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Standard 2:
Application and
Integration of TheoryBased Knowledge
Clinical Competency
3.42 Administers oral,
rectal, vaginal, topical,
intramuscular,
intravenous, and
subcutaneous
medications
My short-term goal is to
learn the basics of IM,
IV, and SQ
administrations, as well
as effectively administer
oral meds to patients. In
particular, I am aiming
to be well-versed in
preparations and safety
precautions in giving IM
injections, and to have
an opportunity to
administer this
medication to an actual
patient by the end of this
semester.
Criteria to validate
objectives achieved
Self-Evaluation:
I rate myself as 5/5
with respect to
administration of oral
meds, and 5/5 for IM
since I have
successfully performed
the procedure on a
patient needing a PRN.
Follow-up:
I still need to practice
on oranges and work
on becoming more
familiar with landmarking at the
different sites through
practicing on my
family members and
watching videos.
GUEVARA, FREDESMINDA
0513 PSYN 121-6
Standard 2:
Application and
Integration of Theorybased Knowledge
Clinical Competency
1.04 Assesses mental
and physical status
For this competency, my
goal is to perform a
Mental Status Exam
(MSE) on patients at
least once every week.
Self-Evaluation:
My rating for this
competency is 5/5
because I have been
able to conduct
assessments for each
patient at least twice a
day. I have also learned
to use more
appropriate and more
concise terms for
assessing. Also I have
learned to observe
patients for congruence
of mood and affect,
and general
presentation as well.
Follow-up:
To polish my MSE
assessment skills, I
will read nurses
reports and pay
attention to how they
conduct theirs. I will
review my resources at
least once a week for
familiarization.
GUEVARA, FREDESMINDA
0513 PSYN 121-6
Standard 1:
Therapeutic
Relationships
Clinical Competency
6.07 During goaloriented interactions,
demonstrates empathy,
warmth and respect
My long-term goal is to
sharpen and improve my
therapeutic relationshipbuilding skills and I will
start by establishing o
rapport with patients as
well as show warmth,
respect and empathy in
my verbal and
nonverbal interactions
with them in One South.
I hope to be able to
connect with and
interact successfully
with patients especially
with those who are
difficult to get along
with.
Self-Evaluation
Objectively, I have to
rate myself as 5/5
because I have come a
long way from being
an uninvolved
spectator to a
concerned, respectful
and empathic talker
and listener. Saying
hello and encouraging
smiling responses from
patients are becoming
second nature to me.
Follow-up:
I will continue to
practice empathic
listening and
communicating with
warmth and respect. I
will attempt to speak
and greet patients even
if I am just passing by.
GUEVARA, FREDESMINDA
0513 PSYN 121-6
Standard 4: Professional
Ethics
Clinical Competency
7.08 Document observations
and psychiatric nursing actions
on appropriate records
I am aiming this semester to
be more familiar and more
confident with charting and
documenting of nursing
activities.
Self-Evaluation:
For this competency, I give
myself 4/5 because I have
done charting fairly well but I
feel that I can still improve
more. Also, there are new
additions that required
documentation which I have
not yet performed because of
my stints outside the main
Acute unit (e.g. shift report,
flow map).
Follow-up:
I will continue learning about
the different documentation
and other administrative
work that I can have access
to, and practice observing
what nurses and other staff
are busy with in the nursing
station.
GUEVARA, FREDESMINDA
0513 PSYN 121-6
Self-evaluation:
I have had opportunities to
observe the different aspects
of psychiatric nursing care
in One South main, SCU
units, 5South (Peds), as well
as shadowed the Charge
Nurse in her morning rounds.
Evidence of these
observations are in journal
entries on the following
dates:
February 18-19, 2014
February 11-12, 2014
February 4 - 5, 2014
January 28-29, 2014
In the afternoon, however,
her demands had grown quite
insistent and while her nurse
and I went through her
medication record to look for
alternative PRNsshe
suddenly raised her voice and
started shouting profanities
directed towards her doctor,
her nurse, and me. Her nurse
informed her in a calm, slow
but firm voice that it was her
(the nurses) duty to verify
with the doctor, not mine. She
told the patient to give her a
few minutes to call the doctor
and the patient immediately
calmed down. (April 1-2,
2014 journal entry)
GUEVARA, FREDESMINDA
0513 PSYN 121-6
Self-evaluation:
I rate myself with 4/5, as I
was not able to identify one
of my patients main problem
because her verbal
communication was
impaired. I took her
subjective report of pain but
she was displaying more
symptoms of anxiety and was
not able to give her the prn
medication for anxiety.
However, it was quite an
excellent learning situation
for me and I will now be
more careful in assessing
symptoms as well as be
aware that patients may not
correctly give personal
reports.
Follow-up:
I will refer often to (or
review) to the patients
history and care plan to make
sure that I do not overlook
prominent issues.
GUEVARA, FREDESMINDA
0513 PSYN 121-6
Self-evaluation:
Follow-up:
http://www.crpnbc.ca/
https://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/critical-thinking-andnursing/834
http://pakazoid.blogspot.ca/2011/12/education-innursing_19.html
http://www.americansentinel.edu/blog/2011/07/27/nursingstrategies-common-tactics-for-managing-conflict/
Strategies:
I will use therapeutic tools and communication strategies to
build rapport with patients to facilitate problem-solving.
GUEVARA, FREDESMINDA
0513 PSYN 121-6
Self-evaluation
I give myself a 4/5 for
identifying nursing issues
with social and ethical
aspects as I was able to
observe and be aware of
certain situations in the main
ward and PEDS ward.
However, these are not the
only examples that can occur
during the rotation, and I still
need to be open to exploring
possibilities to advocate for
patients when possible, and
to seek clarification and
guidance when confronted
with an ethical, social, or
moral issue.
Follow-up:
I will need to be more aware
of how ordinary or unusual
nursing practices can present
with ethical , social or moral
issues and I can do this by
educating myself through
research, asking and
observing others with more
experience and by putting
myself in the patients shoes.
GUEVARA, FREDESMINDA
0513 PSYN 121-6
GUEVARA, FREDESMINDA
0513 PSYN 121-6
Self-evaluation:
I discussed her reason for
admission (major depressive
disorder with prominent
anxiety), and elaborated on
the DSM IV and DSM 5
criteria for the disease,
focusing on the qualifiers
and definitions. (March 2526, 2014 journal entry)
a Schizoaffective disorder
meant a life course of illness
where psychotic symptoms can
be present without prominent
mood symptoms or if full
mood disorder episodes
presented since onset of
psychosis up until the present
diagnosisher current
psychosis likely did not meet
the DSM 5 criteria for a full
schizophrenic episodeher
borderline personality traits
which again did not qualify
enough for the full disorder as
outlined in the DSM which
required at least five
symptoms that composed a
pattern of behavior. (April 12, 2014 journal entry)
GUEVARA, FREDESMINDA
0513 PSYN 121-6
Self-evaluation:
Follow-up: