I was in shock when I knew I could volunteer at MultiCare, a place where I aspire to work at after college. I randomly searching a parting job at motivate and I stumbled upon a volunteer program in Good Samaritan hospital. On September 2016, I took several tests and passed the acceptance application, little did I know a group interview was scheduled for next week. I attended the group interview and saw nobody my age. The aspiring volunteers were over the age of 40. There where was only a college student that was closest to my age demographic. Regardless of whom was there, I was happy to be with all these people. After the interview, I got informed I needed to take the blood test to begin training. I was mortified. I hate needles!
The day came
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Palliative care is a special type of care given to people who have a terminal illness. Trading was very informative and fun, my trainers were nice and I felt confident on my first shift the next week. In palliative care, my duty is to restock gowns, gloves, and items for the glucometer. I dispose of dirty linens and I also have a lot of patient’s interactions. I also tend to family's visiting and collaborating with nurses to get the task completed. The employees at the department are so nice, there is not a day that I'm not thanked for what I'm doing. My experience in palliative care has been a semi-calm and informational experience. there was one day where I walked into a man's room and I jumped because his prospect legs were on the floor. I cannot say any names because of the strict HIPPA regulations but I always remember the patient's faces. Have 2 shifts of palliative care in one week however I feel like I'm starting to build relationships with the nurses. I …show more content…
Palliative care is a special type of care given to people who have a terminal illness. Trading was very informative and fun, my trainers were nice and I felt confident on my first shift the next week. In palliative care, my duty is to restock gowns, gloves, and items for the glucometer. I dispose of dirty linens and I also have a lot of patient’s interactions. I also tend to family's visiting and collaborating with nurses to get the task completed. The employees at the department are so nice, there is not a day that I'm not thanked for what I'm doing. My experience in palliative care has been a semi-calm and informational experience. there was one day where I walked into a man's room and I jumped because his prospect legs were on the floor. I cannot say any names because of the strict HIPPA regulations but I always remember the patient's faces. Have 2 shifts of palliative care in one week however I feel like I'm starting to build relationships with the nurses. I remember.
As I am rushing to get as many hours as possible before December 12, I get enough courage to ask Colleen for some extra shifts in a different department in the hospital. Ecstatically I got into the ED, I was so excited. Coleen said I would have double the tasks I would have in palliative care but I was just excited to get the position. After I finished my 3 he training with my amazing trainer
Dealing with death on a regular basis can take a toll on a person. Being a hospice nurse will never be easy and is certainly not for the faint of heart. A hospice nurse watches patient’s health decline, often times very rapidly, and many times sit by the patient’s side as they pass away. It can be exhausting both emotionally and physically. You need to have a big heart and a strong will to help those in need for the occupation. Sara Schmidt certainly never saw herself in the profession, but discovered that she has a true love for helping people.
The oncology ward of a hospital is generally a quiet place to volunteer. There are no dramatic patient entries like in the Emergency Room (ER), no lengthy discussions about patients like in the surgical ward and no wacky hospital merchandise to chuckle over like in the gift shop. The only sounds one usually hears in the oncology ward is the incessant beeping of monitors and phone calls. It’s a place where anyone can feel deserted, and most patients do. You can imagine my dismay when I was assigned from the ER to the oncology ward. I constantly checked the time, hoping that my 4-hour slot had somehow passed; time didn’t crawl here, it froze.
Many years from now, I will take this experience with me to better myself as a nurse. I know for the future that it is in my patient’s best interest, if I collaborate with other health care professionals. In order to maintain patient safety, I must always remember to work together with my fellow collogues to obtain a positive working environment. In order to be a good nurse, I need to always understand that I am part of a team to help those in need. I want to incorporate providing efficient care to each and every patient the best way I possibly
I enjoyed interacting with the patients, and my nurse. Karie, was amazing. She explained to me everything she did. The routine for each patient was very similar, and this repetition helped me anticipate what Karie needed and helped me feel fairly confident in assisting her with the new patients and their needs. On the other hand, I was extremely disappointed that I was not given the opportunity to administer an intravenous (IV) line. Karie was willing to allow me the opportunity after I watched her place an IV in three different patients, but her fourth patient was transported from a different hospital with peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) line in place. It was beginning to get late in the day and the patients coming in was slowing down, so Karie told the nurses at the nursing station that I needed to practice IV’s, but no one had any to give. Although I was disappoint that the opportunity to insert an IV into a patient did not arise, I did gain much knowledge regarding the ODS unit. I am now familiar with the physical layout of the unit and what takes place with patients that go there. I know the role of the nurse. I was also given an opportunity to practice nursing diagnoses on a
This time, I decided to be more talkative and ask more questions about the patients. My senior nurse showed me a patient who fell down a couple flight of stairs and due to his accident, he injured his brain severely to the point where he couldn’t speak anymore. She explained to me all the medications that he had to take and how she had to look up the patient’s lab report because the medications he takes might affect him in different ways. After she was done with looking up his lab reports, I watched her feed the patient for an hour and thirty minutes. During this time, I really felt bad for the patient because he was half-awake and half-asleep while eating. It saddened me how we had to disrupt his resting time to feed him before he could take his medication. After the patient was done eating, I watched the nurse give the patient Lovenox, which I learned was given to patients who are immobile in order to stop blood clotting. After giving him his medication, we had to transfer him off the bed and into a chair, which was my favorite part about this clinical observation. I got to physically help move him off his bed and into a chair. This took 3 nurses, including myself to move him and it made me realize how nursing really requires teamwork. I then got to help clean him up and after changing him, it was time to leave the hospital. This clinical observation made me really excited to be a nurse because I
