iStan Reflective Journal

Reflective Journal: To be completed individually and turned into Mrs. Dukes the Thursday after your simulation rotation.

1. Discuss 4 tasks you completed or tried to complete in simulation lab.

·         Followed through with arranging the urology consult.

·         Coordinated our health care team’s treatments, etc. (Role of “charge nurse”)

·         Ensured the right equipment was easily accessible for team.

·         Dosage calculation for IV ABX; reconstitution of medication.

2. What did you learn most about the situation(s) you encountered in simulation lab?

·         We were able to work really well as a team when we had a set plan and worked together as a unit instead of four separate nurses.

3. What will you do differently during your next simulation experience?

·         Be more conscious about putting my gloved hands in my pocket

·         Write down SBAR before calling doc.

4. While watching your peers’ simulation experience, what are 3 things you learned?

·         Asses allergies every time before giving meds even if you already did it.

·         Be ultra cautious when labeling lab samples; it’s a “fire-able offense” at hospitals if you mislabel a sample.

·         Be more cautious about proper body mechanics.

5. What 3 things did you learn in the classroom (didactic) that you put into practice during your simulation experience?

·         Be cautious of drug interactions, especially in elderly patients.

·         Giving a medication to help one problem can often cause another problem to arise.

·         AMS in an elderly person is a big clue to diagnose dehydration/UTI.