years and this is the last section that we study in this course, so I was not able to answer all of her questions that she would constantly blurt out, such as what is the blood pressure range for a 3-year-old

In 2014, I was a freshman at Hope high school, I was cool with most people. I loved to learn new things such as math and history,but I had different opinions about how I felt about everyone. I disliked my classmates just the thought of talking and making new friends made me not like school, I grew up with it as school goes by. I finally made new friends and also I was an A’s and B’s student. Most importantly I came to school almost everyday and came on time.Coming to class and learn has been one of my favorite thing to do.

On November 12th 2016 around 21:00, at the nurse station, I was approached by my Charge nurse Rosario Laino, as known as Rosa. She told me: “What are you doing? I check the medications you need to pass and I will help you because there will be no overtime!” I explains that I started to pass the medications for room 4119 and was on my way to changing the tubes of room 4101 which needed new TPN and Lipids infusions. After 15 minutes attending to the patient needs in room 4101, Rosa came and yield: “What are you still doing in the room, you need to finish to pass your medications and your TPN in room 19 is completed! Huh!” I replied that I will go right away.

As a new grad nurse it’s very comforting to know you would be my preceptor and that a longer orientation period is possible if I may need more time. According to Price (2014), there is recognition that newly qualified nurses find it difficult to make the transition to registered nurse practice and I would rely on my preceptor for proper guidance. Its good to know that you provide continues feed back, as a preceptorship program need to have structure (Price 2014). I am looking forward to developing my hand on skills and would like you to have skills review with me. According to Price (2014), when invited to discuss a skill of concern, it is vital the preceptor does not dismiss it. Skills may develop or deteriorate over time, so attention to

The preceptor experience went very well. We started off the day looking at the preceptors To Do List. She explained that everyday she keeps a tasks list going on for when to complete things to make sure they are done by the appropriate deadline. My preceptor then introduced me to a few colleagues, who included the primary pharmacist, and another community nurse who ended up going and doing home visits today. My nurse was staying in the office to catch up on all the paper work and to make follow up calls with the patients and their primary care providers. Her main priority was to make sure that the clients were keeping up with health care by filling their prescriptions on time, going to doctor appointments or health meetings, and/or just making

It was the morning of August29,2005,as we sit in the fourth floor of the hospital room my mother is in, all of a sudden we hear heavy rain and powerful wind that was going about 140 miles per hour. We thought it might be a regular storm because it was already raining for hours , but then all the televisions and the phones and power all of a sudden go out and thats not normal at all. The nurses had to get all the "bed ridden" patients out the rooms and into the hallway as they are doing this the nurses got into panic mode.. and started DROPPING medication and giving patients medication they do not need.. and then it was this BIG striking that hit the side of the building and broke all the windows.. so then we where trying to make sure we didnt get hit by the glass.The nurses got out of luck and one screamed " We are going to die anyway", as soon as she said that everybody got out of hope and stopped trying to survive. Also after she said that one of the other nurses came and gave my mother a pill but I smacked it out her hand and told my mom she is not taking it. Over 3O patients that was there died and they demanded that all the visitors leave the hospital even though

I was recently fortunate enough to speak with Carri Montgomery, who lists her title as the Director of the Women’s and Newborn Center for Platte Valley SCL Health. Platte valley use to be community owed and they recently joined Sister’s of Charity which includes; Good Samaritan, Lutheran, and Saint Joseph Hospital. The purpose of this interview was to interview someone where I could see myself working in what they are doing later in my career. With this interview I hoped to learn what it took for Ms. Montgomery to be in the position she is today. Also, get advice from her to see what where the things she recommended I could do when I graduate from Metropolitan State University (MSU) in 2019. It was beneficial to interview her

The first week of preceptorship went fairly well. It made it a little difficult to have two different nurses, as they both expected things a bit differently. One nurse wanted me to shadow her the first day, and not do much, and the second nurse, which I had the second day asked me to be more hands on next time. If I knew this before the start of the shift I would have done that from the beginning. However, I will just be that much more confident in myself the next shift with that nurse. The second nurse did allow me to do more things throughout the shift, and actually preform an assessment on a patient, which I think helped me feel more comfortable and gave me confidence and experience for the next time.

As a Registered Nurse I have had the opportunity to be a preceptor to a number of nursing students. I take this role very seriously as I am aware of the impact that my mentoring has on the students’ learning experience, competence and satisfaction