Nursing is a profession that can be both rewarding and challenging at the same time. Some of the challenges are easy to overcome but others are complicated for the nurses to handle. As a student in the nursing program we are attending clinical sites for our clinical rotation. For example, two days ago I was at one of the clinical sites and the staff was short. There were only two nurses on the floor. Walking in that morning I can tell the atmosphere
Upon receiving MM in to care I was focused on caring for an acute care client and not one at the end-of-life. In reflection I felt that my client was not going to live much longer, but I did not know it would be only a few short hours after I left my shirt that she did pass away peacefully (this was share with me from a fourth year nursing student who was at her side when she died). Unfortunately I was not able to meet or communicate with MM’s family to help support them through this transition of life. I was able o come to know that MM had 5 supportive children and an elderly husband whom come to visit after my shift. This was comforting to know that they were able to say their good bye. As far implementing healing initiatives, I felt
... out for each patient to make sure they are okay and to do whatever they need to make sure they continue living healthily. I’m very passionate about my future as a nurse and have great intentions towards my education. It won’t be easy and I don’t expect it to be. There’s no looking back for me now. I know I’ve chosen the right profession and I’ll continue to have such enthusiasm about my future. I hope one day, I can fulfill my dreams of becoming a nurse and give back to the community.
My experience with working with a group is that the longer you work together, it feels like the people I work with becomes a family. Sometimes we argue; sometimes we pick each other up when things are tough, but we also work together when things need to be accomplished. Getting a new job is always an adventure; normally, I walk through the door on the first day with fresh eyes and a fresh mind. That is exactly how I entered my first day at CVS Pharmacy (later to be known as CVS Health). Because this was my first retail job, it already seemed better than my experiences with the food and beverage industry. For about four years, I had been in and out of the restaurant business and believed that there had to be something a little more relaxed. Obviously, what I was doing was not my calling, which is why I applied to CVS. It had opportunity for advancement and a relaxed atmosphere. A friends’ wife that works for this particular CVS and helped me get my foot in the door. Walking through the double automatic doors, I could see the cashier, who I would later know as Alyssa, smiling at a customer. My “new” manager approached me with a genuine smile. Just the positive atmosphere and environment set the tone of how it would be working here.
When you have family members, cry on your shoulder because they are losing their loved one, it is hard not to realize that your job as a nurse has meaning.
Nursing is a field that brings joy and fulfillment in caring for others, but it’s not only about giving care for others; for me, it is about touching the lives of others or having a life touch mine. My experiences around nurses in hospitals and doctor’s offices is what helped form my personal interest in the nursing field. I’ve had rough experiences with my health due to my allergies and asthma. My allergic reactions would often trigger asthma attacks, leaving me in a doctor’s office or on a hospital bed. In each of those experiences, I’ve had very loving and caring nurses that reassured me that I was okay. They were the ones who made each of those experiences pleasant and is what inspired me to follow in their paths and become a nurse myself.
Nursing, for me, is more than a profession, it is a journey where I learn continuously about life changing events and miracles. Touching the lives of others or being touched by other’s story is an experience one can’t describe, only endure. Nursing is a profession of integrity and compassion, and it is the most trusted professions due to our commitment towards our patient. The quality of a good nurse is they should be caring, sensitive, kind and respectful towards their patient, and I believe I possess all these qualities that have contributed to me in my successful career of nursing. Working at Cleveland Clinic, I got a great opportunity to work with a group of doctors and coworkers who have the same mission in life and job as mine; “Put the patient first”. Making a positive impact on patient’s life, big or small, noticed or unnoticed, gives me a great sense of accomplishment and makes me proud to be a nurse.
In reflection on my learning experience in the group class, I have gained clarity on what sorts of competencies of facilitating group therapy, as well as in what areas social workers and students tend to feel most strong in my practice. Regarding my specific gains in competencies, I feel that I learned the most and was most likely to gain specific group facilitating competencies at the weekly class. Learning in group class is taught me the tools to use to work with groups therapy, communities and also with individuals through the process of changes. In this past three months I think a lot of opportunities have been created to shadowing with (beside and behind) and being a part of group members to learn. In addition, this class has taught me about the skills and how effectively help
This interview helped me gain an excellent idea about a real interview situation. I took this opportunity seriously as I knew that this might be the only situation where I could judge myself before facing a real interview. Therefore I prepared myself to be as professional as possible. I believe I was right on selecting my dress, as my team member Nathan Copey said,
The acute nurse referred me to the Visiting Nurse Services of New York in order to get a sense of patient care as a prospective nurse. I took the initiative and applied for employment, where I am currently working as a member service representative. As a member service representative, I had indirect patient contact over the phone. My tone and ...