SUMMARY OF SELF EVALUATION

Semester 4: Humber River Hospital Wilson Site (Pregrad Consolidation)

What are my strengths at the end of the semester?
This semester was very different from the previous placements that I did. I had the chance to follow my
preceptor closely caring for 4-5 patients on each 12hr shift. Whenever I arrived on the floor unit 30minutes
early, I would prepare my day as if it were my own assignment and my preceptor would come in, to take report
with me (at times the night nurses would give me the report and after the first half of the semester, usually I
would give the report at the end of our shift). My strengths at the end of this semester is better time
management, and with the feeling of preparedness and having that 30minute timeframe to read up on my
assignment I feel more confident and have a careplan in my mind what needs to be prioritized in the morning
and what can be done later in the afternoon when the day is a little less hectic.
I am gaining more confidence in myself talking with doctors, especially when I have done my assessment.
However, I have also observed from other nurses collaborating with doctors that there will always be a certain
doctor that seems to be out to bite your neck and that is just how it is. All I have to focus on is that I have my
assessments and research before calling a very busy MRP (most responsible practitioner).
Ive had first hand experience with many patient discharges and at least 1-2 post-op cases per shift. I realize
that there is so much documentation that needs to be done, more importantly to document on real time and not
to put it off until the end of the day because things can, and will pile up and before you know it, it is already 1hr
past the shift end.
My preceptor commends me with my communication skills with the patients as we went further to the end of
the rotation. Practice truly does make it better. I was very fortunate to be on a surgical floor where I was able to
perform many of the checklists that were on my textbooks (e.g. catheterization male and female, wound
dressing of all sorts, injections, health teaching, nebulizers, suctions etc). I am so happy that by the end of the
rotation, my preceptor told me that I was ready to start working independently, as she was able to sit back at the
nursing station as I worked on the assignment independently with minimal assistance.

What are my areas for development at the end of the semester?

My areas for development are to feel a little more confident and not feel scared to talk to doctors.
My Head-to-toe assessment needs more practice, I want to be able to have the clinical eye that the nurses talk
about when just looking at the patient they already have an idea of what to expect (most of the time) or where to
focus on the assessment more than other systems.
I need to develop a healthier lifestyle to be able to work the 12hr shift for 3 consecutive days and not feel
exhausted.
I want to keep my self up to date on my learning and will need to go back to my reviewers regularly so that I do
not forget what I learned in the past 2 years.

Signature: Lara Pabandero-de Lasan

Date: April 10, 2016