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Question

1. I think the interaction with the nurse and Mr. Michael went extremely well over all. The nurse introduced herself more than once, making sure he knew what her name was. The nurse practiced safe hand hygiene, verified the patient and explained to him everything that she was doing. The nurse was pleasant pleasant, slow and soft speaking and not rushing through her assessment. The nurse also did a lot of education during their interaction as far as the incentive spirometer and the pillow for coughing and what to do.

2. Something I would have done differently is assess the patients eye with an actual pen light and with the lights off. I also would have educated the patient more on his pain medications. The patient made a comment that he does not like taking medicine, so she should have made sure she made him feel comfortable and understood exactly what medicines is was taking, what it was for and adverse reactions to look for from the medicine. I would have also addressed his pain immediately post surgery and not continued with the assessment until his pain was under control and he was more comfortable. It's always been said that pain is a vital sign. We want to make sure vital signs are stable, so we should make sure is pain is stable.

3. While I think the simulation went very well, one thing I have learned during this simulation is to always take pain seriously. We want to keep our patient as comfortable as possible and want them to be able to trust us with their care and keep that rapport. Working in an ER, I do not see a lot of patients immediately following surgery, so it was informative to see how the nurse cared for a patient afterwards. It also taught me to be as informative and teach our patients as much as we can. It was beneficial to see a full assessment done pre and post surgery. Being thorough and taking your time is a necessity in all assessments.