Lessons I Learned During Practicum at Emanuel Medical Center

My mentor was such a great person and gave me every opportunity to learn from him, and at times he could assign me duties under his watch purposefully to gain practical skills in the field of nursing. Since there are numerous challenges and complexities associated with healthcare systems, my initial thought was that I was going to face frustrations due to lack of experience. However, this was not the case as my mentor supported me throughout the practicum and therefore acquired the confidence to apply my theoretical knowledge I learned in class into the real-world scenario without any fear. New practice approaches Nursing just as any other field has experienced several changes to the manner in which patients receive services. The most notable new practice approach that I learned during the practicum period at the Cardiac ICU was the use of evidence-based practice (EBD) that has proved to be very crucial in providing quality care to patients.

The concept of intraprofessional collaboration played a crucial role in ensuring better healthcare services to the clients at times. Ethical considerations in health care As a nurse, I learned a lot regarding the role of ethics in healthcare institutions. Some of the ethical practices that I observed at the cardiac ICU area include the provision of care that preserves and protect client dignity, demonstration of honesty and dignity, making the client the primary concern in the provision of nursing care and respect and appreciate the benefits of others opinions within the healthcare setup. Another critical ethical consideration that I learned was the protection of the client’s privacy and confidentiality. According to my observation, any occurrence of ethical problems called for consultations with ethical experts objectively to restore the lost ethics.

The technology enabled clinicians to compile and maintain the entire patient’s health information into a single easily accessible record thus reducing errors. Also to reduce medication errors, clinicians used the electronic prescription system to send prescriptions electronically to the pharmacy. I gained several knowledge and skills in the use of medical databases, online medical portals, and references. Health policy A high percentage of the health problems happening in the healthcare settings are as a result of health policy issues and therefore practicing nurses like me have a responsibility to provide policy leadership in the clinical environments. As a reflection, policies that allow free smoking led to high instances of asthma patients being admitted to the health clinics due to inhalation of contaminated air thus suffering from asthma and emphysema. Conclusion The placement process gave me an excellent opportunity to improve my career pathway options.

I learned several knowledge and skills throughout the practicum period as discussed above and got an opportunity to establish my strengths and weaknesses in the healthcare systems. I enjoyed the environment at the providence hospital as it allowed me to learn the practical part of my course having gained the theoretical knowledge in the classroom. I finally thank my mentor for being supportive and a learning resource throughout the period. References Adler, N. M. Marmot, M. Wilkinson, R. Social determinants of health. The solid facts. M. Wakefield, M. Kerfoot, K. Nursing and health policy. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 32(3), 307-315. E. Baker, L. Kulkarni, M. Travis, D. V.