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Medication Reconciliation Reflection

Medication Reconciliation Reflection

While creating my medication reconciliation, I did come across multiple safety concerns. My patient is a 20-year-old female in good health, so these concerns do not raise any red flags, but it is extremely important to monitor and educate the patient as thoroughly as possible to prevent any red flags from raising. My patient had a general idea of the reason they were taking the medication, and this is important because it recognizes why it is necessary for their health,…

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Revisiting the Image: Year 2

Revisiting the Image: Year 2

adventtr, October 19, 2021 I chose bed side manner for my image of nursing in NSG 202. After reviewing this post, I still feel very strongly about the importance of a nurse’s bed side manner performance. Since bed side manner is one of the most noticeable characteristics in a nurse, I want to express the significance of critical thinking, which is more of a concealed skill. Critical thinking is crucial to being the best advocate for your patient. Every patient…

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Reflecting on a Learning Objective

Reflecting on a Learning Objective

Leadership to most people is when a person within a group is more powerful and steers the group in certain directions. To me, as a nursing major, I have now realized that leadership is an amazing characteristic and anyone can be a leader. A leader should be kind and willing to work with the others around them but can also take ignition in order to make positive decisions that will benefit others. A good leader should be able to encourage…

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Labor and Delivery

Labor and Delivery

Since I was a little girl, I have always been interested in nursing. Leading up to college I knew I wanted to be a nursing major, get a master’s degree, and become a nurse practitioner but I haven’t put much thought into a specialization because I knew my nursing classes would give me further insight than any website on Google. When Chaya Swedberg, the labor and delivery nursing speaker, came to our class she presented her perspective of the reality…

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Image of Nursing

Image of Nursing

Bed side manner is the most important quality a nurse can have. I wrote my college essay on bed side manner because of how strongly I believe in it. Unfortunately, the bed side manner attribute is declining now but I have made a promise to myself that no matter how many deaths, diseases, and traumatizing experiences I witness, I will always be compassionate and caring to all of my patients. I understand being kind and endearing to some patients can…

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