Claire Phillips Band 6 Midwife NMC Pin: 12G2067E Reflection I hereby declare that this work is solely written by myself and has never been submitted to any other learning establishment Description Whilst working on the maternity ward as a band 6 qualified midwife‚ I was allocated to look after a patient who was 36 weeks gestation and had had a preterm rupture of membranes (PROM). This patient was given oral Erythromycin when she wasn’t prescribed it. This incident was reported
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The clinical skill I have chosen to reflect on is the administration of Intramuscular (IM) injections. I will use a reflective model to guide me in my reflection. The Gibbs reflection cycle features‚ description‚ feelings‚ evaluation‚ description‚ conclusion and an action plan (Gibbs 1988). The first stage of Gibbs (1988) is description of events. On my clinical placement I had the opportunity to administer a drug to a patient via IM injection under the supervision of my mentor. I had already
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This reflection will aim to analyse the learning plan (see appendix 1) particularly addressing the objective; gaining confidence in managing a group of patients and delegating to team members whiles on placement. I will demonstrate a critical analysis of the importance of leadership and management of teams and my ability to be responsive and innovative in unpredictable situations. This reflection will also address how self-appraisal and feedback have enhanced my personal and professional development
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to structure this reflection I have chosen Gibbs (1988) as the model to help with my reflective process. This model comprises of a process that helps the individual look at a situation and think about their
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For this reflection I will be using the Gibbs reflective cycle (1988) to demonstrate how members of the multi-disciplinary team worked together to achieve a positive client outcome. I will use the Gibbs model which incorporates the following: description‚ feelings‚ evaluation‚ analysis‚ conclusion and action plan (Gibbs 1988). This model facilitates critical thoughts‚ linking theory to practice and allows my personal feelings and opinions to be reflected upon. This reflection will discuss the importance
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produce a critically reflective portfolio extract related to one of the NMC (2004) standards of proficiency for pre-registration nursing education‚ allowing the integration of theory with practice. The standard which is going to be explored will be to Create and utilise opportunities to promote health and well-being of patients‚ clients and groups (NMC 2004). The author will reflect on a situation which occurred whilst on a community placement‚ and also include a brief overview of the topic going to be
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The NMC‚ Nursing and Midwifery Council is the regulator for England‚ Wales‚ Scotland‚ Northern Ireland and the Islands. Since 1983‚ the NMC’s main role is to oversee and deal with professional misconduct complaints and to maintain‚ monitor and record the quality of students‚ nurses and midwives. This essay briefly discusses one of the four principles of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (2008)‚ a guidance for nurse’s‚ midwives and the importance of good record keeping within the health care setting
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assessment of a nursing model. To maintain confidentiality and protect autonomy‚ the patients name has been changed and any details through which a reader could identify the patient or the care location have also been changed. This complies with the NMC professional code of conduct (2002). Furthermore for legal issues‚ the writer has gained consent from the selected patient. The writer explained to the patient clearly what information would be needed in the report and that confidentiality would always
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HLTEN515B implement and monitor care for older clients Written assignment 1 There are many different forms of dementia and each has its own cause. Some of the main type of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease‚ which is the most common form of dementia affecting 50%-70% of dementia patients (Alzheimer’s australia‚ 2005). This is a degenerative illness which attacks the brain‚ this is achieved buy tangles which are in the middle of shrunken brain cells and plaques which eventually cause the brain cells
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a local hospital. In order that I could use this situation for my reflection the patient will be referred to as "Mr H". This is in order that his real name is protected and that confidentially maintained in line with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct to "Treat information about patients and clients as confidential and use it only for the purpose for which it was given." In order to help me with my reflection I have chosen Gibbs (1988)‚ as the model to help with my reflective process. This model
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