Reflective Journal- Week 12

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

Before beginning the assignments for this unit I expected to learn more about common errors and mistakes that occur in the healthcare field. I also expected to learn about ways that these errors and mistakes can be prevented or worked on in order to improve the healthcare field. 

2. What you actually learned from the unit.

After completing all of the assignments for this unit I feel that I learned exactly what I expected to learn at the beginning of the unit. I learned about different errors that occur in the healthcare field and the steps that are taken in order handle these errors and prevent these errors from occurring again. 

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

I feel that all of the activities for this week were relevant to the topic of the unit. It also helped me to can even further education and knowledge on the topic because we worked with the same case study throughout the majority of the assignments. I liked being able to continue to learn more about the case study and how to prevent and improve those methods that were missed by those healthcare workers. 

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

I will utilize this information by being more aware of those common errors and near misses. I will also use the information that I have learned to motivate myself to continue with evidence based practice and keep up to date with research, policies and procedures of the facilities that I work at. 

5. You personal feelings about the material covered.

I feel that the information that was covered this week was extremely important because it is a huge topic within healthcare and is something that is always needing improving. I feel like this topic could be continued for more units because I feel like there is so much to learn.