My Clinical Nursing Experience

My clinical nursing experience at Mercy Health Hospital of Philadelphia was very informative. After receiving the names of the patients that I would be assisting with care for, I would enter the patient’s room to introduce myself. I would then perform a basic 60-minute assessment prior to locating the assigned nurse to receive a report. I found the nursing staff to be very resourceful and eager to assist in my learning. In completing this assignment, I was able to reflect on all the information I have absorbed from this clinical site and the nursing staff. I have a strong commitment to providing exceptional healthcare services to patients impacted by health and educational disparities. Through this clinical rotation and the summation, I learned
After performing a safety check, complete am care, dressing changes, restraint checks and vitals, I was unsure how to maximize my time efficiently. I was reminded by the nurse that providing the general hands-on care for the patient was just a small piece of the puzzle. Routinely checking labs, diagnostic study results, orders, and performing focus assessments to assess health status changes were just as essential if not more. Consequently, my weakness as a new nursing student is remembering to bring the classroom into our clinical rotation. They are not two separate entities in my learning but one to which reinforce each other. Actively applying the basic concepts learned in class will prevent me from losing sight of them while focusing on the general hands-on care. In addition, I need to actively apply the nursing procedures and guidelines learned in class to my clinical experience regardless of what present nursing are doing. It will make a tremendous difference in becoming a proficient nurse versus a good nurse. I will work diligently to apply these concepts that I have learned to my future clinical rotations and throughout my nursing