CLINICAL PRACTICE REFLECTION

You are an agency nurse and went to do a four hour shift in a General practice surgery. On arrival you discovered that the computer soft software system they are using is new to you and as a result you struggle to use it which leads to wrong data entry. 

Write a reflective account on a 4 hours shift of practice in a general practice (GP Surgery). During this shift you were responsible to administer childhood immunisation according to UK schedule, perform a Doppler study on a diabetic patient presenting vascular problems. You are assigning with healthcare assistant to help you perform the Doppler study. You are responsible to apply the doppler probe and record the Doppler reading whilst the healthcare assistant help with the blood pressure reading. It is noted that you have entered the wrong Doppler reading on the computer and have administered the wrong vaccine.  

At the end of the shift, it is noted that you have administered the Paediatric Hib and Men c (Menitorix) to an adult age 21years instead Men C (NeisVac-C) which is now changed according to the new schedule (Meningococcal groups A, C, WNimenrix or Menveo. 

Write a reflective piece to demonstrate what went wrong with your practice and the potential impact that has on the patient safety and the reputation of the nursing profession. 

Demonstrate an awareness of wrong data entry, wrongly administering a paediatric vaccine instead of a correct booster to an adult. Demonstrate the impact of having wrong Doppler entry result on a patient record and the possibility of wrong treatment. 

Demonstrate what you would do next if you are face with similar situation in the future. 

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