Exam (elaborations) NURS 6531 Practicum Experience Journal 1

Exam (elaborations) NURS 6531 Practicum Experience Journal 1 Betty Neuman once said that sometimes the line of defense can be penetrated by external stressors, to which the base is shaken and it can result in illness symptoms; when this occur, the line of resistance is activated in order to stabilize and therefore return to wellness in a process called “reconstitution” (Turner & Kaylor, 2015 p.214). I have been a nurse for many years now, each day I get up and think whose life will I save today and whose life will touch my soul. Always keeping in mind that the main objective is to improve health, promote and educate those whose structures has been shaking. As a new Nurse Practitioner (NP), I would like to incorporate Betty Neuman’s theory in my practice. She believed that a patient must be viewed as a unique system with its own built responses. During this first week of clinical I was able to see a variety of patients with various environmental factors. For example, I saw a husband and wife who came for a follow up appointment, the wife is wheelchair bound and the husband just had a stroke days before, the daughter brought both parents in and was aware of the medications and treatments that the parents were in. On the other hand, I saw a patient whose caregiver brought in and could This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :14:08 GMT -05:00 This study resource was shared via CourseH NURS 6531 Practicum Experience Journal 1 not tell us the medications or the different diagnosis that the patient has had in the past, patient had dementia and could not provide us with any of the information. Goals and objectives My goal is to provide quality care to my patients, as a nurse practitioner student I try to utilize technology as much as possible and research the different conditions encountered during my clinical. Although many times I can come to a conclusion based on my nursing experience it is often difficult to rely on experience without researching and utilizing the resources at hand, in order to provide a continuity of care and safe practice. Timeline of practicum activities I know that during this first week I am supposed to be able to observe at least for four hours, however, I am a hand on person and was fortunate enough to have a preceptor that was comfortable with me doing patient care, I observed the first two patients and then I started to participate in patient care. I think that although I was very nervous the first day of clinical, my preceptor’s positive attitude helped me become more comfortable with caring for the patient.  Select and describe a nursing theory to guide your practice.  Develop goals and objectives for your Practicum Experience in this course. When developing your goals and objectives, be sure to keep the seven domains of practice in mind.  Create a timeline of practicum activities based on your practicum requirements This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :14:08 GMT -05:00 This study resource was shared via CourseH Journal Entries  Include references immediately following the cont