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Reamer Profmeetingsrefl
Reamer Profmeetingsrefl
Brooke Reamer
2.28.2016
Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing
NUR 4143 - Clinical Immersion
Community-Based Practicum
Professional nursing meeting experience (4 hours)
Guide for Reflection Using Tanners (2006) Clinical Judgment Model
Introduction
What professional nursing meeting(s) did you attend and where was it located?
I attended the Nursing Practice Council, Nursing Quality Council, and Nursing Recruitment and Retention
Council meetings at Memorial Regional Medical Center in Mechanicsville, VA.
Background
Describe the purpose of this professional nursing meeting? Describe the agendas of the group and subgroup. What
type of issues did they address?
The Nursing Practice and Quality Council meetings were combined. In this meeting, they discussed patient
centered care, the professional practice model, evidence based practice, and ministry leadership. One of the
things the group did was come up with ideas on how to help different units. For example, they discussed
having a sticky note board on how topics related to the specific unit. They also came up with an input/output
card to keep up with input and output on patients since these things were not always properly documented on
ConnectCare. In the Nursing Recruitment and Retention Council meeting, they approved the last meetings
minutes. Then they discussed a new chair nomination because the last chair had to resign. Most of the
meeting was focused on planning for the nursing summit, so members talked about ideas for games and
prizes.
Noticing
What did you notice about the professional nursing meeting initially? Describe what you saw, heard and did during
the meeting?
I noticed the meetings were very small and most people showed up in their work clothes. I saw that whomever
was speaking was dressed in business casual, while most of the members were in scrubs. I heard people
respecting each others ideas. For example, one nurse had an idea that really made no sense, but instead of
shooting it down, the group suggested tweeking her idea a bit. The meetings mostly revolved around group
discussion. There was always a leader, but everyone participated and gave input. I mostly just listened to all
the ideas, since I was not an actual member of the councils.
Interpreting
Describe what you thought about the information being discussed. Have you been involved in similar discussion
during your previous student nurse experiences? Describe the similarities and/or differences to those encounters.
I thought the information being discussed was very positive and helpful. The ideas the members had for
improving patient care were great. I could definitely see the collaboration and creation of great ideas based on
the numerous ideas of multiple people put together. The group also came up with great ideas for the games
for the nursing summit. I have not been involved in council meetings before, but I have been involved in
group projects that required similar collaboration. The groups I have worked in have been smaller, but the
concepts were the same. As a group, we had to respect each others ideas and come up with a plan. Its always
better when you have multiple people with all different ideas working together.
BSMCON NUR4143
Nielsen, A., Stragnell, S., & Jester P (2007). Guide for reflection using the Clinical Judgment
Model. Journal of Nursing Education, 46(11), p. 513-516.
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