Avegail D.

Maranan BSN IV-4B Reflective Essay

In this assignment, I need to reflect on the situation taken place during my clinical placement to generate my practice knowledge, an ability to adapt new situations or environment, develop self-esteem and professionalizing practice. Our first duty this year 2012 a 7-3 pm shift in staffing was on Batangas Regional Hospital facilitated by Mam Romales. Orientation what we are going to do was the first agenda for that day. Next, we assigned in our perspective ward assignments. Lastly, we became the shadow of the staff nurses, do the necessary task on Batangas Regional Hospital. In this paragraph, I would describe on the event takes place and describe that event during my clinical placement. I was assigned on the Cesarean ward. First, I introduced myself with my staff nurse and the head nurse on the Cesarean ward. Next, we and my classmates ask the permission to borrow the manual policy and procedure of the facilitated hospital. Then, I asked also permission if I can copy the kardex and see the chart of the patient. One of my patients had an admitting diagnosis to consider HELLP Syndrome. Honestly, I'm not familiar with this case so that I research on that kind of condition. Another additional leanings' I've learned. I had a patient with an admitting diagnosis of G1P0 Intrauterine fetal death 37 weeks AOG, cephalic in labor, pre-eclampsia seizure and multiple gestation, a 18year old female. This was my first time to handle this kind of case. I asked her what happened to her twin baby. I listened actively and focus on the patient discussed her personal feelings. I feel sympathized because children are not supposed to die. Parents expect to see their children grow and mature. When a child dies, parents feel that a part of them has died, that a vital and core part of them has been ripped away. She faced with a situation in which they must deal both with the grief caused by their child's death and with their inherent need to continue to live their own lives as fully as possible. I'm always thanking God to life that He's given this blessed life to me and I thank God for allowing me to experience the many joys of life, by giving me the opportunity to love and be loved by other people and to be cared of. I want to share this personal message from the author named Kasey M. Carter in her book entitled "Forever altered yet unbroken "The pain from the loss of a child is both incalculable and at times debilitating; however, if we maintain faith in God and seek His wisdom, we will experience His true healing power and grace. Though we may not understand Gods timing for despairing things that happen in our lives, there is an underlying reason for the pain. The more we pray, the more we learn of Gods boundless power.