Failure/Challenge secondaries essay

[hatty]

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hi everyone. brand new to here but wanted to get advice from people who know more like adcoms here and such. but everyone's thoughts and opinions are welcome!
prompt 1: Describe a time or situation where you have been unsuccessful or failed.
prompt 2: Describe a difficult situation you faced, how you responded to this situation and how this helped shape the person you've become.

i am thinking about writing about wheeling a patient in my clinic through double doors. there is a bump that makes it hard to go over. this is apparently a well documented problem. never realized how this could cause discomfort or pain until i wheeled a pt over it and they winced in pain. i checked on him immediately and made sure he was ok. sat with him for a few mins until he was ready. then i called a coworker and we supported him to walk as there was no way he could go over a 2nd bump.

i learned that i cannot overlook small details to care for people. even infrastructural things like this can be easily missed. in the clinic and with patients, i take an extra second to pause and make sure im always thinking about the patient and being attentive. now i proactively warn patients and ask if they'd like to walk thru the door instead of being wheeled over the bump and causing pain.

is this too shallow? the story im writing is short but i can reflect more on this and what i've learned across all the little things in the clinic due to this incident. but i just wanna make sure im answering the prompt. thank you!

 

[Mr.Smile12]

hi everyone. brand new to here but wanted to get advice from people who know more like adcoms here and such. but everyone's thoughts and opinions are welcome!
prompt 1: Describe a time or situation where you have been unsuccessful or failed.
prompt 2: Describe a difficult situation you faced, how you responded to this situation and how this helped shape the person you've become.

i am thinking about writing about wheeling a patient in my clinic through double doors. there is a bump that makes it hard to go over. this is apparently a well documented problem. never realized how this could cause discomfort or pain until i wheeled a pt over it and they winced in pain. i checked on him immediately and made sure he was ok. sat with him for a few mins until he was ready. then i called a coworker and we supported him to walk as there was no way he could go over a 2nd bump.

i learned that i cannot overlook small details to care for people. even infrastructural things like this can be easily missed. in the clinic and with patients, i take an extra second to pause and make sure im always thinking about the patient and being attentive. now i proactively warn patients and ask if they'd like to walk instead.

is this too shallow? the story im writing is short but i can reflect more on this and what i've learned across all the little things in the clinic due to this incident. but i just wanna make sure im answering the prompt. thank you!

What's the situation? Did you try to take the bump out of the floor? Why is it your responsibility to ensure that the floor bump doesn't exist there? I don't get where you had the responsibility to address the problem but decided you couldn't do it...???

Yes, try again. Not reporting the issue to those who are supposed to take care of it is your failure, right? You failed to remove the bump, but rather you adapted and found a way to surmount the literal obstacle. The bump is still there, and others are going to be in pain if you navigate over it again. I don't see the point.

 

[hatty]

What's the situation? Did you try to take the bump out of the floor? Why is it your responsibility to ensure that the floor bump doesn't exist there? I don't get where you had the responsibility to address the problem but decided you couldn't do it...???

Yes, try again. Not reporting the issue to those who are supposed to take care of it is your failure, right? You failed to remove the bump, but rather you adapted and found a way to surmount the literal obstacle. The bump is still there, and others are going to be in pain if you navigate over it again. I don't see the point.

the bumps are still there yes. its like the doorframe as a whole, there is a metal lip/bump/threshold on the floor of the doorframe. its something i never noticed until my first time wheeling a pt through the doors to go outside. so i guess i can say we put up "caution: bump" signs and i've told my manager and coworkers about it.

but most importantly now i communicate this to patients (especially if they have more severe back pain, if they came in for a shoulder shot its fine) and found its better to have them stand up, walk thru door, sit back in wheelchair, stand up again, walk thru second door, sit again, then i wheel them to their car. less convenient but avoids the jolt from the bump and pain. i hope this is a bit more clear. thank you!

 

[Mr.Smile12]

You see, the problem is that there weren't any stakes for your failure. Nothing changed when it comes to actually taking care of the problem (which is to remove the bump). It's like putting a sign on a water fountain to tell people it doesn't work. You don't actually fix anything.

If this is the failure you present, as a reader or faculty member, the situation shows you don't understand failure or challenge.

As I said, try again.