Chapter 41, Problem 3RP

Summary Introduction

To discuss:

The importance of the communication skills when collaborating with team members.

Case summary:

The nursing student Ms. S goes to the student health center and says she feels sick. The nursing student was very much in stress and fear of her clinical instructor and also with the tubes and machines in the critical care unit. Ms. S has a critical care rotation and she is very much afraid to tell her clinical instructor, tries to switch the clinical rotation but she failed. Due to immense stress, the nursing student feels migraine is coming over her.

Summary Introduction

To discuss:

Whether the acknowledgment of the student’s personal stress and her decision to share these concerns with her instructor facilitate her understanding of the value of working in a nonpunitive environment.

Case summary:

The nursing student Ms. S goes to the student health center and says she feels sick. The nursing student was very much in stress and fear of her clinical instructor and also with the tubes and machines in the critical care unit. Ms. S has a critical care rotation and she is very much afraid to tell her clinical instructor, tries to switch the clinical rotation but she failed. Due to immense stress, the nursing student feels migraine is coming over her.

Summary Introduction

To discuss:

The autonomic nervous system responses the nursing student was experiencing and how did the nursing student use task-oriented reactions and attack behavior.

Case summary:

The nursing student Ms. S goes to the student health center and says she feels sick. The nursing student was very much in stress and fear of her clinical instructor and also with the tubes and machines in the critical care unit. Ms. S has a critical care rotation and she is very much afraid to tell her clinical instructor, tries to switch the clinical rotation but she failed. Due to immense stress, the nursing student feels migraine is coming over her.

Summary Introduction

To discuss:

Some strategies that would be appropriate for the student nurse to cope in future with stress and to facilitate her role as an effective team member.

Case summary:

The nursing student Ms. S goes to the student health center and says she feels sick. The nursing student was very much in stress and fear of her clinical instructor and also with the tubes and machines in the critical care unit. Ms. S has a critical care rotation and she is very much afraid to tell her clinical instructor, tries to switch the clinical rotation but she failed. Due to immense stress, the nursing student feels migraine is coming over her.