Working on this project with my peers was a good experience. I was pleasantly surprised in how this project went compared to the project that we had to do for EBP 1. Our audience was the special care nurses at SMHC and some of the MS4 unit nurses. The feedback that we got was it was a good refresher for them. They have been dealing with COVID patients since the beginning, so this was nothing new for them. My feeling on this is that if we had presented this to nurses at a long-term care facility the feedback that we could receive might have been different as they are not dealing with acute COVID patients every day. The nurses thought that the quiz was a good way to assess their knowledge to see what they already know or need to brush up on.
What I learned from this team project was that I can work with people on a project who might see things differently than I do and actually learn something from them. I also learned more about the topic itself and the facts behind proning. Working on this project helped me gain skills to work with people even when we all don’t have the same schedules. We also meshed well together and created a good system for getting work done. This was partly because Dr. Kramlich was so helpful in providing feedback and ideas when we needed them. I also learned that I do not always have to be the leader.
Often times in all the groups I am a part of I am the leader, this time I took a step back and let someone else take on this role. This was a good learning experience for me because it gave me the freedom to take a more supportive role instead of being the one who spear heads everything. I hope that I can take this experience with me throughout my nursing career as well and realize that I do not always have to be in the lead role.
