Reflection Paper On Clinical Immersion

NUR 605 Clinical Practice Immersion: Clinical Immersion Reflection Paper The Clinical Practice Immersion course provided an opportunity for focused clinical practice in APRNs level of practice. I was allowed to engage in a specific area of practice that was of my interest to experience practice in a new and challenging surrounding. The Clinical Immersion Reflection paper was to simply describe my clinical immersion topic selection, the development of the clinical immersion experience, and its’ relation to my portfolio theme on cardiac disease in women’s health. I decided to use my clinical immersion experience to further my knowledge of the APRNs role in the hospital-based setting. I had met many APRNs who worked in the hospital-based setting

I employed effective communication and collaborative skills with the preoperative surgical nurse manager and nursing staff to address clinical barriers that prevent completion of PSSSP in cardiovascular surgical patients. I collaborated with interprofessionals to review practice guidelines and standards of care for PSSSP in cardiovascular surgical patients. I lead interprofessional teams in analysis of complex practice regarding SSIs in cardiovascular surgical patients and organizational issues that prevent PSSSP to be completed prior to patients being transferred to the

I demonstrated clinical reasoning through an understanding of science while caring for geriatric patients. I determined the nature and significance of health problems in geriatric patients, which guided my development and evaluation of practice approaches while caring for these patients. My clinical evaluations completed by my clinical preceptor and site visitor are evidence that I demonstrated clinical reasoning during this mentored practicum experience. The mentored practicum experience of this course also met program outcome eight (DNP Essential VIII). I met this program outcome by spending 120 clinical hours with a defined specialty of the geriatric population. I conducted comprehensive and systematic assessments of the geriatric population’s health and illness parameters. I learned to develop and sustain therapeutic relationships with patients and partnerships with the long-term care nursing professionals to facilitate optimal geriatric patient health