Pre-Community Partnership Assignment
Shannon Olsen Professor Bullock Community/Public Health 14th September 2023 Pre-Community Partnership Assignment I chose to work with the Portland Recovery Community Center to engage in community partnership. The Portland Community Recovery Center is a center for those who are in recovery from any type of substance use disorder, and it offers activities and a safe space for these recovering individuals. My prior knowledge of this population includes hat recovery for many addicts is not linear and there are different…
Bowel Diversion/Ostomy Reflection
Shannon Olsen Professor Kemper, Dr. Law-Ham Adult Health II 26 February 2023 Bowel Diversion/Ostomy Reflection Bowel diversions are procedures that allow for stool to safely pass through the body because patients are not able to do so on their own when they have certain injuries or diseases. Conditions such as diverticulitis, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, and other bowel diseases can lead patients to having bowel diversions or in other words, ostomy surgery. Ostomy surgery involves creating an opening in the…
Medication Reconciliation Reflection
Throughout my process of medication reconciliation, I found some potential safety concerns for my patients regarding the medications they were taking and their current conditions. One of these concerns involved my patient’s history of alcohol abuse and being an alcoholic currently. All the medications except for ascorbic acid (vitamin C) inform the users that avoiding alcohol and alcohol cessation is necessary or recommended. My patient currently takes atorvastatin and lisinopril daily, in which case both medications could cause severe side…
Thinking About the Journey
Shannon Olsen Evidence-based Practice 22 January 2023 Thinking About the Journey Past experiences, future hopes, and assumptions that I have for my future career will all influence how I contribute and learn from the course, Evidence-Based Practice. I hadn’t always wanted to be a nurse before coming to college, but that all changed when I toured the University of New England. Once I toured the University and learned more about the nursing program, I fell in love with it…
How I Made a Difference Paper
Shannon Olsen Professor Blaise, Professor Holt Adult Health I 7 November 2022 How I Made a Difference Jumping into my first ever patient care experience, clinical immediately became a very intimidating and challenging experience for me. The first few weeks of clinical I felt like I had no purpose being there because it felt as though I had nothing to offer to any of the patients, and all their needs were being fulfilled by the nurses and CNAs on…
Revisiting The Image: Year 2
Stamina as an important quality/skill that all nurses should have. Stamina is the ability to sustain prolonged physical and mental effort. The image above is a sunflower sprouting through the cracks of some rocks. I chose this image to represent stamina because it shows signs of faith, hope, effort, and determination. Growing through a pile of rocks shows that even through hard times and difficult situations, the flower still grew and kept growing. I believe that nurses need to have…
Reflection (2)
I am reflecting on my peer review assignment to be able to demonstrate the following: -Be able to critique their own and others’ work by emphasizing global revision early in the writing process and local revision later in the process. What do you think it shows? Is this an area where you are showing skill or where you still need to develop? What steps can you take to improve in your next two papers? What role does this skill play…
