the ICU this semester,
Having completed almost one full year of nursing school, I am left wondering where time has gone. It’s only a matter of time until we take the NCLEX and achieve our goals of becoming an RN.
One area/aspect of my development as a future BSN that I am most proud of is critical thinking. The combination of clinical rotations, class lectures, and studying has helped me learn how to piece together information that creates a patient’s clinical picture. Being able to connect the medical diagnosis, diagnostic studies, laboratory results, and assessment findings to create a plan of care for a patient has helped me understand my role as a nurse.
One area that I know i require additional focus to complete my nursing school preparation is taking care of critical care patients. Having my clinical rotations in the ICU this semester, I have come to realize quickly how delicate and precise patient care needs to be in that setting. Patients require frequent assessments and patient care requires a high level of critical thinking. Any change in these patients can indicate a rapid decline and it is important to prevent these situations.
