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Schoo! of Health Sciences
Dates: __September 2, 2014 to December 2, 2014
S: Satisfactory N: Need Development
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‘Student TOYIN FAKUS-ATUNDAQLU. Student Number
| Summary of Areas
of Practice
Student Comments: Summary of | Faculty Comments: Summary
of clinical Experience
clinical experience
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Competent and
safe practice in a
professional, legal
and ethical
framework
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Toyin demonstrates her ablity to
consistently practice in a
‘Theory 3 and Pharm two, Iwas able _ | Competent and safe manner
within a professional, legal and
‘ethical framework to guide the
‘ ‘care she provides to her
Hospital, where I provided safe and | Zssigned patients. She has
competent nursing care for each of | shown her use of nursing
my patients, peers and families. I was | knowiedge and assessment to
able to answer any concern and when | promote patients well-being and
Based on my enrollment for the
Ethical Issues in Nursing, Nursing
to ensure that throughout my clinical
placement at Etobicoke General
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unsure I was able to ask or source the | Patients choice.
right resource. [acted ina
responsible, ethical and accountable |
manner to represent the hospital and |
my school to the patients and their
families. | always took care to ensure
the safety of my patients and I
understood my limits wher
to their choices.
comes |
2.
Communication
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Communication has always been one of | Toyin has strong communication
my strengths even before entering the _| skills and has effectively applied
nursing learning and practice. During _| them to create an appropriate
urse-client therapeutic
relationship. In addition, she
iscoveries on the job. Even if Ihad to | has improved on her ability to
document in a timely manner,
‘our post conferences, | was always
happy to share new nursing caro
Invite my peers to watch a novel
hursing procedure, | always sock my
Patients’ permission first and | always
did proper introduction so as not to
leave the pationt in the dark. Over the
weeks, | loarnt to document my nursing
intervention well. My time management
improved so much that by the end of
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‘Student TOYIN FAKUS-ATUNDAOLU Student Number:
‘the placement period, Ihave become
comfortable receiving and giving
reports to outgoing and incoming
nurses. | always use appropriate
communication techniques with my
patients and the inter-professional
health care team. For instance, t will
explain Tylenol as “medication for your
pain” in such a simple way that the
client will easily understand. At times
for my senior patients, | would describe
the pill by color and mechanism of
action. | learned to use the hospital's
data base to research medications and
especially IV solution compatibility.
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Caring relationat
practice
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Lam excellent when it comes to
establishing therapeutic caring,
compassionate, and culturally save
relationships with my patients and
colleagues. | always show respect and
sensitivity to their beliefs, values, and
cultural and religious background
regardless of whether it contradicts my
‘own personal belief or not. Above all |
agree with the CNO documents on
Ethics that the clients’ choices and
decisions is my utmost goal when it
comes to treatments. For instance, |
had an Italian patient who was refusing
food as she claimed that she was
admitted against her consent. Having
explore this serious allegation with her,
Iwas able to resolve her issue by
‘working with her frame of mind. We
both agreed that as long as she
‘complies with her medication and
nursing care, she should be able to go
. | taught another senior who
to use the incentive spirometer. He
appreciated it more when | porsonalized
it be writing his name on it for him to
/ take home upon discharge.
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Establishing a therapeutic
caring, compassionate and
culturally safe relationship is a
priority for Toyin, in which she
has demonstrated consistently
throughout her clinical
experience. On numerous
‘occasions her assigned patients
and family members have
‘expressed their gratitude for the
care they received. As well,
other nursing staff have also
expressed thanks for the
assistance she has been able to
provide,
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‘Student TOYIN FAKUS-ATUNDAOLU_ Student Number:
Leadership and
advocacy
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L always use humor and friendliness to
create positive work environment for
my colleagues and clients, My
Politeness and openness always earn
me my patients’ rusts and acceptance.
\ provided feedback to peers and accont
feedback graciously from them as well
as my Instructors or nurses. This to me
fosters my development towards
| excellent nursing care practice.
However, | respond appropriately to
unsafe unacceptable, and
unprofessional practices.
For example, a difficult patient had
previously given a nurse a tough timo,
when the nurse noticed that she was.
assigned to mo, she started clamoring
on how difficult the patient it. I fott a
little embarrass and so | use body
language to ward her off and had to.
protect my client
sk Ny
Toyin finds creative solutions in
situations that create ethical
dilemmas and conflict. Her
| ability to voice her concerns in
the appropriate manner
demonstrates her ability to be a
| leader and advocate for her
Patients,
5.
Plans of care:
Meeting Clients
Needs and Mutually
Agreed Expected
Outcomes
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This skills requires a continual practice
and observation. Over the course of the
‘semester, ! have learnt to use my basic
nursing assessment, skills, and
judgment to assess my clients based
‘on their clinical diagnosis and
manifestation. | have also learn to
collaborate in the evaluation and
modi n of plans of care. In an
instance, when my nurse had asked me
to withhold a “lactulose” medication for
a client who she reported had four BMs
the day before. | explained to my
Instructor, who approved the changes
and thought me how to memo it on the
Mar chart. We eventually carried out a
tap water enema as instructed by the
physician.
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Overall, Toyin continues to
move in a positive direction in
her ability to adjust the plan of
care for patients as it impacts
their health outcomes. Her use
of nursing assessment, skil, and
judgment continue to develop
with her eagerness to learn.
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[Collaborative Ks opportunities ariso, | always Toyinis a teamplayer, by not
Practice collaborate with my pationt’s intor- only holping whoa asked, but
professional health care team including | also offering her help. She also
the nurses, management dinner, PSW, | identifies when others need help
cleaners and admin. give my support | anc lends 2 helping hand
whenever | am asked. For instance, in | without hestation.
care cases where boosting, brief
changes or bed bath for patients are
needed. | am a team player and always
look fora way to make my team
members shine and bo motivated in
their work.
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Quality Assurance | like to reflect on my decisions and —_| Toyin takes the cnus upon
‘actions for the day in order to identify | horsolf to bo apart of hor
what! did well and what could had —_| Iearing and continues to
done better. | always research any new | improve her abiliies with
skills of meds. | aways create and —_ reflection and continual
implement individualized qualitative _| research.
and therapeutic care to my patients in
order to foster their optimalheatth =|
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