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Reflective Journal week 10

 1. What did you actually learned from the unit.

At first I was like. "really, watching a show about mice and some small dudes in a bachelors program, c'mon now", but after I watched it, I can see the importance of it. I think change is hard for most humans, I think it happens at a time when we least expect it, making it even harder to adapt!! I am not so sure I learned anything new, however, it was a great reminder for me...change is constant and how we react to that change is what makes or break us.   

2. Discuss your feelings/experiences from the team activities? Did it change your opinion on the subject? If so, how? If not, why?

I don't believe we had a team activity this week which was a nice break to be honest, a great CHANGE if you will :). 

3. How you will utilize the information learned in your nursing practice.

I can not even begin to explain in words the change my unit has seen as we are the designated med/surg covid unit. We have seen SO MUCH CHANGE, change in policy, change in how we treat patients, change in how many admits we take, change in protocols, it literally has been a roller coaster ride. I was thankful for this weeks lesson as I needed a reminder that change is going to happen and the only thing I can control is the way I react to said change. 

4. You personal feelings about the material covered.

I feel as though I expressed my feelings in the above questions, but I can sum it all up by saying the only change we can control is how we react to situations. Change is inevitable, my stepdad always used to say that everything is going to change and the only thing you can count on not changing is paying taxes and death. As direct and morbid as that sounds, he is right. 

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