Time Management One of my smart goals for next semester in clinical practice is to obtain good time management skills. I want to be able to effectively divide up my time to do all tasks required and not be rushing at the last minute. I will do this by looking over what needs to be done and assessing how I will complete these tasks before the appropriate time that they are due. I want this to be able to help in other aspects as well such as assignments and study preparation. I feel it will benefit myself, patient and my grades. This would be a very beneficial skill that can help me in many different areas.
Communication Skills I want to better my communication skills in clinical practice. I have a hard time talking to people that I don't know and I am hoping to change that. I want to be less nervous talking to patents and fellow nurses. This will help me in assessing my patients needs and to better work as a team with other nurses and staff members. I hope to achieve this through my clinical practice.
Goals for family placement semester
Assessments One of my goals for my placement in either mental health or maternity is to preform 3 full head to toe assessments by myself. I want to be able to complete three entire assessments on patients without assistance and with few errors. I will do this by practicing my vital sign assessments whenever possible (free time, in labs, etc.). I want this to better my assessment skills and be able to better experience with different types of patients.I feel it will benefit myself and to help with further assessments.
Written Work/Assignments For next clinical placement I want to better my scholarly writing and the value of my assignments. I will do this by taking more time and carefully research and plan what I want to say. I want to better this skill as it is important when document client information or when writing anything professional. I want to better my writing to help with my clinical performance as I will have a better understanding and feel more prepared in what to do. This will help me to manage my time and work loads and to push myself to do better and to be more careful and put more effort into assignments.
Goals for community placement semester
Documentation For my next placement in a community setting I hope to better my nursing documentation skills. I will do this by consistently documenting all assessments that I preform and will ask for help when I am unsure of how to do so. This is an important skill to know as a medical chart is a legal document. I want to better myself in this skill to help my own practice and learning and to have more confidence in myself when documenting. By bettering myself in this skill, it will help me in further career opportunities and placements.
Therapeutic Communication During my community placement I hope to improve my skills in therapeutic communication. I hope to keep learning skills through labs and lectures that will increase my competence in therapeutic communication with my patients. I will do this through work in labs, readings and by putting these skills into practice in the clinical setting. This skill will help me to form relational connections with my patients which will continue to help me throughout me learning and career.
Goals for Chronic Placement Semester
Organization Skills In my next placement I want to work on my organization skills. I want to have a better plan ahead of time so that I can complete all work required and be able to do so without rushing myself. I plan to achieve this goal by time-blocking my schedule and assignments and follow through with it. I will also begin starting my assignments, papers and projects earlier so I will not be rushing at the last minute, which will also hopefully increase my grade performance. This skill is very important in nursing. Nurses have to be organized and efficient in everything that they do which is also why I want to better this skill. Having solid organizational skills now will help me throughout many parts of my career and life.
Effective study skills In my next nursing placement, I want to have effective studying skills. I also hope to increase my grades by working to achieve this goal. Effective studying skills are important for grasping knowledge and information that is important to my career as a nurse. I will do this by first refreshing with reviews from previous years and textbook chapters, asking for help when needed, using resources available at trent (such as Academic Success etc.) This skill will help m to get more out of my courses and increase my learning. Effective studying skills can also be apart of good organizational skills as well. Teaching skills
Goals For Acute Placement Semester
Clinical Practice Skills In my next placement I hope to practice more injections. This is a very important skill in nursing and I want to improve my techniques and skills. I plan to achieve this through on-hand experience, labs and through reading 2 up to date nursing articles about preforming injections, different injection sites, different methods etc. I feel as though I am not fully confident with this technique thus far and would like to continue working at it.
Pharmacology Next semester/placement I want to improve my medication math and general understanding of medications. I do not feel confident with this procedure yet and feel as though more practice will be beneficial. I plan to achieve this goal through practice questions, asking for help and clarification when needed, studying/reading up on medications and the different characteristics of them and through lab practice. This is a general skill set needed for nursing and I want to get a better understanding on the correct procedures etc.
Goals for Pre-Consolidation Placement
Wound Care In my next placement I want to improve my technique with sterile fields when changing dressings. I have not had a lot of exposure or practice to this skill so far and hope to increase my knowledge in my next placement. I hope to do this through experiencing more on-hand experience with dressing changes, I will refresh myself with content of this skills from previous course and also study the technique of the sterile field. This is a general skill needed for nursing practice and I hope to better my application of it in my next placement.
Medication Administration I hope to better my skills in medication administration in my next placement. I feel I have improved throughout the years from experience but know there is a lot to work on to perfect this skill.I also need to enhance my skills with needles as I have not had much practice with them yet. I hope to achieve this goal through knowing all 10 rights by memory, preforming all my checks when administering, asking for help when needed and researching areas I do not understand. This skill is very important in nursing and very important to do right which is why I want to enhance my skills in this area.