My Reflection On My Goals In Nursing

Goals At the beginning of the term I reflected on my successes and downfalls from the previous term and developed goals. My first goal was to complete the assessment portion of patient care in one appointment by the end of the term. I was able to accomplish this goal right away, and with almost every patient I saw, which I am proud of. My second goal was to accurately chart restorations, using detailed surfaces, and other dental appliances. Again, I was able to achieve this goal and as a result became much better at dental charting. My final goal was to detect and remove calculus at 75% accuracy, which I was also able to accomplish by the end of the term.
Strengths and Weaknesses
Strengths
I would say a strength of mine is assessment; I feel comfortable with each component and am continuing to get better with every clinic and patient experience. I can probe a patient with 100% accuracy and am confident in what I am doing, which led me to receiving 100% on my skill evaluation for probe technique. I was also able to complete dental charting on all my patients correctly and without help. Last term I had a difficult time distinguishing between a composite and an older sealant; however, this term I have figured out how to distinguish the two. Another area I feel is a strong point for me is professionalism. Despite the fact that I
Through assessment, I determined this patient’s dental hygiene diagnosis to be an ADA I or AAP IA1, also known as gingivitis associated with dental plaque only. Additionally, she had light to moderate calculus on just about every tooth, which put her at a clinical difficulty level B. Unfortunately, I was unable to finish this patient, but I have planned for her to receive an adult prophylaxis, polishing, sealants, OHI for brushing and flossing, and application of fluoride varnish when she comes back next