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NURS2025 - How Theatre Scrub Nurse Handles the Situation

   

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Running Head: REFLECTIVE ACCOUNT1Name;Institution;Date;
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Running Head: REFLECTIVE ACCOUNT2Reflective account: Theatre scrub nurse. [safeguarding children case]What was the nature of the event or experience in your practice?It is an encounter with a physically abused child with obvious head trauma and who later exhibited signs of prior sexual abuse signs (no prior information; pre-op phone call information was available). The ambulance medics who had wheeled her in reported only having found the girl in a dump site after an anonymous call directing them there. The following session was overwhelming.What did you learn from the event or experience in your practice?The emergency theatre room is a hectic place. Even after a rigorous prerequisite room preparation process, several emergent patient's needs keep the nurse continuously on toes. Lack of information about the patient undergoing incision can jeopardize the whole session. Though errors are inevitable, sufficient psychological preparation allows a medical practitioner to tackle inhumane acts aftermaths presented before him or her.How did you change or improve your practice as a result?Resultant from the incident, and from further consultations with colleagues, I culminated to delegate some duties to other experienced colleagues. The incident led to my enrollment to the institution's introductory psychology session for further know-how on means to overcome the psychological effects emanating from these sessions. How is this relevant to the Code? This reflective account relates to;Prioritising people; Personal or external factors should not affect the service provided to the patients.Preserve safety; an alert and self-conscious mind should be maintained at all times to optimize the patient’s safetyReflective account: Theatre scrub nurse. [Infection prevention and control]
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Running Head: REFLECTIVE ACCOUNT3What was the nature of the experience in your practice?It was a frenzy filled excursion as the department surgeons and all of us involved jointly worked against all the odds in efforts to save a young boy engaged in a greasy car accident. During the busy, exhausting exercise, after which we lost the boy, I incurred a scalpel cut onmy middle finger which I only noticed after the surgery was through. The risk this presentedwas multi faceted not mentioning contracting a blood borne infection. I immediately washedhands with a disinfectant though I asserted it too late thus had to enquire on the patient’s blood tests which luckily were all negative.What did you learn from the experience in your practice?The incident reminded me that scalpels are the second most frequent injury causing instrument after the needle sticks in the operation theatre thus needed more care when handling. I also decided to consistently follow governing policies on use and disposal of scalpels to ensure minimal injury risk.How did you change or improve your practice as a result?I changed my former false perception of that safety procedure end up slowing or interruptingperformance thus do my best to ensure compliance. After consultation, my colleagues and I decided to incorporate the use of cut resistant gloves, glove liners, and hands-free blade passing method.How is this relevant to the Code? Preserve safety; taking into account self-safety as well as the safety of patients under your care.Prioritise people; information sharing should be encouraged to promote safety.Reflective account: Theatre scrub nurse. [Manual handling]What was the nature of the event in your practice?Attendance to a manual handling staff awareness event organized by the hospital was one
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