1) List your goals for weeks 1, 2, & 3 to be addressed in the week 6 journal. Did you achieve these goals? If not, why not?
a) Perform with minimal assistance the following procedures: Urinary catheterization, IV access, and Nasogastric tube placement.
b) Discern the properties of given drugs or drug classes including mechanism of action, interactions, contraindications, and major and common side effects. Also, perform appropriate patient education and necessary follow up required for prescribed drugs.
c) Recognize and recommend appropriate management base on protocols and clinical presentation.
d) I achieve all my goals by:
i) Watching videos about the procedures and practicing in it as much as possible on my own. ii) Application of three …show more content…
a) The most beneficial to learn during my internship is the recognition and application of knowledge of the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, assessment and management of specific diseases. For example, chest pain, is one the most common and alarming manifestation in the ED. Chest pain can indicate a STEMI, that requires immediate treatment, such as MONA (morphine, oxygen, nitrogen and aspirin). Therefore, as a nursing student I must recognize and have the knowledge behind this emergency management and other diseases.
3) Describe how effectively you use your time to meet your goals and objectives on a 0 to 4 scale (four is very or completely effective and zero is not at all effective).
a) The Emergency Department is characterized by its chaotic environment and a helping hand is always wanted. I try to help and find things to do in the ED, such as 12 lead ECG, assessments, vital signs, IV access, obtain and send labs, discharge patients, and administer medications, among other things. But unfortunately, outside of the department I have difficulties to complete my goals and objectives. I found it hard to review pharmacotherapeutics, procedures and protocols according to the clinical presentations. Therefore, my score is a