NURS FPX 4905 Assessment 5 Reflection Questions
Student Name
Capella University
NURS-FPX4905 Capstone Project for Nursing
Prof. Name
Date
Reflection Questions
Wellness and Disease Prevention
- Reflect on the health promotion disease prevention interventions you witnessed in your practicum site, as it relates to the social determinants of health most prevalent in your community. What did you see? What does this time mean to you as a professional nurse in your role?
I noticed during my practicum in The Longevity Center a significant focus on individualized wellness and preventive health care, especially in the framework of regenerative medicine. The clinic was concerned with early detection of risk factors including hormonal imbalances, chronic inflammation, micronutrient deficiencies and autoimmune triggers. Such circumstances are usually affected by the common social determinants of health around the community, such as socioeconomic issues, inadequate access to healthy food, and different degrees of health literacy.
The Center introduced thorough intake screening procedures, teaching patients about lifestyle modifications and developing unique treatment plans to avoid the development of the disease. Nonetheless, an apparent shortage in accessing the wider community resources to tackle the social disparities on the systemic level was present. This indicated the necessity of greater community-based health promotion.
NURS FPX 4905 Assessment 5 Reflection Questions
This was a very profound experience to me as a professional nurse. It also strengthened my knowledge on how imperative the connection between disease prevention and clinical outcomes is, particularly in an area as regenerative medicine where early intervention is of utmost importance. I also understood the significance of focusing on social, psychological, and environmental factors in the prevention strategy development. My roles as a nurse extended into a broader context of promoting health equity, individualized education, and interagency cooperation in the provision of comprehensive care. This practicum experience reinforced the importance of nurses to be preventative in their thinking, a combination of science and compassion.
Chronic Disease Management
- Reflect on the integration of interprofessional team-based care as it relates to chronic disease management in your practicum site. What did you see? What does this time mean to you as a professional nurse in your role?
At The Longevity Center, I witnessed an interdisciplinary way of managing chronic diseases that was based on the cooperation of multidisciplinary team. The clinic also assisted patients with long-term conditions like metabolic syndrome, autoimmune diseases, and hormonal problems with the help of individual treatment plans. These plans entailed physician-nurse practitioner-nutritionist-wellness coach-laboratory professional coordinated care.
NURS FPX 4905 Assessment 5 Reflection Questions
The team members worked on shared documentation in the electronic health record system, and frequent interdisciplinary huddles assisted in discussing lab results, the status of patients, and changes in their care needs. These appointments were vital in making sure that chronic conditions were treated in advance, particularly when some of the treatments including hormone optimization or peptide regimens needed constant supervision and frequent modifications. However, there were still problems in standardizing communication and in ensuring prompt response to important data.
This was an important experience to me as a professional nurse. It increased my understanding of the importance of the nursing profession in team-based chronic disease care. I discovered that nurses play a crucial role as a connector-they are responsible in educating patients, monitoring symptoms, and passing on crucial information between disciplines. I had a communicative role in addition to the clinical one, which assisted in the continuity of care and the alignment of goals across the care team. The practicum supported the notion that proper management of chronic illness is achieved through consistency, coordination and trust among all providers. Being a nurse, I became confident in my role in leading and being a part of such initiatives and became an advocate of patient-centered solutions that could lead to better long-term outcomes and a better quality of life of people living with complex conditions.
Regenerative and Restorative Care
- Reflect on the acute management of illnesses such as stroke, mental illness, and falls in your practicum site. What did you see? What does this time mean to you as a professional nurse in your role?
Even though The Longevity Center focuses on regenerative and preventive medicine, I had several chances to see the restorative treatment of patients who had acute crises. These were provision of care to persons who have experienced the consequences of fatigue syndromes, injuries caused by falls, and mood changes. Although the acute incidents such as strokes or psychiatric crises were not treated at the clinic, the latter contributed greatly to the recovery and stabilization of symptoms with the help of platelet-rich plasma injections, peptide protocols, and hormone balancing.
The integrative approach that was adopted by the clinic was to diagnose neurotransmitter imbalances and refer patients to counseling sessions in the case of mental health but the pathway of psychiatric care was not structured like physical health care. In the case of fall-related injuries, regenerative solutions, such as stem cell therapy, were used to aid recovery and improve mobility since the clinic strived to restore function and independence.
NURS FPX 4905 Assessment 5 Reflection Questions
This was an eyewopening experience as a professional nurse. It taught me how the integration of innovative biological treatment with patient-centered, caring approaches can assist people in getting out of acute imbalances. I was recalled that acute management is not necessarily crisis response, but also may include a well-planned restorative support which is focused on long-term recovery. This experience assisted me in formulating my philosophy of care through the focus on the unity of body and mind as part of the healing process. I was taught to evaluate not only symptoms, but the overall situation where recovery occurs, such as psychological wellbeing and social support. As a nurse, it was my responsibility to take patients through these complicated recoveries using clinical expertise as well as a caring touch.
Hospice and Palliative Care
- Reflect on end-of-life nursing and advanced illness and hospice care in your practicum site.
The Longevity Center did not focus on hospice and palliative care as the main service, as it was a center that used regenerative medicine and proactive treatment. Nevertheless, there were cases of patients with severe, irreversible illnesses like autoimmune degeneration or severe chronic fatigue, in which treatment slowly became less active and more symptomatic and focused on the quality of life. In such cases, the clinic changed its treatment objectives to focus on the comfort of the patient, his or her energy and emotional status instead of curative intent.
Although there was no formal hospice care, the palliative nursing principles, comfort, dignity, and shared decision making were evident. Treatment strategies were modified to make them less painful and facilitate everyday activity. Discussions on advanced illness planning were held only on rare occasions, and they could be improved through more systematic initiation of those discussions. With the culture of rejuvenation and recovery at the clinic, the providers found it hard at some point to change the tone to that of acceptance and support of end-of-life needs.
NURS FPX 4905 Assessment 5 Reflection Questions
This experience was life-changing in the creation of a greater sense of understanding of compassionate care in my case. Working as a professional nurse, I understood that it is vital to be emotionally present to terminally ill patients even in an environment where longevity and vitality are the primary focus. I discovered that palliative care does not mean giving up but it is a redirection of priorities to what is important to the patient, comfort, relationships, autonomy and peace. This experience taught me that even in advanced care facilities, nursing care should never be rigid and unresponsive to personal values. It reinforced my conviction that nurses play a strong role in leading end-of-life discussions and establishing dignity in the presence of progressive sickness.
