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Christine Rombawa

NURS 320

Maternity

Weekly Evaluation and Reflection

Apply basic leadership skills in the care of families.

I provided positive and constructive feedback on aspects of performance and

explained the purpose and desired outcomes of the tasks and the time frame in

which the task was to be completed. I assisted the primary nurse in managing

the patient’s care. I provided leadership in the modication of client care and

organizational issues. I introduced myself and informed the patient and her

spouse what I will be doing throughout the day and also inquired if there was

something that they needed or wanted to accomplish for the day and prior to

discharge. I educated the patient on breastfeeding techniques. he patient was

very receptive to learning the techniques and showed understanding by

demonstrating and verbalizing understanding. I also stressed the importance of

the need for follow up care with the patient’s primary care physician to address

the patient’s diabetes management. I really en!oyed working in the post"partum

section. #ortunately$ I was teamed up with a great nurse that was eager and

willing to teach me. %he was very busy and I tried my best to be as helpful as

possible within my scope as a student nurse. I had the opportunity to assist with

the care of four patients’. hree of the patients were post"partum and one

patient was &'( ) for a hysterectomy. I also assisted the charge nurse with an


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admission. I learned so much in one day and I am very grateful for all of the

experiences and learning I acquired from my clinical instructor and primary

nurse that will help me be a great nurse.

(emonstrate therapeutic communication skills in interactions and

relationships with families$ individuals$ and other members of the health care team

with attention to the identication and correction of non"therapeutic communication

techniques.I e*ectively utilized verbal and nonverbal approaches for e*ective

therapeutic communication in non"complicated client situations. I seeked

verbal collaboration with other health care team members in providing care$

and I assessed the client’s learning needs$ learning styles$ and variable

impacting the teaching"learning process and used appropriate teaching

strategies and materials. I spontaneously incorporated health care knowledge

and education into routine communication and created individualized health

teaching plans. I was able to identify the patient’s need for follow up care

with her &+&. ,pon questioning my patient on her gestational diabetes$ she

began to explain that she had gestational diabetes with the two prior

pregnancies and never seeked care for herself after giving birth. %he also

mentioned that she was prescribed metformin in -/ and only used it for a

month$ then never went to her follow up appointment. I used therapeutic

communication to nd out the reasons for her non"compliance. I then began

to educate her on the risks of uncontrolled diabetes and also about ways to

improve her blood sugar levels 0ex. exercise$ carb counting1. %he thanked me

for the information and stated that she will follow up with her &+& after

discharge. I was very grateful to have the opportunity to educate my patient


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who was now a mother of three$ who was willing to learn and wants to better

her health for herself and for her children. I also gave my patient a back and

neck rub$ then showed her spouse how to do it. 2y patient and her spouse

verbalized gratitude and encouraged me to continue doing what I was doing

and said that I was an awesome student nurse and that I will be an amazing

nurse$ and it was a pleasure to meet me.

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