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Manuel - Day 1 - Reflection Paper - 117
Manuel - Day 1 - Reflection Paper - 117
Manuel - Day 1 - Reflection Paper - 117
focusing on patients with maladaptive patterns. At first, all of us are very nervous because we
would be handling different kinds of patients, not the usual patients we handle in the hospital,
but a patient with mental illnesses or neurological problems. We met Dr. Neil and Nurse
Dom, who oriented us about the village and toured us around. Personally, I felt happy that my
clinical skill will broaden regarding patients with neurological problems as we get exposed in
this facility, and for me to understand more the nature of their illnesses. This reflection paper
will include all the experiences that we had during the first day of our exposure in Elsie
Gaches Village.
The first day of our clinical exposure was very tiring because we went from
swimming class, attended an online class, prepared for our duty, then proceeded to Elsie
Gaches Village. Even though we are stressed with our new schedule, our nervousness is on
top because it’s our first-time handling patients with mental illnesses, or neurological
impairments, and we don’t know what we should do. Despite these challenges, all of us are
still eager to attain new knowledge and skills in this exposure in which will benefit us when
we became a nurse.
As we enter our pre-orientation phase, Dr. Neil and Nurse Dom oriented us about
Elsie Gaches Village and the patients they have. Dr. Neil also asked each one of us about our
knowledge regarding the illnesses of the patients in Elsie Gaches Village. Dr. Neil and nurse
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Dom toured us around and introduce us to the patients in different cottages. The feeling of
nervousness was set aside because of their pleasing personality when they welcomed new
people in their place. They tend to shake hands, make happy interactions, and they are taught
to do “mano” as a sign of respect to someone. Each cottage is different based on their IQ and
severity of their mental illness, as stated by nurse Dom. There are also cottages where
ambulatory patients are separated and those who are artistic or can understand easily. While
touring around the village, I learned a lot too, where I asked my questions out of curiosity and
Mr. Thiam and Mr. Christian gave us wisdom regarding psychiatric patients and how we will
As we ended our first day in Elsie Gaches Village, our nervousness changed, however
we still feel that it is a big adjustment for us, and it will take us a long time to adapt to this
new environment. A lot of reading should be done to be equipped with knowledge about
patients with mental illness or neurological impairments. It’s tiring but fulfilling indeed. I
hope in the upcoming days, we will enjoy more, build rapports with our patients, and attain a