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1. COMPETENT AND SAFE PRACTICE WITHIN A PROFESSIONAL, LEGAL, AND ETHICAL FRAMEWORK
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1. 1 Comply with regulatory standards, relevant legislation and the practice settings policies and
procedures.
J.E.G. : I comply with the standards, legislation, and policies and procedures by administering safe nursing care to my patients by following safety
standards set by the clinical institution and by CNO as well. For example, I go through the eight medication rights before administering patient
medications.
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1. 2 Act in a responsible, ethical and accountable manner.
J.E.G. : I document everything I do for my patients because by documenting my acts, I am therefore responsible and accountable for these acts.
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1. 3 Determine how the three factor and practice decision-making frameworks influence client care.
J.E.G. : Unstable patients can only be taken cared of by RNs because they have more in-depth knowledge and skills in caring for these type of
patients.
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1. 4 Use evidence informed practice and a theory-based approach to care.
J.E.G. : Evidence shows that atleast q2h turning of clients with limited mobility will decrease the chance of developing pressure ulcers therefore I
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1. 5 Carry out safety-based practices and risk management principles to ensure client safety and a
safe environment.
J.E.G. : For patient with fall risk, I make sure nursing interventions are performed such as educating the client about fall risk, making sure the call bell
is always reachable, putting necessary side rails up, make toileting routine, removing clutter from pathways and making sure pathways are well
illuminated to ensure client safety and providing clients with a safe environment.
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1. 6 Ask questions and clarify the plan of care, unclear orders or directions, and whenever uncertain.
J.E.G. : I ask my clinical instructor or the nurse in-charge of my patient if I have issues on my patient's plan of care or if there is anything I am
uncertain of. For example, there was a new order for medication. When I checked the MAR, the order keyed in different from the order so I told the
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1. 7 Demonstrate professional behavior by seeking assistance in situations in which there is unsafe,
J.E.G. : I do not have an experience yet with unsafe, unacceptable and/or unprofessional behavior during my clinical, however, if such situation
arises, I will act professionally by seeking assistance from appropriate persons such as my clinical instructor and/or the primary nurse of my clients.
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1. 8 Demonstrate understanding about the role of the nurse within health care.
J.E.G. : I understand that its my responsibility to keep myself well-informed about my role and duties as practical nursing student therefore I do not
Teacher comments for COMPETENT AND SAFE PRACTICE WITHIN A PROFESSIONAL, LEGAL, AND ETHICAL FRAMEWORK :
Student consistently demonstrated accountability in nursing practice. Student was able to consistently demonstrate preparedness for
practice, assumed responsibility for learning, and actively participated in learning. Weeks 9- 14: Student was able to care for 2 clients
independently; medication administration (teacher supervising), morning routine, ADL needs, and documentation.
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2. 1 Participate in team sharing and discussions.
J.E.G. : I participate in team sharing and discussions during our post-conference in clinical where I share my patients' conditions and how I deliver
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2. 2 Document clearly, accurately, concisely in a timely manner using written and electronic methods.
J.E.G. : I double check my documentation and make sure I have documented clearly, accurately and concisely in a timely manner. Before I key in
any documentation, I make sure I am documenting for the right patient especially now that we are taking care of more than one client.
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2. 3 Report relevant information to the appropriate personnel.
J.E.G. : If I have taken any out of the normal range vital sighs, I make sure I report it, usually to the primary nurse.
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2. 4 Use communication techniques with the client and the inter-professional health care team.
J.E.G. : For clients with hearing or visual barriers, I make sure I hand them their hearing aids or eye glasses so there will be a clear two way
communication between me and my patients and talk to them using simple, appropriate words. For the inter-professional health care team, I
communicate with them regarding my clients and their progress or any significant issues while communicating with respect and I ask them if I have
any questions.
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2. 5 Ensure privacy and confidentiality according to the Personal Health Information Protection Act
(PHIPA).
J.E.G. : I have never talked about my clients and their condition out the circle of care and outside out post-conference which is aimed at gaining
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2. 6 Use technology to retrieve and share information including research, data and other information.
