SUMMARY OF SELF- ASSESSMENT

What are my strengths at the end of the semester?

1. Accountability -- I feel I am fully accountable for my actions; I do
my three checks before giving medications. I wash my hands
before going to patients room and doing bed bath and cleaning. I
check blood sugar level before giving insulin to my patient. I do
my documentation related to any prn medications given. Being
accountable for actions brings in more confidence level to learn.
2. Team work--To work in a team always helps me to learn more and
I understand how to work more professionally by helping each
other. I always help my cliques in anything I can do. For example:
My partner needed help for indications of medications; we both
looked into the drug book and confirmed the indications of that
drug. I asked for help from my other colleague for giving bed bath
to my patient. We can finish our work more effectively by working
in a team after considering clients wellbeing.
3. Communication skills --Use the therapeutic communication skills
while taking care of my patients. I think this being my strength to
be empathetic to my client and family members and let them feel
that I really understand what he is going through. While dealing
with palliative patients when they really need the comfort
measures: communication skills play an important role.
4. Patient safetywhile taking care of any patient patients safety is
most important for me and I think considering patients safety is
my strength too. I always lower the bed before leaving the room
and leave call light in range for them. I do my three checks before
giving medications to avoid any medication error.
5. PunctualityI always reach 15 min before time to my placement.
I always finish my assignments in time. Being punctual makes me
feel more professional and understand the value of time to act
effectively in my placement.

What are my areas for development at the end of the semester?

1. Time managementI need improvement in time management by
the end of this semester. I finish my medications in time but take
more time for providing personal care to my clients, which delays
my documentation. Doing documentation on time is very
important. The week I got two patients, I could not finish my
documentation for second patient and was unable to take vitals for
afternoon shift because of late documentation.
2. Documentation --I want to improve my documentation and make
it look more professional in nursing language. I want to learn to
make progress notes in more professional manner and also the
FDAR should be communicating the incidence accurately. I will
improve my documentation by the 12 week.
3. TechnologyI want to be more proficient in use of Medtech. For
this I need to spend more time on Meditech and understand how to
use it more accurately using keys and avoiding mouse for
exploring for fast entries by the end of this semester.
4. Body MechanicsI want to use body mechanics in a better way. I
am sometimes unable to give side to my patient when I am alone
or I usually need assistance for changing diaper .I sometimes have
backache at the end of my shift; which means I need to improve
and learn not to hurt myself while shifting patients.
5. Organization-I want to be more organized. If there are
medications at 10am I should be ready with my MAR and all
equipment by 9.30. I should start gathering my things before the
due time to avoid the delay in medication. By the 9 th week I will be
more organized and learn to prioritize my things in more
professional way.
Signature: Navjyoti Suri
Date:0ct 26, 2015