How I Made a Difference

How I Made a Difference             I was quite anxious when entering the clinical setting this semester because I had never provided care before. There were so many things that were running through my mind as I was so nervous to mess up or look silly in comparison to others and coworkers. My clinical instructor was … [Read more…]

Wellness Exemplar

Self-Care Reflection Gabriella Crugnale  University of New England  BSN NSG 351: Professor Goran  My Self-Care Reflection and Wellness Goals             At the beginning of the semester, we had an assignment to write down a few goals in regard to self-care and how we planned to carry them out. My goals included beginning breathing, stretching, and reflection … [Read more…]

Medication Reconciliation Reflection

I enjoyed the medication reconciliation assignment. It allowed me to learn more about medications and how I am going to have to assess the capability of my client taking them. I was fortunate with my client because they did not pose any difficulties or safety concerns that I should be concerned about. The client understands … [Read more…]

Art in Nursing

I decided to use nature (excuse the telephone lines) as my medium of art to depict how I believe that nursing is an art. Many times you hear that nursing is science, nursing is evidence based practice, etc. To me, nursing is an art, it is relationships and connections with patients and coworkers. I chose … [Read more…]

Modules 3 & 4

Response to Module 3: I believe that critical thinking is such an important part of nursing and the nursing process. I thought it was very vital to be included in the Knowledge and Clinical Judgement module. I learned a lot about the analysis phase of critical thinking. I think that this is one of the … [Read more…]

Learning Outcome 5

To gain a decent grade on the papers that we completed in ENG 110, you have to at least know how to properly cite your sources. Without citing sources, there is no work cited page, meaning that you just plagiarized which can get you into serious trouble. We learned how to do this in the … [Read more…]

Essay 1

My happiness paper was a reflection on what I believe brings happiness to life. Everyone had differing opinions, personally I believe that good relationships and exercise allow a life of fulfillment. I spoke personally about my family and my friends, to connect with the authors and their beliefs/research on happiness. In the long run, I … [Read more…]