Author: ahall18
Reflective Writing
During my time at clinical this past semester, I encountered many different patients from various backgrounds. It was interesting to see where the different people came from and how different their circumstances were regarding their treatment outside of the hospital and other factors such as transportation and their living situation. One patient that came to … [Read more…]
Death with Dignity
I think that death with dignity is a scary thing. It is not a common practice and is only legal in a few states. I also believe that a lot of people do not know about it or are not educated enough about it. I am honestly not sure how I feel about this practice, … [Read more…]
Proposing Change
Since starting the research on our project, we have learned a lot about the topic of bedside reporting. Before starting our research, we all suspected that bedside reporting would improve the patient’s satisfaction as well as the nurses. This turned out to be true once we started conducting the research. We found that in care … [Read more…]
Electronic Health Records
The use of electronic health records in nursing is extremely important. I have never known there to be a time without electronic records, even from a young age. I have almost always had access to my records from home. I think that especially in nursing, it can be extremely helpful. You have all of the … [Read more…]
Trauma-Informed Care
Trauma can affect people in many different ways. Trauma is unfortunately a common experience that most people endure throughout their lifetime. The type of trauma can vary depending on the person and it affects every person differently. Trauma is a common thing that people who use substances and mental health issues. Most of the time … [Read more…]
Public Health and Vulnerable Populations
Individual factors can influence the health of vulnerable populations in many ways. Many people in a low socioeconomic status do not have adequate access to healthcare. With this, comes many problems. Since there is no access to good quality healthcare, they may have many diseases that become untreated, that can worsen with time and shorten … [Read more…]
Planning Change
I think that from the topic proposal to the end of the project, we will accomplish it by working together as a group. We will have to do a lot of research and spend a lot of time trying to learn our clinical floor and how it can help us to understand our topic better. … [Read more…]
Final reflection
Reflect on what you learned from this team project and how you will apply this in your future nursingpractice. Think about your audience, which could be a potential employer in your first nursing position.What would you want them to know about your capacity to contribute to quality improvement andevidence-based practice initiatives as a new nurse … [Read more…]
