The newly learnt topic of licensure and regulations in nursing were fascinating to me. Being a nursing student, I came to understand it better when I was doing my attachments in one of the hospitals. I had been placed in the inpatient and admission and discharge. Everything was completely new and out of control to me. I found it hard arriving in the hospital early and the many patients I was handling. The workers, other nurses, and the patients were all from diverse backgrounds, which gave me more challenges.
One afternoon, while in the line of duty, I came across an elderly patient. He was roughly 65 years and could barely understand my official language of communication. He was alone, without any company and money to cater for his admission charges. I yelled at him out of my anger and told him to go and come later when he was ready. I did not know that he was the father of the senior director at the hospital, and the older man was waiting for him.
Eventually, the director appeared, and the father explained what had happened. The case was immediately reported to the hospital management. I had gone against the set rules and regulations where any practising or qualified nurse must have an excellent professional character (Oyeleye, 2019). The patients were shocked on hearing about my misconduct, and all I could feel was a shame. The incident was the subject of discussion in the workplace, and I felt uncomfortable about it.
I felt so embarrassed and extremely uncomfortable after harassing the innocent patient. Since i was inexperienced, I lacked enough knowledge and skills on how to handle patients, which might have led to the incident. Nonetheless, the positive thing I learnt about the experience was how to manage patients. One must reasonably treat patients because of their condition. I understand that people have different personalities, and perhaps this is what caused the harsh treatment. From this occurrence, it can be concluded that patients must be treated equally and moderately and above all, good communication skills must be used when dealing with the sick. For a successful career experience, one ought to abide by the rules and regulations which guide them in their specific fields.
Reference
Oyeleye, O. A. (2019). The nursing licensure compact and its disciplinary provisions: What nurses should know. OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 24(2). Web.