We have sent our project, infographic and survey to our clinical instructor to be distributed throughout the unit but she has not responded so we have to assume that the information was not disseminated due to poor audience response. The nurses on this particular unit have verbalized resistance to this change. They are also extremely busy on this unit especially since the surges of COVID-19. We therefore have no feedback from the nurses on this unit.

I have learned that bedside nurse report can be helpful in maintaining continuity of care and visualizing what happened throughout the shift especially in the ICU where you have to remember so many different aspects of the patients condition. I will apply this patient as the ICU is where I would like to work as a new graduate and it is helpful to stand in front of the patient while receiving report so that I can visualize where the the lines are running and what drips are running at what rate etc. I learned that nursing research does not have to be a sweeping movement but it can be done in small ways that when added together result in meaningful change.

I discovered that sometimes I have to advocate for myself in order for certain tasks to be completed and to occasionally gain adequate participation. However, I am understanding as we all have busy schedules as nursing students and am happy to resolve any participation issues with a conversation which seemed to resolve the issues. Throughout the process we used a group message, zoom and Google docs to collaborate on the project.