Reflection

Reflection Paper
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Reflection Paper
As part of the academic requirement, nursing students are supposed to undergo a practicum experience. The experience is to help the students translate the knowledge they get from class to a real-world clinical setting. As such, to meet the requirements, I got attached to a particular clinic where I worked in the dermatology department. This paper, therefore, seeks to discuss the experience I had in dealing with a patient diagnosed with a dermatological disorder.
During my practicum experience, I interacted with several patients with the dermatological disorder. However, of the many patients, I got a chance to deal with one baby who was suffering from diaper rash. Diaper rash is a skin disease that appears in the form of the inflamed skin particularly on the bottom of the baby (Mayo, 2018). Initially, I had difficulty establishing the kind of the illness the kid was suffering from, however, from the symptoms and the research I did, I was able to determine that the baby was suffering from diaper rash. The most common type of symptom associated with this ailment and which my patient exhibited is shiny patches on the skin. These patches are what differentiates diaper rash of other kinds of rashes (McInerny et al., 2016). Another common symptom of this condition is skin redness which fortunately my patient did not exhibit.
As per the requirement, I had to concentrate on diaper areas that include the patient’s buttocks, upper thighs, and genitalia.

The affected areas were warm, a phenomenon associated with this condition (McInerny et al., 2016). To handle the situation, I recommended an antifungal and a dietary supplement. I also advised the family to ensure that they changed the baby’s diaper frequently. Additionally, they were to expose the baby’s bottom to the air often. Notably, the practicum experience was of much importance to me as I gained vast knowledge and expertise in the dermatological field. Above all, I was able to translate my classroom knowledge to a real-world clinical setting.
References
Mayo. (2018, April 21). Diaper rash. Retrieved from https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/diaper-rash/symptoms-causes/syc-20371636
McInerny, T. K., Adam, H. M., Campbell, D. E., Foy, J. M., & Kamat, D. M. (2016). AAP textbook of pediatric care. American Academy of Pediatrics.