During the first two weeks of senior experience I got to shadow different nurses each day at University Hospitals. Most of the two weeks I spent at University Hospitals was spent shadowing nurses and seeing what they do on a day to day basis. I got to observe the interactions between all of the nurses and their patients which was really helpful in seeing what they actually do. Throughout the two weeks there were many memorable moments that I was fortunate enough to see. The first memorable moment was when I was shadowing a nurse on rainbow Babies and Children’s floor four. Floor four is the step down from the nicu which holds all the babies were who born premature and require to live in the hospital however they are not sick enough for the …show more content…
Throughout my three weeks at University Hospitals all of the characteristics of the grad-at-grad applied to the work that I did. However, the one characteristic that applied to my work the most was loving. Being loving is a very important characteristic anyone should have at any profession. My four years at Walsh and my short three week senior experience have taught me that you have to be loving to everyone no matter what their situation is. Many of the patients at University Hospitals did not come from good backgrounds or they were not in the best situations. This was especially true when I was working with the babies on floor four. There were definitely some patients and families who were not in good situation and sometimes it was very easy for me to get mad at the babies families. However, it was very obvious that the nurses learn to forget about the backgrounds and situations of patients and love them to the fullest capacity. All of the nurses truly loved their patients and wanted nothing but the best for them. It is impressive to see how all the nurses care for their patients no matter what the situation is. All the nurses here share the value of helping the patience to the best of their ability. The nurses are really big into being the patient advocate. No matter what the situation is with the patient, the nurse always stands up for what the patient wants and always make sure the patient gets what they think is best for them. All of the nurses and doctors that I shadowed throughout the past three weeks showed the characteristics of being loving. Any profession in the health field requires you to be loving so I was very excited when I got to apply my knowledge of the grad-at-grad when I was