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Inter Professional Experience

Lillyann Leipau
Florida Atlantic University
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Inter Professional Experience

Meeting my mentor Mrs. B, I was able to experience the inter-professional relationship

with a social worker, pharmacist, a medical student and another nurse as well. Not only did I

develop and experience my intra professional skills, but I also was able to learn and develop

interviewing skills with our mentor. Our mentor, Mrs. B tells of her well-seasoned life from

the start to the present.

Mrs. B first came to the assistant living facilities with her husband whom were married

for over fifty years, her husband was admitted to the hospital part of the campus due to chronic

puenomina but died two months later from sepsis. Mrs. B started out with this part of her life

because she thought we should know that she never planned on living in an old folks home and

wanted to be completely independent with no help from others. Through this first part of the

interview it allowed me to see how strong willed and independent Mrs. B is and plans on being.

Mrs. B although little, presents a strong presence with eyes that are filled with light and energy.

Throughout the interview with the social workers one could easily tell how proud Mrs. B was

with the people she has around her and in her life. Mrs. Bs apartment is filled with pictures of

members of her family from her children to her sisters and great grandchildren Mrs. B has a lot

of love and support in her life but, not only outside of the facility. Mrs. B has developed a close

relationship with other residents, nurses and has acquired a boy friend since living in the facility.

The first interview of Mrs. B went off without a hitch, not only was she open and truthful about

the event that she has gone through but also included detailed stories from past memories that

brought joy to our whole group. During the first interview, the social worker was placed in

charge and was required to obtain answers to certain questions while interviewing their mentor.

Our group just happened to have three social workers that contributed so much knowledge and
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different points of view on subjects we talked about. The social worker helped to keep a big

picture going within the group, while most of the medical and nursing students put forth

questions for more details ad often asked the question of why. This allowed the group to obtain

a vast amount of information covering all topics and not just concepts that deal with the medical

field.

The IPEDs experience in Live Oak Pavilion was and encouraging event. As future

nurses collaboration between nurses, pharmacist, doctors and social workers are a vital part of

the everyday job and through this experience I was able to work with these students to obtain a

common goal, the overall best health for another. As a nurse I was able to contribute knowledge

of the patients condition while still thinking and advocating for the patients best interest and

outcome. When collaborating on a case study it was exciting to see that the nurses in my group

presented knowledge on medication, the diagnoses and the patients condition that the others

might have overlooked. But the most exciting part was being included in the entire process, as a

nurse all one wants to do is help others and being able to participate in a theoretical case study

brought excitement to everyone in the group for what is to come in the future.

The IPED experience at Live Oaks Pavilion and the SAGE visit allowed a knowledgeable

insight to what is in store in the future. With a collaborative case study, developing a plan of

action and establishing what is best for the patient made the whole experience feel like a real-life

event. The SAGE visit was interesting to see because everyone focused on a different aspect of

her life while being fully involved and interested in everything that she told us. Overall both

experiences were enlightening to what I can look forward to and expect as a future nurse.
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References

Boykin, A. & Schoenhofer, S. (2001). Nursing as caring: A model for transforming practice.
Mississauga, Ontario: Jones & Bartlett.