NURS 3020H: Clinical Practice Focused on Acute Care Student Participant Number: _____9654_______ Week __3__

CO # Course Objectives Full Alignment with Moderate Alignment with Poor Alignment with Course Objective
Course Objective Course Objective

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1 Prepared to provide nursing care that
includes comprehensive, collaborative
assessment, evidence-informed
interventions and outcome measures.
Critically assesses the
individuals health status.
Identifies priority health
needs.
Uses evidence to inform
nursing care decisions.
Partially assesses the
individuals health status.
Identifies some priority health
needs
Inconsistently uses evidence to
inform nursing care decisions.
Poorly assesses the individuals health status.
Often fails to identify key priority health needs.
Often fails to uses evidence to inform nursing care
decisions.

Rating Justification

When doing my vital signs on the patient I accurately took vital signs. When giving the temperature I had trouble getting the oral temperature. The probe kept falling out of the
patients mouth. I was told by a visitor of the patient it might be better to hold the probe in place to get the temperature. I thanked her for advice and it worked much better.

Opportunities for improvement

Properly assess an individual jaw strength when taking the temperature. Also, to make things easier with elderly patients I should always hold the temperature probe in place.

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2 Establishes and maintains therapeutic, caring Communication results in: Communication results in: Communication results in:
and culturally safe relationships through Team members fully Team members partially Team members often failing to comprehend patient
effective communication. comprehending patient status comprehending patient status status and required nursing care

and required nursing care
A therapeutic nurse patient
relationship.
and required nursing care
Often failing to establish a therapeutic nurse patient
Partially establishing a relationship.
therapeutic nurse patient
relationship.

Rating Justification

I was able to reach a proper therapeutic relationship with my patient. This included properly explaining to the patient what I was doing at all times. The patient seemed comfortable of
my practice. With my patient I went into my personal life when talking. This included talking about my marriage status, and why I was pursuing nursing.

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Opportunities for improvement

To accurately get an assessment of the background of the patient. This includes the patients eating habits in the past, and why there may be an increase or decrease in the amount of
intake of food.

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3 Applies the four ways of knowing and Identifies and applies interventions Partially Identifies and applies Often fails to Identify and
informational technologies to effectively care for through effective integration of the interventions through effective apply interventions through
diverse, acutely ill patients. four ways of knowing integration of the four ways of effective integration of the
knowing four ways of knowing

Rating Justification

When removing a saline lock, I must use proper techniques to make the experience more comfortable for my patients. This includes proper removal of tape around the incision, and
showing the patient where to hold the gauze to decrease bleeding and bruising.

Opportunities for improvement

Reviewing the technique saline lock in my head before removing the saline lock.

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4 Adheres to professional practice standards and Anticipates, identifies and
organizational polices to contribute to a culture of responds to risks to enhance safety
safety. in the delivery nursing care.
Advocates for client health and
well being
Partially anticipates, identifies and
responds to risks to enhance safety
in the delivery nursing care.
Sometimes advocates for client
health and well being
Often fails to anticipate,
identify and respond to risks
to enhance safety in the
delivery nursing care.
Often fails to advocate for
client health and well being

Rating Justification

When moving my patient from the bed to the chair, I did not realize that the chairs leg rest had to be raised. At first I didnt even realize it could be raised. With a hip replacement it is
important to have the leg raised to ensure proper healing.

Opportunities for improvement

I will make sure to raise the leg rest in the chair to make the patient more comfortable. I will search for the hydraulic lever and make sure I elevate the legs for my patient who have the
hip replacement.

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5 Exercises leadership to enhance patient care, and Embodies professional Partially embodies Often fails to embody
support professionalism in practice. standards. professional standards. professional standards.

Supports the development Sometimes supports the Often fails to support
of professional standards development of professional the development of
in others. standards in others. professional standards
in others.
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Rating Justification

When walking outside my patients room, they had an emergency where she needed a bed pan. This was not my patient but I rushed to get her a bedpan. I was not in time. She was

embarrassed and ashamed what she had done. I ensured a professional attitude and made sure I would help her. Shortly after two other student nurses came in to help in which they

were assigned to her as a patient. I relinquished my duties and the other two students took over.

Opportunities for improvement

Make sure to know which nurses and students are assigned to which patient. In this case I could pass on the information to them effectively.

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