Category: Career Development
Nurses in this movie exemplified unconditional empathy and care for their patients. I think that its often times hard to put differences aside when caring for a patient who is the same offender of the same thing every month or couple of months. I think that this takes true dedication and forgiveness. These things cannot be taught in school which is why I think that this can be hard for new nurses especially because in school they always say every patient deserves the highest quality etc. but in reality those more “difficult” patients or the recurring offenders that are hard to provide that top notch compassionate care to.
While watching the movie the one that resonated with me the most of the pediatric patient. We have not had a lot of experience with this population of patients and for me I need to work on being able to connect with them and trusting myself in taking care of them. Honestly kids kind of scare me to take care of because they seem so much more complex than adults. I think that this nurse did a really nice job connecting with the patient she hugged the little girl and was able to gain her trust, I saw no apparent barriers in between the nurse and the patient. The practice of cultural humility helped ready those nurses to care for diverse populations because it helped them go into each situation with an open mind and an untainted view of that particular patient. I think that you can never know all that you need to know, I cant possibly learn all the cultures that might walk through that emergency room door, but what I can do is connect with the patient when they do present, ask them questions about their culture, do my best to get them comfortable, and then go out to the desk and ask anyone if they know anything specific to that particular culture or look it up on the internet.
After the career services presentation it confirmed that I have done what I was supposed to do. I already have solidified the job that I want for after graduation. I used my teamwork and leadership strengths in combination with my collegiate athletic experiences to market myself and set me apart from others. My weakness or challenge is giving myself enough credit and up talking myself, I usually revert to down talking myself. I learned through this experience that now is not the time do that. Looking back on the interview I asked the lady who interviewed me about her educational opportunities for me to earn the appropriate certifications that I will need to be the best emergency department nurse I can be.