J.E.G. : I use the unit's computer to access information especially medications that are uncommon as well as information regarding unusual
Student communicated clearly, concisely, and correctly in the written, spoken, and visual forms that met the needs of the clients. Also,
student responded to relevant information in a manner that ensured effective communication.
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3. 1 Use effective communication techniques.
J.E.G. : Each morning I introduce myself to the primary nurse/s of my clients then when I go to my clients' rooms, I introduce myself as a student
nurse and that I will be caring for them throughout the day and they can ask for my assistance if they require. I ask open ended questions after I
introduce myself such as "how are you feeling today?" to get a general idea of how they are feeling and to let them know they can talk to me.
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3. 2 Establish therapeutic caring, compassionate, and culturally safe relationships with clients and
J.E.G. : I treat everyone in clinical and all my clients the same regardless of race and gender. I address the health care team and my clients how they
want to be addressed and I let the primary nurse/s know what I am capable of doing in terms of nursing care and I let my clients know I am available if
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3. 3 Demonstrate therapeutic use of self to foster client well-being.
J.E.G. : I make sure my patients get enough encouragement to eat especially my clients with limited mobility so they will less likely develop pressure
ulcers as well as I make sure there are no creases in their bed linens and I re-position them at least q2h.
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3. 4 Use self-awareness to identify the effects that beliefs, values, and personal experiences have on
relational practice.
J.E.G. : I make sure I know my clients and their families, their beliefs/religion, values and personal experiences such as emotional trauma because
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3. 5 Collaborate with clients and members of the inter-professional health care team and consult
appropriately.
J.E.G. : For example, for clients that came in with aspiration pneumonia, the primary nurse and I had to collaborate with Speech Language
Pathologist to determine how my client would eat preventing another aspiration pneumonia.
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3. 6 Support the diversity of clients and the inter-professional health care team.
J.E.G. : I treat each client as well as members of the inter-professional health care team equally and with respect.
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3. 7 Display sensitivity and respect for clients cultural, religious, and other beliefs and values
J.E.G. : For my clients who are vegetarian due to their beliefs, I respect their choice and belief so I make sure the food service knows that my client is
a vegetarian.
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3. 8 Provide effective client education.
J.E.G. : For my client who are taking anti-hypertensives such as ACE inhibitors, I ask them to sit on the edge of the bed first and dangle their feet
before slowly getting up because such anti-hypertensive can cause orthostatic hypotension.
Student was able to establish sound relationships with peers, staff, clients, and teacher. Student consistently utilized well developed
communication and interpersonal skills.
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4. 1 Apply appropriate conflict resolution skills in therapeutic client and other interactions.
J.E.G. : I have not yet been confronted with a conflict in the clinical setting but I believe I will be able to resolve conflict using the CNO' Conflict
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4. 2 Evaluate and refine leadership skills to develop solutions and create a positive work
environment.
J.E.G. : I believe that to become a leader, I must first be a good team player therefore, I can achieve this goal by respecting my colleagues and the
inter-professional health care team, step up especially for my clients if I have to.
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4. 3 Provide feedback to peers and accept feedback from peers and members of the inter-
J.E.G. : I gladly accept both positive and negative feedback from peers and from the inter-professional health care team because that is how I will
learn how to improve or on which skills needs practicing. Meanwhile, I also give feedback to my colleagues in a constructive manner.
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4. 4 Advocate for clients, self, others, and quality practice environment.
J.E.G. : For my client who had a language barrier who can speak the same language as I do, I was able to advocate for him and inform the health
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4. 5 Support clients rights for self-determination and choice.
J.E.G. : If my client refuses his/her medication, I would give a health teaching regarding the medication but if the client still refuses then I would
respect that and omit giving the medication. I then documents that the client refuses the medication.
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4. 6 Respond appropriately to unsafe, unacceptable, and unprofessional behaviours.
J.E.G. : I have not yet encountered any unsafe, unacceptable and/or unprofessional behavior during my clinical hours in the hospital but when the
situation arises I would face it in a professional manner and ask for help from the healthcare team and my clinical instructor on how to manage and
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4. 7 Collaborate and consult when implementing health care and nursing practices that are in the
best interests of the public and protect the public through collaboration and consultation.
