Vsu Student Reflection Paper
Today I was assigned in VSU-Student Health Center and the two points that I am going to address on this clinical setting are: What is your analysis of interdisciplinary or interagency functioning and communication, decision-making process, team functioning and collaboration; and Will you function differently as a result of something you learned, if so how?
VSU-Student Health Center caters mainly VSU students. Since it is a May semester, I have seen only, two students for clinical check-up.
My first patient is an 18-year-old, black female who came for abdominal pain. To plan and provide nursing care on this patient, I did a focused assessment first. As the patient answered some of my questions, I have figured out that the patient has undergone abortion last March 21, 2017 and she never went back for a 2-week follow-up appointment. She has a constant pain in her mid-abdomen that radiates going to her pelvic area to the back. Her pain level is 7/10. Her V/S are normal except BP was 135/95. To rule out the cause of her abdominal pain, the primary health care provider ordered a CBC, U/A, CMP and abdominal ultrasound. …show more content…
With the help of my clinical preceptor, I reported my assessment findings to the primary health care provider using SBAR communication. In return the primary health care provider could decide which diagnostic tests were needed to be ordered. Knowing about the diagnostic tests to be ordered, my clinical preceptor have communicated to the laboratory and radiology department of SGMC to schedule an appointment for the patient. For the patient to show up for her appointment, she was given three schedules so that she can show up for the
VSU-Student Health Center caters mainly VSU students. Since it is a May semester, I have seen only, two students for clinical check-up.
My first patient is an 18-year-old, black female who came for abdominal pain. To plan and provide nursing care on this patient, I did a focused assessment first. As the patient answered some of my questions, I have figured out that the patient has undergone abortion last March 21, 2017 and she never went back for a 2-week follow-up appointment. She has a constant pain in her mid-abdomen that radiates going to her pelvic area to the back. Her pain level is 7/10. Her V/S are normal except BP was 135/95. To rule out the cause of her abdominal pain, the primary health care provider ordered a CBC, U/A, CMP and abdominal ultrasound. …show more content…
With the help of my clinical preceptor, I reported my assessment findings to the primary health care provider using SBAR communication. In return the primary health care provider could decide which diagnostic tests were needed to be ordered. Knowing about the diagnostic tests to be ordered, my clinical preceptor have communicated to the laboratory and radiology department of SGMC to schedule an appointment for the patient. For the patient to show up for her appointment, she was given three schedules so that she can show up for the