Nurs 495 L week 1

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Journal week 5

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Journal

1- The specific learning goals for the week were to refine my skills in nursing advocacy and ensure that I am the voice of the patients that I handle. I believe that advocacy is an important aspect of nursing because it helps patients to navigate the complex healthcare system and achieve positive health outcomes. I plan to achieve this goal by ensuring maximum patient safety at all times, giving vulnerable patients a voice, educating patients where needed, protecting the different rights those patients have such as the right to informed consent, and always double-check to ensure that there are no medical errors.

2- This detailed schedule for the week was to participate in two days in my practice, 3 hours each day. This week I was able to learn a lot and I was able to achieve most of my goals for the week. Next week I hope to stay in the practice for longer and to learn and achieve more.

3- There were no major placement issues at my practice this week. I thank God that my supervisor is very patient with me through my learning process and always corrects me and guides me on what to do. Those that accept the responsibility of preceptorship should be rewarded for their willingness to devote time, share knowledge and skills.

4- The objective that I worked on this week was refining my skills in working with telemedicine. With the help of my preceptor, I was able to adapt to telemedicine and make use of available technology to improve patient outcomes. I made sure not to violate any HIPAA regulations in the process.

This week I had the opportunity to educate a patient with Hypertension, explaining the importance of keeping blood pressure down to prevent a stroke by being disciplined with diet and medications.

We also reviewed some labs results and the care and conduct to be followed with each

patient.

REFERENCES

Hollander, J. E., & Carr, B. G. (2020). Virtually perfect? Telemedicine for COVID-19. New England Journal of Medicine, 382(18), 1679-1681.