MIDTERM OSCE REFLECTION

MIDTERM OSCE REFLECTION Name: Course title: Professor: Institution: Date Due:  MIDTERM OSCE REFLECTION LEARNGUIDING QUESTIONSL Look back, play back your experience in your head (as a movie) and think about every detail from your experience with the Midterm OSCE. E In my clinical midterm practical test, I was given an assignment of taking care of a patient suspected to have an infection of a wound on his left tibia. I was tasked with transferring the student (who was my colleague) from the bed to wheelchair. All these time, a teacher was assessing my work to give a final evaluation on my performance. Among other issues that were also looked at were hand hygiene, infection control practices, verification of physical orders, and application of personal protective equipments, communication skills, and client safety. In addition, the practical also sought to measure the nursing skill of assisting the patient to sitting well, how the nurse takes on and off personal protective equipments and safety issues. Before transferring the patient from his bed to his wheelchair, I decided to read the patient’s care plan. The patient indicated to me that his left side of the leg was weak. He also suggested that was I to undertake a range of motion; I should do it on his weak side. Therefore, I decided to turn him on his strong side and led him to sit up. As I was doing this, the patient informed me that, he was experiencing pain on his strong side and I should instead; turn to his weak side that he felt was right for him. Because this was my first practical of this nature, I really felt nervous, confused and uncertain about my actions. I had virtually no practical experience of this sort; rather it was just normal paper work in class. This made me to turn him on a wrong side (right side). I also undertook the range of motion on both of his sides. This was because, I did not want to cause him more pain, and wanted to find out if he could bear weight on both of his legs. A The teacher’s evaluation indicated that I had obtained a U (unsatisfied grade) meaning that I had actually failed on this practical. This was because, apart from negligence of basic nursing ideals such as considerations of PPE and personal hygiene, I did most of the things the wrong way. I think that this result was due to poor preparation and lack of concentration on my part. In additi...