J.E.G. : I communicate and interact with the health care team to find out the best quality of care possible for my client and if my client needs to be
seen by a specialist, I communicate with them as well to be able to collaborate and achieve a common goal for my client to achieve better health
status.
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4. 8 Contribute to the creation of quality practice solutions and strategies.
J.E.G. : By doing my own research and participating with research in school and hospitals, I am able to contribute to the creation of quality practice
Student was able to demonstrate leadership skills related to peer interactions. Student Consistently demonstrated
professional nursing behaviour.
5. PLANS OF CARE: MEET CLIENTS NEEDS AND MUTUALLY AGREED EXPECTED OUTCOMES
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5. 1 Incorporate the clients unique needs and expected outcomes into holistic and client-centred
plans of
care.
J.E.G. : For example, for my client who came in with aspiration pneumonia, I made sure I was giving my client a pureed, thickened diet as well as I
checked if my client is able to swallow. I ensured he is sit up right before feeding and stayed in the same position for at least 15 minutes after feeding.
I feed him with small amounts at time and allow him time to swallow his food as well as give him breaks in between while feeding.
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5. 2 Develop theory-based plans of care that are holistic and client centered and are articulated
J.E.G. : For example, for my client who has not had a bowel movement for 3 days, I looked at the client's MAR and there is a PRN order for laxative
so I discussed this with the primary nurse if I can administer the medication. I documented this on the client's health record.
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5. 3 Use knowledge, skill and judgment to assess clients, prioritize needs and outcomes.
J.E.G. : Every morning in clinical, I try to conduct my health assessments as early as possible so I will know the priority care my clients need. For
example, for my client who had head trauma, after assessment, I found out that he had been having constant headache. I elevated the head of his
bed to relieve the intracranial pressure. I conducted GCS assessment q2H-q4H and I constantly asked about his pain as well as evaluated his pain
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5. 4 Collaborate in the evaluation and modification of plans of care.
J.E.G. : For example, my client had routine laxative ordered and during report, the nurse conveyed that he had a large amount of bowel movement
that night therefore we decided to omit the routine laxative as it has been discussed with the primary physician.
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5. 5 Safely and competently implement and evaluate nursing assessments and nursing interventions
J.E.G. : For example, for my client who had head trauma, after assessment, I found out that he had been having constant headache. I elevated the
head of his bed to relieve the intracranial pressure. I conducted GCS assessment q2H-q4H and I constantly asked about his pain as well as evaluated
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5. 6 Use the Three-Factor and practice decision-making frameworks to guide practice.
J.E.G. : For example, for my client who has not had a bowel movement for 3 days but has normal bowel sounds in all 4 quadrants, I looked at the
PRN medications that the doctor has prescribed, I planned to give the laxative and administered it to my client. My client was then able to have a
bowel movement.
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5. 7 Prioritize nursing care and nursing interventions in order to manage workload, time, and physical
resources.
J.E.G. : By performing physical assessments of my clients in the morning, I am able to prioritize my client's needs and address them accordingly. By
doing some neurological and circulatory assessments in the morning when waking up my client and introducing myself as well as doing more physical
assessments during hygiene care, I am able to multitask and save time. I am able to allocate my time for more nursing care and interventions and
divide my time between my clients as we are handling more than one client in clinical already.
Teacher comments for PLANS OF CARE: MEET CLIENTS NEEDS AND MUTUALLY AGREED EXPECTED OUTCOMES :
Student practiced within the ethical guidelines of the care facility, expectations of Humber College, and the CNO.
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6. 1 Collaborate with clients and members of the inter-professional health care team to assess
clients, determine health needs, and to achieve mutually agreed expected outcomes.
J.E.G. : For my client with a risk for aspiration pneumonia, SLT was involved in the plan of care for my client and it was determined that my client
need to be on pureed, thickened diet as well as my client needs to be up right when eating. There needs to be a break in between while feeding and
allowing time for my client to swallow his food and to make sure small amounts of food is given every time.
