Kolcaba’s theory of comfort would be an excellent middle range theory for a manager to utilize in directing patient care in a pediatric emergency department. The focus on enhancing the comfort of patients and families would help to improve patient satisfaction scores‚ increase business‚ and reduce the stress of staff. In Kolcaba’s propositions of comfort theory she discusses that patients and families are more satisfied with health care and have better outcomes when comfort is achieved and the
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ability to apply knowledge from theory into practice. This I believe is a fundamental key to the success of becoming a competent nurse. My practice and the invaluable experiences I have gained from my placement‚ as a nursing student‚ have enabled me to reflect on the dimensions of nursing practice. I can testify that clinical practice is really an essential component of learning process for any nursing student. My Clinical practice has allowed me to have direct experience with the real world of nursing
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Introduction This first clinical experience has shown me the importance of developing the nursing-patient relationship. Working with school-age children is a very different experience and requires a new set of communication skills that we have not focused on in class. It was an important step to being able to think on my feet and adapt to the situation at hand. These aspects have really helped me understand the unspoken traits of nursing and what will be expected of me. Identify the Developmental
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is obviously understandable. Or perhaps it is because of my little understanding about subject when there are still a lot to learn about. Comparing to my first extraction procedure‚ the one that I had done today with Dr. R was a very positive experience‚ and it had helped me gained more confidence with doing extractions. My first extraction at the beginning of this semester was a total mess; even though I had spent some time the night before to go over the materials that I had learned from previous
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Clinical Experience Assignment # 2 Virender Kaur California State University‚ Bakersfield Clinical Experience Assignment # 2 An issue that I encountered during one of my clinical rotations at Bakersfield Heart Hospital was a leadership and patient advocacy issue. On the last day of my clinical‚ my preceptor and I were assigned to triage. We saw one patient who came in with shortness of breath and high blood pressure‚ and another one who came in with headache. So‚ after doing the initial
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The middle range theory that favored and found most relatable was the Theory of Comfort. The Theory of Comfort was created by Katharine Kolcaba (Dowd‚ 2014). Kolcaba’s Theory of Comfort include the following concepts: health care needs‚ comfort interventions‚ intervening variables‚ comfort‚ health-seeking behaviors‚ institutional integrity‚ best practices‚ and best policies (Dowd‚ 2014). The health care needs concept can be physical‚ psychospiritual‚ sociocultural‚ or environmental and are generally
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During my first day of clinical‚ I encountered an issue that I believe is very significant. As a student nurse‚ our duty for this day was to follow our health care aide around the ward and assist in completing resident care. The resident required assistance in many of her daily tasks. The health care aide asked if I would perform one of those and do perineal care for her. I turned down her offer because I did not feel comfortable with my skill level. The resident had a bowel movement during the night
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The Learning Experience of a student nurse‚ a critical analysis. Prepared By: Azores‚ Mae Ann A. BSN 3D2-6 Submitted To: Mr. Dennis Ubenia Eng5A- Instructor My learning throughout the first year has been helped by an unerring optimism in the value of nursing‚ and an appreciation that each and every daily interaction augments my experience. This enthusiasm‚ however‚ has caused an inhibitory effect on my self-directed researching‚ and created conflict in some placement areas. While
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This clinical has been a highly beneficial experience for me in my nursing career. I learned a variety of skills and have learned about myself as a nurse as well. By working with my assigned mother I learned both what my strengths and weakness are. One strength I encountered was my ability to work with the mother and all her visitors with ease. I was able to communicate effectively between all parties without making an awkward atmosphere or without losing my focus on the patient’s care. One weakness
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My clinical nursing experience at Chestnut Hill has had a profound impact on my academic and professional journey in nursing. As a nursing student in an accelerated program‚ I am consistently saturated with a host of medical and nursing care knowledge. In a very short period of time‚ this information must be absorbed and retained. Consequently‚ I have found it very difficult to bridge the academic realm of this program with my clinical experience until now. For example‚ if I am assigned to a patient
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