Name: Penina Pierre

Practicum Agency: La Red Center

Department or Division Location; Adult and Senior
Preceptor: Allissa Miller

Date(s) of Practicum Hours: 1/16/24

Hours of the experience: 9 hours
Objectives: PGCs 2, 6, 8,5
Today during my practicum experience, I was observing my preceptor for 9 hours taking care of
many patients. The structure is well organized to provide ethical center care to patients. About 90
patients seeing today were Spanish speaking language. There are many interpreter workers
available to interpret for patients. Patient privacy was respected. Patient advocate was
remarkable; some have no health insurance, but care was provided, they get lab done at the
place, and for the infectious diseases with patients’ agreement lab sent to the state laboratory to
get done. Patients were provided with pharmacy discount reference cards to get their medication
at low as 90% off. I was so focused on the fact that patients can have their care taken of even if
they don’t have health insurance at no cost.

Date(s) of Practicum Hours: 1/23/2024

Hours of the experience: 9 hours
Objectives: PGCs 1, 2,4, 6, 8,9
In practicum today I was following my preceptor and observing the care given to patients. My
preceptor is the charge nurse and be triage nurse. She covered patient nurse visit. My preceptor
was getting patients concern and communicate to the provider. The quality of care was excellent
because when the patient presents with a cold symptom, they not only auscultate the lungs for
abnormal sounds but roll out tests for covid, flu, and strep right away in the office so patients.
Patients with no health insurance were seen at no cost and were helped to have health coverage.
Date(s) of Practicum Hours :1/24/2024.
Hours of the experience: 9 hours
Objectives: PGCs1,2, 3,7, 9, 8,
Today in my practicum I was in the pediatrics area with my preceptor, some children came for a
well child visit and some care for sick visit. Preventive vaccines were administered to several
child to be up to date to their vaccines. Patients with different nationality and cultures were Seen
today and each one of them was treated individually. Teamwork was excellent, the charge nurse is a well
responsible to call patients to schedule F/U appointments, referrals, and diagnostic test.

Date(s) of Practicum Hours: 1/30/2024

Hours of the experience: 7.5 hours
Objectives: PGCs 9, 8, 6,3,4, 1,2

Today in my practicum experience with my preceptor, I observe many patients they are mostly Spanish
speaking but there are English and Haitian Creole speaking languages. Each patient was provided a
translator from the unit translator staff as needed. Some of the patients are bilanguages. Care cannot be
delayed because they are well equipes with equipment to provide quality of care to patients. I observed
my preceptor for diabetes patient checked A1c for some others urine analysis, strep, covid, Flu test
depending on the patient symptom. They only sent urine to the stated laboratory culture and
sensitivities. EKG machine and eye exam machine are just like a camera that detects if the patient needs
glasses. The system informatics is well advanced, and coordinated to respond to needs and plan of care.
My preceptor for every body meal break she made sure that while all the staff are taking break she stay
in case is there is a patient that walked in due to an emergency that patient can be taking care of and
also every consultation rooms can be clean and everything that need to be refilled can be ready for the
staff after their lynch break and then she can take her own meal break when everybody is back to the
floor. Communication among coworkers is excellent.

Date(s) of Practicum Hours: 2/7/2024

Hours of the experience:5 hours
Objectives: PGCs: 1, 2,7,8,9,

In practicum experience today my preceptor was mostly coordinate care scheduled F/U appointment,
refill prescriptions, calling patients to remind them of their appointments, and collaborating health care
needs for patients. She also helped her coworkers in the pediatric area. Patients were seen for
preventive care and sick visits. Patient privacy was well handled. Instructions were given to parent what
to expect and not to expect after vaccination given to the child.

Date(s) of Practicum Hours: 2/13/2024

Hours of the experience:5.5 hours
Objectives: PGCs: 1, 2,7,8,9,6
Today was my last practicum observation day experience with my preceptor, one of the nurses was off
my preceptor covered the adult and senior. Some came for annual physical and others for sick visits. Care
was delivered according to the patient’s needs; interpreters were provided to allow patients to
understand the provider and to communicate with the provider. Some patients just for their birth control
injections, before giving the shot a pregnancy urine test was done to ensure hat patient is not pregnant.
She made some phone calls to tell patients to go pick their medications at the pharmacy and to
communicate to them the new doctor’s order. She had interpreter with her when calling non-English
speaking language.