NSG 202 Posts
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Critical Care Chapter
One chapter that was particularly fascinating to me was chapter 2 called Getting my Feet Wet. In this chapter, Theresa Brown has a patient who’s back splits open. This shows all of the odd occurrences that can happen in the nursing field. Brown’s patient’s back split open due to such a large build up of fluid. The pressure was too great for his skin to hold all the fluid in so it just split. Brown called a code on this patient who ended up being okay. She describes in that moment how her only concern was her patient. She wasn’t focused on anything besides keeping him as safe as possible…
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Gratitude and Self Care
Gratitude is probably one of the greatest gifts you can give to your coworkers. From time to time, everyone feels a little burnt out, like they aren’t doing a good enough job, or like they are failing their patients. When you notice a coworker feeling this way, it might be a good idea to tell them how much you appreciate what they do. If a coworker helps you with a task, technique, or a patient, it is also really important to thank them, and show them how much you appreciate their time and effort. When I am overly stressed or being too hard on myself, I give myself an afternoon…
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Revisiting the Image
One quality of a nurse that I think is less represented in popular media is confidentiality/documentation. Confidentiality is so important to maintain as a nurse because of legal reasons, and more importantly it builds trust with your patient. It is essential that you keep all verbal, written, and electronic communications with patients private, and only share their information with their other providers and authorized personnel such as allowed family. It’s also important to document everything you do when treating a patient, This prevents errors related to medications and care. Both of these skills are very important to the role of nursing, but they are rarely talked about or shown in…
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Reply to Peer’s Image of a Nurse
Faith,Your image really struck me as I was scrolling through all of the posts on the nursing 202 page. It is so creative, and I love how it is up for many different interpretations. On the subject of interpretations, I love how you have interpreted this art piece and connected it back to nursing. I love how you explained the road to recovery can be bumpy for a patient, and there are always going to be ups and downs on that road. Part of being a nurse is helping our patient’s through these difficult times, and guiding them. I see the hands as us guiding the patient to their optimal…
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Image of Nursing
I found this photo through a google search on caring, because I believe caring about your patient is the most impactful part of being a nurse. When you become a nurse, you take on the responsibility of treating, assessing, counseling, caring, etc. for others. This responsibility is something not to be taken lightly because you are being trusted to care for other people’s families, friends, and partners. I decided I wanted to become a nurse because I love to care for others. I was very confused as to where I wanted to start out in the medical field, and I was drawn to nursing because of the diversity of ways…
