Amanda
Pfuhl
May 2015
Amanda
Pfuhl
St. Catherine University, Department of Nursing
St Paul
,
MN
United States
Amanda Pfuhl - St. Catherine University May 2015 Baccalaureate DAISY In Training Award 2015
Faculty noted how Amanda Pfuhl routinely goes out of her way to get to know her patients and make them more comfortable. She is very comfortable with all ages and types of families. Her nursing skills are often done subtly because she is doing them while having compassionate and positive conversations with her patients. She is able to put patients at ease and communicate in appropriate and caring ways. It is apparent that she enjoys the nursing role and strives to excel. She always has a smile on her face and takes the stresses of nursing in stride.
Another faculty member commented that Amanda excels in the clinical setting. She is very organized and always has a positive attitude. She started her junior year in acute care without any patient care experience. She went from a novice student nurse who strived to improve immensely on patient interaction/communication and her confidence level. She did a great job researching the patients’ diagnosis, relevant labs, and medications to provide the best possible care. She would always seek out learning opportunities and would always offer help to other patients, nurses, aides, and classmates. She gave genuine care to all her patients and implemented interventions to improve their care. She is very compassionate about nursing and will be a wonderful nurse when she graduates!
Amanda’s thoughtful reflection on clinical performance evaluation after an acute care clinical proves she is a wonderful candidate for the DAISY award!:
“Throughout my time on 5B this semester, I think the most important thing I have learned is that nursing is a detail oriented profession. One can study the empirics of nursing and know everything possible about every diagnosis, procedure, treatment, and complication, but until that knowledge is applied to an individual patient, it does no good. A nurse must take his or her knowledge regarding the human body and patient care and apply it to each unique patient situation. Although a nurse will encounter many patients with the same diagnosis during her career, no two patients will be identical. For this reason, a nurse must pay close attention to detail in her practice. In nursing there is no room for assumption based on textbook definition, or previous experience. I have applied this to my clinical practice this semester by paying close attention when performing assessments and providing care. I take everything that I find as a vital piece of information and ensure that it is charted properly. By doing this, I ensure that I am looking at the patient as a whole instead of classifying people based on diagnosis. This type of practice also ensures that no vital findings are ever overlooked. Looking back on this semester, I am shocked at the growth that has occurred. Not only am I now comfortable providing patient care but I feel comfortable in my ability to recognize patterns in patients and identify priority concerns. Not only can I identify concerns but I have been able to act on those concerns by providing nursing interventions.”
Faculty noted how Amanda Pfuhl routinely goes out of her way to get to know her patients and make them more comfortable. She is very comfortable with all ages and types of families. Her nursing skills are often done subtly because she is doing them while having compassionate and positive conversations with her patients. She is able to put patients at ease and communicate in appropriate and caring ways. It is apparent that she enjoys the nursing role and strives to excel. She always has a smile on her face and takes the stresses of nursing in stride.
Another faculty member commented that Amanda excels in the clinical setting. She is very organized and always has a positive attitude. She started her junior year in acute care without any patient care experience. She went from a novice student nurse who strived to improve immensely on patient interaction/communication and her confidence level. She did a great job researching the patients’ diagnosis, relevant labs, and medications to provide the best possible care. She would always seek out learning opportunities and would always offer help to other patients, nurses, aides, and classmates. She gave genuine care to all her patients and implemented interventions to improve their care. She is very compassionate about nursing and will be a wonderful nurse when she graduates!
Amanda’s thoughtful reflection on clinical performance evaluation after an acute care clinical proves she is a wonderful candidate for the DAISY award!:
“Throughout my time on 5B this semester, I think the most important thing I have learned is that nursing is a detail oriented profession. One can study the empirics of nursing and know everything possible about every diagnosis, procedure, treatment, and complication, but until that knowledge is applied to an individual patient, it does no good. A nurse must take his or her knowledge regarding the human body and patient care and apply it to each unique patient situation. Although a nurse will encounter many patients with the same diagnosis during her career, no two patients will be identical. For this reason, a nurse must pay close attention to detail in her practice. In nursing there is no room for assumption based on textbook definition, or previous experience. I have applied this to my clinical practice this semester by paying close attention when performing assessments and providing care. I take everything that I find as a vital piece of information and ensure that it is charted properly. By doing this, I ensure that I am looking at the patient as a whole instead of classifying people based on diagnosis. This type of practice also ensures that no vital findings are ever overlooked. Looking back on this semester, I am shocked at the growth that has occurred. Not only am I now comfortable providing patient care but I feel comfortable in my ability to recognize patterns in patients and identify priority concerns. Not only can I identify concerns but I have been able to act on those concerns by providing nursing interventions.”