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Objectives: At the end of our clinical duty, I will be able to: 1) Orient myself to the hospital setting and routine. 2) Carry out the skills I learned from the academe. 3) Improve my communication skills towards dealing with different patients. 4) Gain more knowledge about nursing activities, interventions and drug administration. 5) Improve my skills in rendering care to my patients. Experience is in deed the best teacher. I admit I really did learn a lot of skills and knowledge in the academe but learning through my experience in the actual hospital setting is really different. Gaining knowledge and skills in my actual duty is more direct and effective. I have developed a more organized way of dealing with people that I never have before. Greatly I have many educational experiences throughout the duration of our duty. I have experienced to deal with different types of personality that would help me to be versatile towards mingling with different patients. I also have been opened to the different needs of the patients that would sure benefit me in rendering a more quality care. My experience throughout my duty made me realize how critical the responsibilities of my chosen profession are. But though these were my realizations, I’m overwhelmed because of the things I have learned and the thought that the lives of my patients rely on my hand. Working for the sick requires careful and attentive interventions. Preparing and administering medications during our summer classes is very much different with preparing and administering the actual medication or drug for the patient. You have to consider even the smallest factor that could alter the normal functioning of the human body. During my first drug preparation for my patient, I have so much insecurity. I was very hesitant to perform it because I was afraid to commit mistake. I was thinking what if I would accidentally spill the drug, what if I will have a wrong administration, and what if I will be the cause of my patient’s death. All these did come across my mind. But as a health care provider I have to perform my task accordingly. I have to conquer all my insecurities and focus on my patient’s wellness. Anyway, thanks to my clinical instructor for being so patient and considerate on my shortcomings and also for all the health care techniques I gained from him. With my exposure to the hospital setting, I sure will have a better quality of care to offer my patients the next time I’ll have my hospital duty. As health care providers, we have to be sensitive even to the simplest complaint of our patients. These may indicate prompt treatment that when we neglect to give attention may lead to our patient’s fatality. The greatest help we could offer our patients is giving them our attentions. Just merely being at our patient’s side to hear their sentiments is an enormous favor they’ll never forget. Let us put into our minds that merely the idea that we are nurses influences their life. We are nurses and we must know our responsibilities to give our patients a quality and healthy life.

LEARNNG FEEDBACK DIARY Objectives: At the end of the duty, I will be able to: 1.

Familiarize myself in the clinical area

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Established rapport with my patient as well as the heath care team in the hospital

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Apply my learning’s in school in the clinical setting

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Gain more knowledge in the different procedures that will be performed

When we talk about a hospital, first thing that would enter to our mind was that dealing with people who are sick especially for student nurses. As a student nurse right now, I’m so happy because I’m now beginning to explore my future profession. It was my first time to expose in the clinical area; mixed emotions were being felt as I go on to my duty. In my part, it was exciting because of the opportunity to have my duty in the SPH. For 3 days of duty, many learning’s was transpired in the area. One of this was doing the charting and preparation of medicines for the patient with of course the assistance of our CI. I learned to manage my time wisely. And I also developed self-confidence in dealing with the patient that was assigned to me to attend to. This was very important because the patient will also trust you in giving some information about him/her related to his illness. Being patient is only one, for we are not allowed to sit until it’s break time. I learned to adjust myself in the new environment as the duty goes on. And the bonding in our group was developed. For all of these learning’s, I appreciated and love my future profession. It is your dedication if you will do your part. Just learn to enjoy and love your work and you will feel the fulfillment in your heart especially that we are dealing with the patient’s life. I also thank my C.I. because without his assistance we didn’t learn something.