My preceptor was back for my fifth day and I was ready and excited for the shift. My confidence was really starting to make a difference as the learning curve of charting and other procedures on the unit were becoming more familiar. I felt like that this shift I was able to ask better questions with the patients in my assessments and didn't forget as much. I also felt more confidence from my preceptor as it was showing that I was more capable and able to do more in less time than previous days.
I had two patients that I was taking by myself and I felt that I was able to do most all of the care and charting with minimal assistance. I felt that the time it was taking me to perform tasks was becoming more efficient with less mistakes or questions.
Today I reviewed all my SMART goals with my preceptor so we could be sure to focus on them. Although I did not complete the goals with a full patient load I was able to do all of the following with my two patients and assist with others during my shift such as: admit a patient, discharge and teaching, review medications, complete all the charting and chart checks.
There is definitely a learning process as you advance in skills and the amount of work you have to do in a certain time frame. I feel that I am getting closer to meeting my SMART goals fully and should be able to by my final shift. I would understand that I am learning a lot and it can be hard to internalize all the information I receive from my preceptor but I do feel that i am grasping on to the main ideas and points of care that will lead me to attaining my goals.
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