In nursing school we would have to write reflective journals weekly for clinicals to turn in or post in a discussion thread on Blackboard. For a while it seemed to be just more homework on top of everything else we had to worry about finishing. At some point I finally realized how important it was when classes and clinicals started to come together more.
It helped process how we used what we were learning in class and what we needed to learn. Instead of being involved and wrapped up in the moment, you can now sit back and make sense of everything you saw.
"Why did you do this?" "Why couldn't you do that?" "I can't believe what I saw without vomiting." "I need to read up on this disease."
What can also be helpful is keeping track of types of patients you worked with and what you did. Just remember not to use any identifying information. Then you have an idea of what diseases you may need to read up on more, age groups you have worked with, and skills you have used for when you look for you first nursing job.
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It helped process how we used what we were learning in class and what we needed to learn. Instead of being involved and wrapped up in the moment, you can now sit back and make sense of everything you saw.
"Why did you do this?" "Why couldn't you do that?" "I can't believe what I saw without vomiting." "I need to read up on this disease."
What can also be helpful is keeping track of types of patients you worked with and what you did. Just remember not to use any identifying information. Then you have an idea of what diseases you may need to read up on more, age groups you have worked with, and skills you have used for when you look for you first nursing job.
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