Shannon Olsen Professor Griffin Adult Health IV 2 May 2024 Life Review Paper Introduction For the course of Adult Health IV, a geriatric course, I was expected to compose a life review paper as one of our assignments. The life review project included a six hour interview with an older adult of our choosing who is over the age of sixty-five. This project was aimed to help students appreciate and better understand the older generation. For this life review project,…
Shannon Olsen Professor Mann Transition to Practice 17 April 2024 Preparation for Licensure and Transition to Professional Practice When taking numerous ATI exams throughout my years of nursing school, I often would look at my individual performance profiles for each of these exams to review my scores. I used these profiles to assess my scores, the questions I got wrong and the questions I got right. ATI does a great job at identifying weaknesses and strengths regarding testing topics, and…
This assignment is explaining a student clinical experience I have had that has advanced my professional nursing career in multiple ways. This exemplar emphasizes effective communication, prioritization, and self-care and how important these aspects are in order to provide quality patient care.
Shannon Olsen Professor Mann Transition to Practice March 6th 2024 Attaining and Protecting Your Professional Nursing License I plan on taking my exam in Maine which is a nurse licensure compact state. The application is completed and submitted either manually on paper, or electronically on the web-base through Pearson-Vue. License information must be shared through the website Nurseys by law. You cannot apply in Maine for examination in Maine if you legally reside in another state that is not…
Shannon Olsen Professor Mann Transition to Practice February 28th 2024 Career Development I think resilience and self-discipline are characteristics exhibited by the nurses in this movie. I believe these characteristics are ones I wish to possess myself and will work on trying to achieve while going through my nursing career. I connect this with the coursework I have had so far because you have to have self-discipline to go through nursing school, pass your classes, get the work done, and…
Seeing the light at the end of the tunnel can sometimes be a challenge for me as a student nurse. I am so close to ending my journey as a student nurse and becoming a certified registered nurse. I have mixed emotions about this transition as I realize I am about to take on a lot of responsibilities in the nursing world. I am excited about getting to know patients, making connections with coworkers, and making a difference in people’s…
Shannon Olsen Professor Griffin Evidence Based Practice 5 December 2023 Refinement and Final Post Disseminating the findings on our topic was a success. My group and I worked hard to create a fake news article about a new policy regarding our topic of the importance of education regarding birthing positions. We printed out the news article and posted it at the front of the classroom as we discussed our findings with our peers. Our audience responded well to our presentation…
Post-Community Partnership Working with the Portland Recovery Community Center (PRCC) was an amazing opportunity and an immensely challenging but rewarding community partnership to explore. My knowledge of substance use disorder and individuals in recovery has changed since working with the PRCC. When working with the PRCC, I sat in on support groups, substance use disorder meetings, yoga, and meditation activities, as well as helping the PRCC decorate for Halloween. While sitting through these meetings, I realized that every person…
Shannon Olsen Professor Griffin Evidence-based Practice II 24 October 2023 My group and I worked hard to complete the last few assignments that helped us learn an immense amount about the different birthing positions and their impact. Since identifying a topic, reviewing literature, and drafting our project proposal we discovered more about the impact of different birthing positions. Being in an upright position such as squatting, sitting, or kneeling has shown to decrease the amount of time it takes for…
