Clinical Observation in an Urgent Care Clinic

Please, I went for a clinical observation in an urgent care clinic. Please type directly on this document, and answer the following questions as it is, and follow the directions especially those in the boxes. I just put but the client ages and the reason they came in the urgent care.

 

Student assignment:

1. Complete the chart below with specific detail and discuss the tests, treatments and outcomes with detail.

Client age	State the specific reason for the visit then indicate if the visit is preventative, health maintenance or health restoration	Tests and treatments (Both medical and nursing)	Outcomes and additional comments
Age: 39 years	Left index finger cut
Age: 62 years	Fall and injured left rib
Age: 20 years	Sore throat, migraine, and tooth pain
Age: 18 years	Left ear clogged
Age: 78 years	Sore throat, chest congestion, and non-productive cough

 

2. Describe the nursing procedures that you observed or assisted with at the clinic for all clients.

Nursing Duties:	Describe your participation in this area
Assessments (age specific, disease specific)
Nursing Interventions
Referrals and resources used
Collaboration with team members
Teaching
Leadership observed
Special procedures

 

 

3. Describe the role of each team member from your clinical experience and discuss the interactions between the team members. If you did not encounter one of these members, please ask questions about what their role is in this setting.

LPN	RN	MD	Another team member (if applicable)

 

4. Review communication techniques (therapeutic and non-therapeutic). Describe at least 3 “observed” examples of communication between team members. You must be specific about the technique that was observed. Under therapeutic and non-therapeutic was it paraphrasing, silence, etc.

Team Member	What was said	Therapeutic technique-what type	Non-therapeutic Technique-what type	Improvement that could be made in the conversation

 

5. What new diagnoses and/or treatment did you learn about? What education was provided to the patient(s)? Discuss at least 3 examples and give detailed information with proper citation.

 

6. What did you feel you learned the most about today on your rotation at the clinic?

Outcome #2 Instructions:

Using ATI tutorials as references or other textbooks, please complete the following questions based on your clinic rotation. Some tutorials you may find helpful are:

1. Nurses Touch: Becoming a Professional Nurse: Profession and Professional Identity, Professional Nursing Practice, Professional Behaviors in Nursing and Socialization into Professional Nursing. The ATI skills module regarding HIPAA.
2. The following pdf files:

Please open these PDF below to help you answer questions!!

 

7. After reviewing HIPAA guidelines, give three examples of how you followed these established guidelines.
8. Describe how you maintained patient dignity.
9. Give an example of how you maintained patient privacy and patient confidentiality.
10. Read the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics posted above. Describe one example of how you practiced according to the Code of Ethics.
11. Review an institutional policy before performing a nursing intervention/skill at clinical. Describe how this policy relates to nursing practice and safe care.
12. Read the two documents about regarding professional boundaries. Give two examples of how you functioned within the limits and boundaries of therapeutic patient centered-care. Give one example of how a nurse in the clinic setting could violate professional boundaries.
13. Describe the ethical and legal components of documentation.
14. Explain how the documentation you performed or observed utilized those ethical and legal requirements.
15. Provide one example of how you demonstrated the following professional behaviors:
    1. Timeliness:
    2. Attendance:
    3. Appearance:
    4. Preparation:
    5. Positive attitude:

 

Include Bibliography

Please use America base resources in the intext citations and references!!