The following is a presentation on Mass Casualty Incidents (MCI) and the mock disaster I participated in. I received training in triage and was lectured on how to navigate different scenarios of disaster medicine. I am happy to have been a part of this experience and receive this training as MCIs will be a part of life and my career moving forward. I hope you enjoy the presentation and feel free to leave comments or reach out to discuss.
Formulating the project proposal for our dissemination project has proved itself interesting with some challenges and provided more awareness. We have become more aware about how oxytocin is used in clinical practice and its importance. The challenges we have seen are mostly based around the complexities of gathering data, consolidating, and providing as teaching. The use of oxytocin regarding postpartum hemorrhage is a well-used and well-studied process. By reviewing literature and learning more about its use I have become more…
Attending the Center to Advance Interprofessional Education and Practice (CAIEP) discussion was a great opportunity to hear from a variety of fellow University of New England (UNE) students from different programs and different years. The collective input and discussion were focused on resilience and relationships surrounding patient care. To define resilience in my own words: The ability to see through difficult situations and obtain a goal. Resilience is crucial in the field of nursing as we are the support or…
Maternal and child health involves a type of care that necessitates an awareness and knowledge of the signs of abuse as it is a prevalent situation in the United States. As a nurse we are mandated reporters, and to further that it is our responsibility to gain knowledge in identifying the signs and acting in the appropriate way. There are various forms of abuse such as neglect, emotional abuse, physical abuse, and sexual abuse. Each form has “red flags” that…
As we worked through writing our research paper on the effects of music therapy on burn patients we learned how to navigate as a team. This was new to me as I have only written papers independently. Dividing the workload was interesting as we were able to find articles and see different angles of the material and pull it all together. The cohesiveness was great as we were able to sort through a vast amount of data tune our writing…
I learned a lot from this experience as it presented several scenarios of clients with different psychological conditions in a controlled learning environment. The actors did a wonderful job of displaying schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, suicidal ideations, and alcohol dependency. Being in a learning environment and approaching as a group allowed for a constructive and open way to approach difficult patient provider situations. The group aspect was a challenge as in the patient provider scenarios it would most likely not be…
It was the final project I had to do for my bachelor’s degree. I ventured on a research trip to Honduras. The intent was to spend several weeks in the bosco nano, cloud forest, in Cusco national park. I would be assessing the diversity of flora and fauna with a focus on carbon banks. During part of that time I stayed with the family of Maria Meja, a local coffee farmer. I valued the experience of seeing how this very…
