Hailey McRea

This medication reconciliation has taught me a lot about the process, as well as beginning to think like a nurse and address specific concerns about medications for a patient. For this specific patient, I noticed a few substantial safety concerns, specifically related to the patient’s diabetes. A good amount of the medications the patient was on, had the potential to interfere with blood glucose levels significantly. This raised some concern for me, as they already have issues with maintaining adequate…

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The Smallest Action Makes the Biggest Impact  Before beginning my first clinical, I was absolutely terrified. I did not know what to expect and I was so afraid of the endless possibilities that could happen. Most of these fears were trivial things, such as a patient not liking me, and that thought would make me spiral into contemplating whether or not I would be a good nurse. I don’t know why that was my biggest fear going into it, but…

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