Last Wednesday marked my last clinical day with my preceptor. It was sad that all too soon we were parting ways. I really enjoyed the times that we had to spend together and very appreciated how she aveiled herself for me to learn from her.
We talked about what I was going to do in the future as well as what she was going to do in the future.
She later had a meeting with her staff to discuss team work as some of the staff members were not being team player friendly. She let them know that the way they work together can affect the quality of care that is provided to the patient. Hopefully with that in mind the staff members will do more to work together as patient is the main focus.
We exchanged a few more words and I thanked her for all her help at the end my day. It was a great learning experience.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Journal 7
My day with my preceptor last Wednesday was a quiet one. We went to a meeting by the trauma department to give a presentation about what her unit, palliative care unit, is about. The doctors who were present at the meeting were glad that presentation was made because they had a misconception that the palliative unit was hospice unit.
After that we put together evaluation packets for some of her staff. It was amazing the number of evaluations she had to have completed within a very short time coupled with the other things she has to do as a manager. We talked about how challenging the job as a manager can be but then one matures a great deal after going through all these challenges successfully.
After that we put together evaluation packets for some of her staff. It was amazing the number of evaluations she had to have completed within a very short time coupled with the other things she has to do as a manager. We talked about how challenging the job as a manager can be but then one matures a great deal after going through all these challenges successfully.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Journal 6
On the 4th of November, I was with my preceptor one of our activities for the day really touched me. She manages a palliative care unit where they have some of the patients due to terminal illnesses. She has made arrangements with the Chaplain to organize some memorial services once a month so that these people can be remembered and the staff can talk about how they feel about working with patients who are dying.
It was a very emotional moment because some of the stories that some of the staff members told of the patients they had taking care of were just wonderful and sad at the same time. One of them spoke of a young woman who had died at 29 years old who had two young children and a seven months old baby.
Afterwards, the Chaplain said a prayer, I closed my eyes and tears were streaming down my cheeks. I think it is a good thing that she has that arranged as an outlet for the staff to voice out how they feel. I can not image if the staff on this unit had to bottle in all their emotions and how they feel about the patients they for.
It was a very emotional moment because some of the stories that some of the staff members told of the patients they had taking care of were just wonderful and sad at the same time. One of them spoke of a young woman who had died at 29 years old who had two young children and a seven months old baby.
Afterwards, the Chaplain said a prayer, I closed my eyes and tears were streaming down my cheeks. I think it is a good thing that she has that arranged as an outlet for the staff to voice out how they feel. I can not image if the staff on this unit had to bottle in all their emotions and how they feel about the patients they for.
Journal 5
My preceptor and I spent most part of our day in a meeting, LIST (Leadership Implementation Support Team) meeting. This meeting was to discuss the impaired employee. In attendance was the psych nurse, the head of the pharmacy department, an HR representative and most of the unit managers.
The impaired employee that was being talked about was the one is using alcohol, illicit drugs or even prescription drugs which renders them unsafe to take care of patients. Things to look out for were discussed as well as the help and resources that are available to the people who find themselves in such situations.
The head of the pharmacy department spoke of some the investigations that have been conducted over the years. I have always heard of physicians and some nurses in other hospitals who had been fired or lost their license because they were found to be impaired or stealing narcotics. To know that an institution that I work with also has some employees, nurses, pharmacists and physicians alike who have been found to be impaired or stealing narcotics gave me chills. Knowing that there were resources available through the employer was comforting. Also teaching the staff not to judgemental of these individuals should be taken seriously so that these people will know that it is okay to ask for help.
The impaired employee that was being talked about was the one is using alcohol, illicit drugs or even prescription drugs which renders them unsafe to take care of patients. Things to look out for were discussed as well as the help and resources that are available to the people who find themselves in such situations.
The head of the pharmacy department spoke of some the investigations that have been conducted over the years. I have always heard of physicians and some nurses in other hospitals who had been fired or lost their license because they were found to be impaired or stealing narcotics. To know that an institution that I work with also has some employees, nurses, pharmacists and physicians alike who have been found to be impaired or stealing narcotics gave me chills. Knowing that there were resources available through the employer was comforting. Also teaching the staff not to judgemental of these individuals should be taken seriously so that these people will know that it is okay to ask for help.
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