Mid-Term Evaluation

Midterm Evaluation:

• 2 course clinical objectives and 2 personal objectives so far in the course; relate your progress on these objectives to your work in your specific clinical site.

I have worked a lot on the goals as far as communication. I have watched my preceptor work with other staff to promote employee satisfaction and patient satisfaction. The managerial staff have patient rounds for patient satisfaction. They visit each patient on their floor to ask how everything has been for them and if they needed anything. This greatly improves the satisfaction of their patients because if they have a problem it can be solved more readily instead of falling through the cracks. Employee satisfaction is done through employee surveys. I was really impressed that the management staff jumped right in when the nurses were busy. They were asking how to admit and dischard on epic so that they can help out with staff nursing.

I have also worked with managerial staff in reguards to budgeting during this flu crisis, trying to get more physicians and nurses working during this time. My preceptor doesn't make the budget but does work with the business manager for hiring new staff. I hope to talk with the business manager part of one of my days there to work with him on the making of their budget.

I personally have really enjoyed having clinicals with this hospital. I believe I found a very flexible and interesting assignment. With the h1n1 flu crisis I have gotten to see a lot about staffing of both physicians and nurses and all about the obstacles management goes through to make sure hiring staff fits into rules and regulations.

• An overall review of your personal objectives and reflection on how you have/have not accomplished them, support either with reasons and/or examples

I do wish I could learn more about the budgeting and I haven't been able to talk to the business manager about how they budget for supplies and staffing in the hospital. I have not been able to accomplish this part of my clinical yet and I plan to follow up on this before my clinical is over this semester.

• Statement and discussion of one way these items have fostered your growth as a professional nurse.

I believe that I have learned more about the hospital and how it functions which is important for a nurse. You have to know how something works to be able to work and be an advocate for the patients in the hospital. I do know that I do not want to go into management, but not because I haven't found this class interesting. I really have enjoyed learning about this side of the hospital and nursing, I just find myself wanting to care for the crying baby down the hall when I am stuck in a meeting about staffing. I can't help it, I love being a staff nurse!