Reflective Journal Entry- Week 15

1. Share what you had expected to learn about the topic before beginning the unit.

This week I expected to learn about patient safety measures and ways that as a nurse I would be able to better these standards and apply them into my daily practice. I also expected to learn about the different patient safety measures that may need improvement based of current research. 

2. What you actually learned from the unit.

After completing the assignments and discussions for this week I feel that I learned exactly what I expected to learn plus more. I learned about patient safety measures, what safety measure need to be improved based off of current research and I was able to learn more about other aspects of patient safety such as the psychological safety that patients deserve but is often looked over. 

3. Discuss your feelings/experiences from the activities (individual and team)?

I enjoyed the activities that were provided this week. I think the discussion was beneficial because I was able to better learn what other nurses would do in the same situation which gave me ideas of better or different ways to think of a situation. I also enjoyed the literature search because it was something we have not done a lot this semester and was beneficial because I was able to research something that I enjoyed and applied to my current job. Last, as usual, I enjoyed the case study because it presented a different side of patient safety and care that I had not been exposed to and gave the time for me to think about the different steps I might have taken in that situation. 

4. How you will utilize the information learned in your nursing practice.

I will utilize the information that I have learned to week by remembering the different aspects of patient safety that I need to work on so that the patients that I care for on a daily basis will get better care. This will also allow me to give better care to the patients families. The case studies that were done this week have also given me the chance to go through a type of situation I might have to deal with so I already know how I want to react without the pressure of being in a stressful moment. 

5. You personal feelings about the material covered.

I feel that this information that was covered is very important to nursing practice and care. In my opinion it is one of the most important aspects of what we do as nurses. However, I got opened up to a lot of new aspects of patient safety that I did not know about before, specifically from the case study, that helped me to better my nursing practice.