cherryblossom21

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1. First clinical rotation finished, "not so glowing" evaluation

   cherryblossom21 replied to Neohippy's topic in General Students

   I know that you posted this years ago but can I ask you how the rest of your semester went? And how you got through it? I'm in this exact position. I'm in my first semester and I made a med error and I'm also battling with anxiety during clinicals. ...

2. Struggling with Clinical

   cherryblossom21 replied to cherryblossom21's topic in General Students

   I was thinking of making flashcards of each med that has the elaborate mechanism of action on one side (what I would tell my instructor) and my patient teaching on the other side that includes a brief and easy to understand description of it with 1 o...

3. Struggling with Clinical

   cherryblossom21 replied to cherryblossom21's topic in General Students

   You're right that in some way I do overprepare. I write down every single thing about that med that I was not able to individualize it for my patient. I want to learn how to individualize the meds to my patient, communicate patient teachings in a cle...

4. Struggling with Clinical

   cherryblossom21 replied to cherryblossom21's topic in General Students

   Thank you for your tips! My clinical instructor did encourage me to practice explaining my meds and do my patient teachings at home prior to clinical. I'm hoping that would lessen my anxiety. I only have 3 more clinicals till the final evaluation to ...

5. Struggling with Clinical

   cherryblossom21 posted a topic in General Students

   I'm a first semester nursing student. It was always my dream to become a nurse and I finally got in the nursing program in my university! I was so motivated in the beginning of the semester. Most of the time I would get the highest grades in my theor...