Assignment task: Journal Entry
On any given day, a nurse can play a pivotal role in someone's life. Experienced nurses often share stories of previous experiences and draw upon these experiences when circumstances warrant.
Hence, reflection can be a valuable tool. It serves as a tool for not only recalling experiences but also for applying lessons learned from those experiences. Keeping a nursing journal provides these benefits and more. Want Professional Help?
To prepare:
- Refer to the current Clinical Guidelines found in this week's Learning Resources and consider how these guidelines inform your clinical experience.
- Refer to your FNP or AGPCNP Clinical Skills and Procedures Self-Assessment Form you submitted in Week 1, and consider how your self-assessment might inform your Assignment.
- Refer to your Patient Log in Meditrek and reflect on Weeks 1-5 of your clinical experience. Consider your observations and experiences with patients during this time.
Journal Entry #1 (450-500 words):
In your journal entry, answer the following questions:
Learning from Experiences
- Reflect on the 3 most challenging patient encounters and discuss what was most challenging for each----
NEED OBGYN patient.
- What did you learn from this experience?
- What resources did you have available?
- What evidence-based practice did you use for this patient?
- What new skills are you learning?
NEED OBGYN related skills.
- What would you do differently?
- How are you managing patient flow and volume?
Communicating and Feedback
Respond to the following reflective questions:
- How might I improve on my skills and knowledge, and how to communicate that back to my Preceptor?
- How am I doing? What is missing?
- What type of feedback am I receiving from my Preceptor?
Learning Resources:
Required Readings
- Schuiling, K. D., &Likis, F. E. (2022). Gynecologic health care (4th ed.). Jones and Bartlett Learning.
o Chapter 23, "Urinary Tract Infections" (pp. 469-478)
o Chapter 23, "Menstrual-Cycle Pain and Premenstrual Syndrome" (pp. 495-510)
o Chapter 26, "Normal and Abnormal Uterine Bleeding" (pp. 511-528)
- Fowler, G. C. (2019). Pfenninger and Fowler's Procedures for Primary Care (4th ed.). Elsevier.
o Section 9, "Gynecology and Female Reproductive System"
- Chapter 118, "Bartholin Cyst and Abscess: Word Catheter Insertion Marsupialization" (pp. 804-807)
- Chapter 119, "Breast Biopsy" (pp. 808-813)
- Chapter 120, "Pap Smear and Related Techniques for Cervical Cancer Screening" (pp. 814-824)
- Chapter 121, "Human Papillomavirus DNA Typing" (pp. 825-828)
- Chapter 122, "Wet Smear and Potassium Hydroxide Preparation" (pp. 829-832)
Practicum Resources:
- Walden University Field Experience. (n.d.-a). Field experience: College of Nursing.
- Walden University Field Experience. (n.d.-c). Student practicum resources: NP student orientation.
- Walden University Field Experience. (n.d.-b). MSN nurse practitioner practicum manual.
- HSoft Corporation. (n.d.). Meditrek.
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