This week I have been focused on the nutrition and oral care of the residents. I ensure that their servings of food is as colorful as possible as per my workplace policy, this is one way to ensure that residents get as diverse nutrients as possible in their meals. Also I was made to understand that their morning porridge is prepared with milk, this helps to provide more nutrients rather than water as the milk is fortified with calcium and so on.
I observed that the oral care of the residents is not given much importance, I brought this to the notice of my other workers in order to ensure both morning and night tooth-brushing as tolerated.
Midterm evaluation:
Your internship has been going well. You have set daily and weekly goals with the mentor to deepen your nursing skills. Your strengths lie in your interpersonal skills; you warmly engage with clients. You maintain good aseptic practices, justify your actions with evidence-based knowledge, and your proficiency in the Finnish language has improved. You possess a strong and enthusiastic attitude towards learning. In the remaining period of the internship, focus on enhancing your knowledge of medication management and confidently express your own perspectives.
Keep up the good work 🙂
Best regards,
Jenna Rintakuusi