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Journal 3 - reflection on psych rotation
Course: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing for Accelerated BSN Students (NURS 360 )
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University: California State University San Marcos
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I enjoyed my clinical experience in this psych rotation. It was unlike anything I
expected. When I first set foot on the clinical floor, I felt inadequate because I felt like I did not
know what to say to the psych patients. I am more comfortable being on the floor now, and
actually enjoy it. I enjoy talking to the patients and learning about their story and history. It was
interesting to see how the nurses communicate with their patients and see how their roles were
different from a typical medical nurse. At first I was confused about what the psych nurses did,
but now I understand the crucial role they play in the patient’s lives and would definitely
consider psych as an option for when I graduate.
I was able to experience a lot this semester. I was able to work with both young adults
and seniors regularly. In addition, I spent one day at Aurora, which was arguably my favorite
day. I spent my day at Aurora in the outpatient adolescent program, where we did group therapy.
In therapy, we discussed coping strategies for substance abuse, cutting, depression, and suicide.
It was interesting to see how group therapy was led and how well the adolescents responded to
it. I also got to attend two ECT sessions. I did not know what to expect, and honestly felt queasy
after watching. It was interesting to talk to the patients, but overall, I learned that I needed to
bring a different mental energy into the unit when working in the psych unit because we deal
with heavy topics such as depression and suicide on a regular basis. I still find it challenging to
talk about those topics with the patients, but each week I get more comfortable.
My experience was similar to what I learned in theory. The topic of Milieu therapy comes
to my mind when I think about the theory I applied in clinical. I learned how important it was to
foster a therapeutic relationship with the patients through a trusting, nonjudgmental manner
(Henry et al., 2016). I tried my best to do so with the patients. Another aspect of theory was the
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