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6. 2 Contribute as a member of the inter-professional health care team to respond to the changing
J.E.G. : For example, for my client who was a high risk for falls, I made sure the bed alarm is on, 2-3 side rails are up, the bed is kept in a low
position, his call bell is within reach and I constantly remind him to call whenever he needs to go to the washroom or need anything else.
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6. 3 Seek out assistance and consult with members of the inter-professional health care team.
J.E.G. : For example, for my client who had limited mobility, PT and OT was consulted regarding my client's mobilization.
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6. 4 Use teamwork, consensus building, and conflict resolution skills to meet expected client
outcomes.
J.E.G. : One of my client has been refusing to eat therefore his capillary blood glucose would not go up to 4 mmol/L. I kept encouraging him to eat
but I was still unsuccessful so the healthcare team got involved and we had to implement the hypoglycemic protocol in order for my client's blood
glucose to increase.
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6. 5 Use effective, collaborative, and consultative strategies to meet clients needs within a changing
environment.
J.E.G. : For example, for my client who was at risk for aspiration pneumonia, dietitian was consulted for his need for a unique type of diet as well as
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6. 6 Interact with members of the health care team respecting their unique role and competencies.
J.E.G. : I ask relevant questions to the primary nurse especially if it concerns my patient. If further information is needed such in terms of
medications, I would call pharmacy and I would call the lab department or diagnostics department if there are lab results or diagnostic results needed
to be followed-up or cleared.
Student developed strong relationships both with peers, hospital staff, teacher, and clients. Student utilized effective interpersonal skills
and therapeutic communication.
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7. 1 Act in the best interests of clients and protect clients from harm through collaboration and
consultation with members of the inter-professional health care team and through competent and safe
practice.
J.E.G. : For example, for my client who came in with aspiration pneumonia, I made sure I was giving my client a pureed, thickened diet as well as I
checked if my client is able to swallow. I ensured he is sit up right before feeding and stayed in the same position for at least 15 minutes after feeding.
I feed him with small amounts at time and allow him time to swallow his food as well as give him breaks in between while feeding.
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7. 2 Engage in ongoing reflective practice to identify strengths, areas for improvement; and, integrate
J.E.G. : I always reflect on how I deliver patient care and evaluate the good and bad practice. I only keep the good practice while dismissing the bad
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7. 3 Create, implement, and evaluate a learning plan consistent with the Quality Assurance program
(CNO).
J.E.G. : I have developed my learning plan and aimed to achieve my goals within the time frame I have given myself. For example, I had difficulty
with time management as we currently caring for 2 clients in clinical therefore I assessed my clients and to know their priority needs and organized my
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7. 4 Seek out learning opportunities and feedback that foster professional development; and,
primary nurse opened an opportunity for me to administer a Flu vaccine and I say yes right away. After administering the vaccine, I evaluated myself
on how I located the correct site and how I administered the medication. I also asked feedback from the primary nurse who supervised the act.
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7. 5 Use nursing research to foster professional development.
J.E.G. : I have conducted nursing research using peer reviewed articles from well-established journals and implement this in my nursing practice. For
example, I have conducted a research about culture sensitivity and how others have different health practices. This way, I am able to understand my
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7. 6 Use a theory-based approach and evidence-informed practice.
J.E.G. : It has been proven through evidence-informed based practice that measures such as keeping the bed low, having the call bell and important
personal belongings such as cellphones within reach, toileting routine q2h, removing clutter from hallways, keeping hallways well lit and informing the
client to call whenever they need assistance can greatly minimize the risk of falls.
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7. 7 Apply knowledge of changes to the health care system, technology, and in society as these
J.E.G. : I am able to achieve this by developing consistent knowledge acquisition through evidence based rational for decisions and practices.
Student consistently sought knowledge and provided evidence based rationale for decisions. Student was able to use acquired knowledge
and apply it to practice. Student increased ability to organize and prioritize related to client care.
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8. 1 Use critical thinking and problem-solving skills to inform decision-making in all aspects of nursing
care.
J.E.G. : I use critical thinking and problem-solving skills by conducting a comprehensive physical assessment to gain knowledge about my client's
conditions and what he is currently presenting to have informed decision-making that would greatly benefit my clients.
