Weekly Reflection • Online Nursing Essays

Value: Complete (P)/Incomplete (F)

Due: Day 7

Grading Category: Complete (P)/Incomplete (F)

Reflect on the clinical experiences you’ve had over the past week, and record your thoughts in a document no more than 500 words long. Your peers will be able to read and reply to what you have written.

Your reflection must satisfy these criteria:

• It must be about a client encounter you had this week.
• It must include an analysis of the nurse practitioner role or the potential role in the clinical setting.
• All clinical discussion or communication must protect the confidentiality of clients; your reflection must not use any patient names, ages, or other personal identifiers.

You will not be graded on the experiences you have had, but instead on your commitment to reflecting on those experiences and using those reflections to improve your professional identity and skill set.

Select one of the following options to help you give your reflection focus:

Option 1

Write about a situation that you felt you handled well. What did you do?

Option 2

Write about a situation in which you felt unsure of yourself. What happened? What made you question your decision making? If faced with the same situation in the future, how would you like to handle it differently?

Option 3

Write about a situation that you felt you handled incorrectly. What happened? How would you change your actions to result in a different outcome?

Option 4

Write about a continuing situation that began earlier in your clinical. How has the situation evolved since you first faced it? What have you done to guide the relationship? What interventions or strategies have you tried? What is the current outcome? What are your goals with this patient?

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Weekly reflection

Finding a preceptor is one of the most challenging parts of the program. I felt very grateful for finding a preceptor during March 2023 for the clinical rotation, and even more fortunate that it is within a 10-minute drive from my house. The clinical site will be at the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center. This community health center serves a diverse population from various backgrounds and cultures and has all specialties: primary care, pediatrics, women’s, and mental health. In addition, they have telehealth services; therefore, some clinical hours can be completed through this modality.

I recently received a notification that clinical will not start until Monday, September 18. These changes, in a way, are positive and negative. I reflect that it can be favorable because it will allow me to adjust to the fast pace of the course workload at the beginning of the semester. However, I will work with my preceptor to find ways to catch up with hours to complete the 300 hours required.

My preceptor and I have been communicating back and forth regularly; she was an ex-Regis alumnus with long advanced nursing practice experience and sounds very pleasant to work with. I look forward to meeting and working with her.

I wish all my classmates the best of luck with clinical and the course; we can do this!!!

Weekly Reflection

My first day of clinical was Friday September 1st and I am in a Primary Care office with an NP who sees adults, geriatrics, and does women’s health exams. In clinical I feel that it went well getting to know my preceptor and get settled in the clinic. This is my preceptors first time taking a student and it was my first day of clinical, so I think we were both unsure of what to expect for the first day. I made sure to tell my preceptor what I was comfortable with and give her more information on my previous experience. She was able to have me see all of her patients with her and allowed me to practice some of my physical exam skills especially if there was an abnormal. One patient encounter was a woman concerned about a breast lump she had found. I am familiar with screening mammograms but did not know the process for referring for diagnostic imaging. I was able to do a breast exam on the patient and palpate the mass she was concerned about. It was great that patients were comfortable enough to let me be a part of the visit and allow me to practice my exam skills. The visit went well and I thanked the patient for allowing me to learn and be there. I think the first day went well getting comfortable with how my preceptor operates in the practice and also meeting other staff members in the clinic. It was a great first day and I think I will be able to learn and do a lot throughout the semester.