NR 390 Week 6 Course Project Assignment: Milestone 3
Prior to completing this template, carefully review Course Project Milestone 3 Guidelines paying part... [Show More] icular attention to how to name the document and all rubric requirements. After saving the document to your computer, type your answers directly on this template and save again. This assignment is due by Sunday end of Week 6 by 11:59 p.m. MT.
Student Name:
Assignment Criteria Type the statements into the boxes below. Use exact words spoken by each person.
NOTE: See Milestone 3 Rubric for details required in each area.
Introduction:
Student Introduction and Statement of Purpose
(30 points)
my name is -------, I am going to interview a very dear nurse who has made history through her interactions with patients and coworkers. Her name is not in the history of nursing but she has touched the lives of many.
Nurse Introduction
(30 points)
My name is ------, I have been a nurse for 38 years. I spent 23 years in the ICU, after an injury at the bedside I moved to outpatient cardiology. I’ve been in this position for 15 years and miss the bedside every day.
Nurse States Verbal Permission for Interview and Submission
(30 points)
-----:this interview is for one of my classes, everything we talk about will be shared. Are you ok with that?
---: Yes, I’m so proud of all your achievements and love to watch you grow.
Questions and Answers:
Primary Question #1: -----: What are some of your favorite memories of nursing school?
-----: I remember the first time I used a stethoscope, hearing the heart and bowel sounds for the first time. My classmates voted me SNA president that was one of my greatest honors. I fondly remember the bonds that were made through long hours of studying, laughing, crying and hopeful to learn all we needed to care for our patients.
Follow-up a. -----: What was your biggest fear as a student nurse?
-----: My biggest fear as a student nurse was not knowing enough or hurting someone. These fears continued well into my first year of nursing until I gained confidence.
Follow-up b. ----: How did classmates or instructors impact your development as a nurse? -----: I was inspired by the knowledge of my instructors, I wanted to have their knowledge and spread the same compassion to my patients. My instructors made me competitive, I always strived to be better. If I got an 89% on a test I felt challenged to do better.
Primary Question #2: ---: How have you improved the quality of nursing practice during your career?
----: Shortly after joining Westchester Medical Center I became Assistant Head Nurse. My passion was palpable. I instituted patient rounds after meds were administered. We discussed all the patients’ issues and role playing for possible emergencies. Along with my own assignment I helped teach and recognize things that may have been missed by other nurses. I received many accolades when I left the hospital setting. I precepted over sixty nurses during my career, with many saying that they became a better nurse because of me.
Follow-up a. -----: How did you deal with conflict during your career?
----: When dealing with conflict and coworkers I learned to use my nursing skills, looking at behavior “why is this happening?” and what is going on in this person’s life? With patients, most conflict was related to loss of control, so giving them the ability to do what they needed usually made them feel in command.
Follow-up b. ----: How did you teach a new nurse the importance of teamwork?
-----: When a new nurse entered the unit we all rallied around her/him to support their success. Taking time to huddle and share experiences with new nurses always gave them comfort and eventually a sense of belonging. Huddles give us an idea of how of how complicated the patients were and recognize the nurses who would be needing help throughout the shift. This approach to care always gave the new nurse the sense of teamwork and they certainly learned the importance of it very quickly.
Primary Question #3: -----: What are some of your favorite memories as a unit nurse?
-----: I have many memories. I will never forget the people I worked with. They were like family, we shared laughter and tears. The experiences I shared with my fellow nurses brought a closeness that is irreplaceable. We shared so many emotional moments, from end of life care with our patients to losing a patient in a code.
Follow-up a. ------: What was your greatest struggle as a nurse?
------: Having elevated expectations and learning to keep my mouth shut were my greatest struggles as a nurse. “Not until a fish opens its mouth does it get in trouble”.
Follow-up b. -----: How did this impact you?
------: I have quietened down as I aged and listening is a better skill in management but I still struggle both professionally and personally. I will always expect the best when it comes to patient care. There is always room for improvement, one should go above and beyond or that door of excellence will not open.
Primary Question #4: -----: How have you contributed to the profession of nursing and to nursing history?
-----: My passion is nursing, with a love for cardiology. If a person has passion in anything they will become successful, attitude will define altitude. I promoted My passion is nursing, with a love for cardiology. If a person has passion in anything they will become successful, attitude will define altitude.
Follow-up a. -----: What qualities do you look for in a new nurse?
-----: The first quality I look for is compassion. All other skills can be learned. Compassion along with empathy are from within. I also look for the excitement in their faces, are they excited to be “in it”. To be present in the most intimate yet weakest time of a persons’ life. I also look for eye contact, patient interaction, hand touching and acknowledging family with respect and consideration.
Follow-up b. ------: How have you influenced new nurses to your passion of cardiac nursing?
-----: Nurses that work alongside me, past and present, have all caught my passion. Passion is contagious. A lot of nurses are intimidated by cardiac monitors. That is only a small obstacle until the physiology of the heart is learned. Identifying the different heart sounds is always fulfilling. If a new nurse is unfamiliar with a patient diagnosis, they need to be confident in the care they provide. I teach them how to find the information they need to care for this patient and how to follow up care. When a nurse becomes confident it shows. Once the new nurse sees health improvement in the patient they cared for the passion usually starts there.
Primary Question #5: -----: Who is your favorite nurse from nursing history?
-----: Throughout the years the thread of all great nurses was their ability to support a person dealing with the worst time in their life. Many times, the nurses are the ones at the bedside while a patient is fighting for their life and we have the ability to comfort and care. I had that quality with my dearest friend in the cardiac ICU. She has since passed with pancreatic cancer and I was her hospice nurse until her last breath. A gift she gave to me, allowing me to care for her during her dying days, after caring for so many together.
Follow-up a. ----: What contributions did that nurse bring to nursing?
-----: Maria had the ability to comfort. Not only could Maria comfort her patients but those around her. All her patients loved her, she cared for each one of them as though they were her babies. She could also deescalate a situation with the kindest of words, she always knew what to say. Marias words were not rehearsed she truly felt peoples anguish. She was admired not only by the nursing staff but the doctors too. Marias kind nature was contagious on the unit. When nurses had a difficult situation and Maria wasn’t working during huddle they would and say, “what would Maria do”. She contributed without even knowing the impact she had on everyone around her.
Follow-up b. -----: How has that nurse influenced your own nursing practice?
------: Maria and I travelled together, learning and growing as we attended ACC meetings, lectures at Duke University, The Cleveland Clinic and Columbia Presbyterian, just to mention a few. We challenged each other to grow and improve our skills to offer best practice to our patients. When we had a difficult patient, she shinned with enthusiasm. I would not have imagined back then that I would be continuing this journey of nursing without her. I am still influenced by the strength she had through living and dying. We placed her nursing cap in her coffin and with a note saying, “here lies a nurse”.
Conclusion:
Gratitude
(20 points) -----: you touched so many lives, including mine, you have always been my cheerleader. You have shared stories with me for years but today was special. It saddens me that you lost Maria but you were lucky to have her in your life, as I am lucky to have you. Thank you for being my special nurse. I will share this with you when I have completed my class.
Learning
(20 points) -----: I have learned how nurses can impact the lives of patients, family members and coworkers. We make history everyday by the imprint we leave on peoples’ hearts and in their memories. Every nurse has a story to tell. While interviewing ---- I learned so much more than she had ever told me. The interview also reminded me how fortunate I am to have such wonderful nurses who are my friends in my life.
Total Points Possible = 300 [Show Less]
