Clinical Reflection
NAME MASENG THABO lethata STUDENT ID: 200901924
BNS311 (internship) ward: p.s.w
Third CLINCAL REFLECTION ( week 28 May-01 june 2012)
Learning objectives:
1) Function collaboratively as members of staff 2) Serving as client advocate 3) Developing leadership and managerial skills
Activities done to achieve the objectives
Functioning collaboratively as members of staff
In order o achieve this objective I carried out the following activities and observations: * Doing te dressing wit te other staff nurse using aseptic technique * Taking rounds with Doctors. Assisting with insertion and removal of cannulas where needed. Taking report with other members of staff. * Working in a cubicle, progressing for the patients using the SOAPIE method and giving files to the registered nurse counter sign for and also to check if I have done the progressing well.
Serving as client advocates
I represented the client by following up their pending x-ray and ultra-sound scan results and investigations.
I also followed up on surgeries that were not done at the times communicated t the patients, finding out what the matter was and communicating back to the patients and their guardians and parents.
Notifying other staff members about expired intra venous fluids (dextrose saline) that were already running on patients, stopped the fluids and ordered new ones from the pharmacy department
Developing leadership and managerial skills
I order to achieve this objective the following were done: * Managing the ward; * Ensuring that the nursing stuff carries out the Doctors’ orders to the best of their abilities in order to better the patient’s condition. * Following up on clients lab investigation results and pending surgeries. * Followed up transportation of discharged patients especially those going to places outside Gaborone such as Ghanzi and Tsabong and didn’t have
BNS311 (internship) ward: p.s.w
Third CLINCAL REFLECTION ( week 28 May-01 june 2012)
Learning objectives:
1) Function collaboratively as members of staff 2) Serving as client advocate 3) Developing leadership and managerial skills
Activities done to achieve the objectives
Functioning collaboratively as members of staff
In order o achieve this objective I carried out the following activities and observations: * Doing te dressing wit te other staff nurse using aseptic technique * Taking rounds with Doctors. Assisting with insertion and removal of cannulas where needed. Taking report with other members of staff. * Working in a cubicle, progressing for the patients using the SOAPIE method and giving files to the registered nurse counter sign for and also to check if I have done the progressing well.
Serving as client advocates
I represented the client by following up their pending x-ray and ultra-sound scan results and investigations.
I also followed up on surgeries that were not done at the times communicated t the patients, finding out what the matter was and communicating back to the patients and their guardians and parents.
Notifying other staff members about expired intra venous fluids (dextrose saline) that were already running on patients, stopped the fluids and ordered new ones from the pharmacy department
Developing leadership and managerial skills
I order to achieve this objective the following were done: * Managing the ward; * Ensuring that the nursing stuff carries out the Doctors’ orders to the best of their abilities in order to better the patient’s condition. * Following up on clients lab investigation results and pending surgeries. * Followed up transportation of discharged patients especially those going to places outside Gaborone such as Ghanzi and Tsabong and didn’t have