Reflection On Clinical Experience

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Overall, my first clinical experience at St. Mary Mercy was memorable and educational. We got to wear our white and blue scrubs with white shoes and our stethoscope around our necks. Like every other nursing student, I was thrilled to start clinical. During the first half of clinical we were following the nursing aides, while the second half was with the nurses.
Unfortunately, I remember the first day being pretty rough. I was very nervous because I wanted to do well and practice the skills I had learned in class. But I will always remember how upset I was with myself when I was unable to take a patient’s blood pressure manually. After that point, I told myself I had to do better.
The first day of clinical was also my first time inserting a foley catheter which was very exciting and one of my …show more content…
I learned a lot about nursing diagnosis and nursing interventions from doing the reflections and care plans.
By the end, I noticed it was a lot easier for me to understand why patients were on certain medications and why certain lab levels were relevant to the patients’ diagnoses. I was able to figure things out on my own and found it really helpful reading the nursing and physicians notes when doing the care plan. I found myself to be asking less questions because I knew how to answer them myself.
Overall, I would say this first clinical experience was difficult for me. The procedures and skills done in the hospital can be different from what we’ve learned and seen inside a class or textbook. This clinical experience made me realize there are still a lot of skills I need to work on and learn about before I become a nurse. Because this was a difficult semester, I certainly expect myself to improve next time. Most of all, I will never forget the head to toe assessment. By this time, it is embedded into my mind. I cannot wait to experience and learn more in clinical next
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