Introduction
Before completing the nurse practitioner program, nurse practitioner trainees should do a self-assessment. It will allow them to reflect on what they have learned throughout the program, assess their clinical competencies, and set the proper goals. They must understand their strengths, create a plan to build on them and their weak areas, and come up with solutions to address and enhance them. It is clear from the AGACNP or AGPCNP Clinical Skills and Processes Self-Assessment Form that I am more informed, diligent, and self-assured than before.
Discussion
According to the list of clinical skills and procedures, I can confidently do some skills with supervision and quite a few in the novice stage. I am capable of managing epistaxis, thoracentesis chest tubes, radiography reports, performing arterial punctures for ABGs, and ventilator setups at the beginner level. I can interpret a 12-lead EKG, enhanced circulatory control, non-invasive CPAP/BIPAP, present a history of a current illness, and administer alternative medications under supervision. Vital sign assessments and performing CPR are among the skills I can confidently perform.
Despite the strengths mentioned above, I still need to hone some abilities under supervision to improve my competence in practice. Some include problems with the ventilator, epistaxis, placing, managing, and removing chest tubes. These will inevitably need time, exercise, and professional guidance to become sharp. Compassion and empathy are necessary for nursing as it helps nurses to strengthen their relationship with patients. These characteristics provide healthcare facilities with a personal, caring appeal and influence many patients to choose those institutions (Crawford, 2021). These are the principles I follow in my encounters with patients, which encourage them to confide in me about their main concerns and other matters crucial for diagnosis, therapy, health education, and follow-up healthcare.
New Self-Assessment
I have more information than previously, and I gave this strength some thought because I prefer to study, prepare, and be knowledgeable so that I can provide care for the sick. I frequently go above and beyond duty to ensure that patients are cared for properly. I attempt to provide the finest care possible while keeping in mind the clients and what I would prefer someone else to help. I understand that as FNPS, one needs collaborative partnerships that focus on what each person does best and encourage and assist them in realizing their full potential and completing the task at hand (Bates, 2018). Furthermore, I felt more at ease communicating with patients and educating them on how to lead healthier lives. I also learned that I am impatient since some of my co-workers annoy me, primarily when they act like they do not care whether they complete their tasks or not and goof about instead of working or working slowly. In summary, I can rate myself as a competent nursing practitioner since I am knowledgeable, confident, and hardworking.
Conclusion
Before going to the practicum, my goals included knowing how to manage the thoracentesis chest tube and radiography report since I had no prior knowledge or experience with them. So, I look forward to learning techniques for managing airways, wounds, digital nerve blocks, removing arterial and venous sheaths, gastric lavage, closing nail beds, trephining nails, and injecting local anesthesia. I am eager to learn new abilities in various other fields, like managing pacemakers, and epicardial problems, assessing cervical spine damage for potential neurologic harm, managing burns, sedation, and organ donation, to name a few. Learning new things will present fresh difficulties and a chance for advancement as a future nurse practitioner. In order to rise to the top in my field, I feel motivated to embark on these difficulties and seize the available learning chances.
References
Bates, J. (2018). Our focus on the task at hand should never obscure the person. Nursing Standard, 32(22), 33-33. Web.
Crawford, D. (2021). Compassion and empathy in basic medical science teaching: A suggested model. Cureus, 13(12), e20205. Web.