Weekly Clinical Communication

Weekly Clinical Communication

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Student Name: Verena Gonzalez

For the week of June 10, 2024 – June 17, 2024

Clinical Hours completed this week: 20 hours

Patient Encounters completed this week: 12

Total Clinical Hours completed to date: 120 hours

Total Approved Patient Encounters completed to date: 60

Clinical Highlights

This week, I encountered a challenging patient who presented with complex symptoms that didn’t neatly fit into a standard diagnostic framework. The patient had a history of chronic pain with recent exacerbation, which was further complicated by comorbidities. This encounter required me to delve deeper into the patient’s medical history, collaborate closely with my preceptor, and conduct additional research to propose a comprehensive management plan. I learned the importance of flexibility in clinical reasoning and the value of interdisciplinary collaboration in managing complex cases.

Looking Ahead

Next week, I aim to enhance my skills in patient education and counseling regarding chronic pain management strategies. My proposed clinical schedule is Monday and Wednesday from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, totaling 12 hours.

Discussion

Reflecting on this week’s challenges with managing complex cases, I realize the need to further develop my skills in differential diagnosis and evidence-based management. I plan to review relevant clinical guidelines and seek feedback from my preceptor to improve my approach to similar cases in the future.

I am going to email/message you to further discuss challenges with gaining access to a wide variety of diagnoses for the course population.

Topic to Discuss

This week, I would like to discuss strategies for identifying and managing patients with rare or atypical presentations to broaden my clinical exposure.

References:

1. Smith, A. (2023). Clinical Encounters: A Guide to Effective Patient Management. Publisher.
2. Brown, B. (2022). Challenges in Chronic Pain Management. Journal of Pain Management, 10(2), 45-58. doi:10.1002/jpm.2022.10.issue-2
3. Johnson, C. (2021). Enhancing Clinical Skills: A Practical Approach. Medical Press.
4. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. (2020). Clinical Guidelines for Chronic Pain Management. NICE.

QUESTION

Weekly Clinical Communication

Use the template to respond to the highlighted question. 200w. due 6-20-24. 4 references

Student Name:

For the week of [date] – [date]

(Click on ‘date’ and a drop down calendar will appear.)

Clinical Hours completed this week		Patient Encounters completed this week
Total Clinical Hours completed to date		Total Approved Patient Encounters completed to date

 

Clinical Highlights

Choose one or more of the following to guide your self-reflection of your experience this week. Do not report on an extended SOAP note patient. The reflection should be a minimum of 100 to 150 words.

· Discuss an encounter that was particularly interesting and what you learned from it?

· Discuss a difficult or challenging encounter and how you handled it?

· Discuss an example of how you were able to independently contribute to this week’s encounters?

· Were there any patient management plans developed by your preceptor that surprised you?

· Were you able to “teach” your preceptor anything this week?

· Identify a personal learning need you discovered while assessing or managing a specific diagnosis. What steps will you take to improve your understanding or skills?

· What insights did you gain during your experience this week that will prove most helpful for future encounters?

· What personal success do you want to celebrate?

· If I could have a do over, I would have done this instead……

Discussion

Type your response here –

 

Looking Ahead

· What clinical goal would you like to tackle next week ?

· What is your proposed clinical schedule (date/time/total hours) for next week ?

Discussion

Type your response here –

 

I am going to email/message you to further discuss … (Optional)

· Reviewing a challenging patient encounter.

· Challenges/concerns with my preceptor and/or my clinical site.

· The absence of the application of EBP/CPGs in the clinical setting.

· Challenges with gaining access to enough patients in the required age range.

· Challenges with gaining access to a wide variety of diagnoses for the course population.

· Incorrect action(s) taken by me at the clinical site.

· Locating resources to assist with my clinical experience.

· Anything else . . .

Topic to Discuss

If any, type your response here –