Advanced Health Assessment Final Journal entry
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Advanced Health Assessment Final Journal entry
What were the highlights of your skill practice and video demonstrations?
Physical assessment is a critical component of the nursing profession, especially the entire nursing process. It highly impacts the accurate diagnosis of a condition and the provision of effective treatment. During the period, I was able to assess the skin, physical assessment. The highlight was conducting introspection and knowing the areas to observe during percussion auscultation and palpation.
What challenges did you face?
The challenges I faced pertained to the variations in the indicators in patients from different backgrounds. For instance, matters such as race affected the assessment of the skin.
What did you learn that you did not expect?
I learned that patient assessment of some areas such as the skin and neck entails more observation and knowledge in identifying the indicators. Besides, assessment is also dependent on the competence of the nursing practitioner in establishing a
How has your understanding of the NP provider role changed?
My understanding of the nursing practitioner role has not changed by been improved. The nursing process is highly dependent on accurat4 and careful physical assessment. Therefore, one needs to take the role of patient evaluation quite seriously.
Which system exams or techniques do you feel most confident performing?
I feel confident in carrying out a physical inspection to observe eye color and palpation, auscultation, and palpation.
Which system exams or techniques do you feel least confident performing?
I feel confident in conducting physical assessment techniques such as auscultation and percussion. However, I do not feel competent enough to carry out neurologic examinations but plan on enhancing my proficiency. Then, I will carry out a structured physical examination to get a complete assessment of the patient.
What steps have you taken to increase proficiency and efficiency in assessment skills?
I have decided to educate myself more by learning widely on the topic. The most crucial thing I to learn the various steps involved in evaluating various parts of the body. Besides, I am also using authentic learning through practicum experiences in volunteering further to understand the principles of the physical nursing assessment.
How have your learning experiences in this course affected your current nursing role?
I have been able to identify the essence of accurate physical assessment in the arrival to sound clinical judgment. Therefore, I have comprehended my role as a nursing practitioner in carrying out complete physical assessments of patients (Kohtz et al., 2018).
References
Kohtz, C., Brown, S. C., Williams, R., & O’Connor, P. A. (2017). Physical assessment techniques in nursing education: a replicated study. Journal of Nursing Education, 56(5), 287-291
Advanced Health Assessment Final Journal entry
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Journal Entry
Reflect on your clinical skills practice by writing your response to the following questions:
• What were the highlights of your skill practice and video demonstrations?
• What challenges did you face?
• What did you learn that you did not expect?
• How has your understanding of the NP provider role changed?
• Which system exams or techniques do you feel most confident performing?
• Which system exams or techniques do you feel least confident performing?
• What steps have you taken to increase proficiency and efficiency in assessment skills?
• How have your learning experiences in this course affected your current nursing role?
• To what extent do you feel prepared for the NU664 clinical practicum specialty course?
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** video demonstrations are videos of us performing specific health assessments- we have covered every body system now. **
Advanced Health Assessment Final Journal entry