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8. 2 Use critical thinking, problem-solving and decision-making skills to assess clients and to
determine nursing diagnoses, expected outcomes, nursing interventions, and evaluative criteria.
J.E.G. : For my client who had a head trauma and was experiencing headache, I assessed his pain using PQRSTU and came up with a nursing
diagnosis of acute pain with a numeric scale of 7/10. I developed a goal of my client verbalizing less than 3/10 or no pain at all after an hour. I
- keeping the head of his bed on semi-Fowlers position to decrease intra-cranial pressure
- I assessed his nose and ears for clear or red discharge for possible signs of CSF or blood drainage
I then evaluated his pain level after an hour to see the effectiveness of the pain medications as well as my other interventions.
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8. 3 Evaluate critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills and design a plan to
improve
these.
J.E.G. : I always evaluate my nursing care and all of my actions including my critical thinking, problem solving and decision making skills. I always
observe the members of the healthcare professional and how they do do things and try to incorporate the good behaviors in my nursing practice.
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8. 4 Integrate knowledge from a variety of nursing, health, and other theory into nursing practice to
J.E.G. : For changing a dressing for example, I would consult with the wound care nurse regarding the most appropriate dressing type for my client's
wound as well as research different type of dressings and have a discussion with the wound care nurse and jointly come to a decision that would
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8. 5 Prioritize effectively.
J.E.G. : I would prioritize on administering oxygen to my client first if the vital signs and physical assessment shows signs of difficulty breathing and
lack of oxygen in the peripheries before informing the healthcare team and asking for further assistance.
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8. 6 Demonstrate professionalism and accountability.
J.E.G. : I demonstrate professionalism by being punctual and documenting all my activities regarding my patient, however little, to show that I have
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8. 7 Use the practice decision-making and the nurse-client-environment frameworks to inform and
guide practice.
J.E.G. : For example, for my client who had a high risk of developing pressure ulcers, I assessed his integumentary system, nutrition and
environmental factors that would affect his integumentary system and circulation. I then planned my care such as to turn my client q2h and gathered
my resources and equipment such as offloading boots. I implemented my plan of care and intervened to prevent my client from developing pressure
ulcers.
-. Student successfully cared for 2 clients for several weeks. Student was able to apply analytical, interpersonal, and technical skills to
implement a safe effective plan of care.
I still need to continue on developing my critical thinking, problem solving and decision making skills by having greater knowledge on different health
conditions and spending more time in clinical to get exposed to different clients. I also need to engage more in communicating with the members of
the inter-professional team and ask relevant questions especially those concerning my clients.
Congratulations in finishing your clinical! You did a great job in meeting your objectives and presenting yourself in a professional manner. I suggest
you continue to focus on your documentation, communication, critical thinking, and nursing skills. All of these take time but, the more you are
prepared and exposed to different situations you will become proficient in these areas. Good Luck for next semester!
Student's References
College of Nurses of Ontario (2006). Practice Standards: Therapeutic Nurse-Client Relationship, Revised 2006. Toronto, ON: College of Nurses of
Ontario.
College of Nurses of Ontario (2009). Practice Standards: Confidentiality and PrivacyPersonal Health Information. Toronto, ON: College of Nurses of
Ontario.
College of Nurses of Ontario (2009). Practice Guideline: Culturally Sensitive Care. Toronto, ON: College of Nurses of Ontario.
College of Nurses of Ontario (2009). Practice Guideline: Conflict Prevention and Management. Toronto, ON: College of Nurses of Ontario.
College of Nurses of Ontario (2015). Quality Assurance Program. Toronto, ON: College of Nurses of Ontario.
College of Nurses of Ontario (2015). Practice Reflection: Learning from Practice. Toronto, ON: College of Nurses of Ontario.
Jarvis, C., Browne, A., MacDonald-Jenkins, J., Luctkar-Flude, M. (2014). Physical Examination and Health Assessment, Canadian Edition, 2nd
Edition [VitalSource Bookshelf version]. Retrieved from https://pageburstls.elsevier.com/books/9781926648729
Student Comment
I will continue on improving my documentation, communication, critical thinking and nursing skills.