Examples Of A Clinical Observation In Nursing

Clinical Observation 1: September 21, 2016 Prior to my first clinical experience, I was interested in pursuing pediatric nursing. I was ecstatic to be in the maternity unit because of its similarity to pediatrics in regards to taking care of earlier forms of life. During my time in the maternity unit, I was introduced to a variety of different rooms; the first room I was brought to was the infant ICU. My senior nurse Charlotte informed me about the different conditions, such as prematurity, disease and addiction, that cause infants to be brought to the infant ICU. The large machines in the room looked very complex and the atmosphere of the room was tense due to the severity of the infants’ conditions. She then brought me to the well-baby nursery, which

He was very charismatic with his patient and it created a comfortable environment for both the patient and myself. His patient was a young man in his twenties who fell off a ladder and fractured his skull and wrist, along with having a subdural hematoma. When we visited him, he had a nasal bandage with two nasal plugs to help aid with blood drainage and a cast on his left arm. I felt upset for the patient because of what had happened but I was also optimistic because he said that his pain was only a two out of ten after receiving his pain medication. Billy taught me that you should always ask a patient’s pain level a half an hour after administration, along with showing me how to check for vitals on the computer system. Although I enjoyed my time in the unit, I found the atmosphere as tense and melancholy. I cannot picture myself as a nurse in the trauma unit after being in the maternity unit because the maternity unit was much more of a positive and upbeat environment. Along with this, I prefer to work with children and infants; the trauma unit was mainly older people, so I don’t think I would enjoy very