practice and the barriers to communication that can occur. Nurses are required by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) to demonstrate “responsibility for their own learning” (NMC‚ 2012‚ p.16). Nurses have to understand the importance of reflective practice and the process of reflection‚ and reflection is also a
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This is a reflective essay based on a situation encountered during my first six-week placement on an ear‚ nose and throat ward at 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
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This assignment should be a reflection on your experience within the introductory period of practice when caring for a patient. This reflection will help you to understand how this experience has addressed one of your identified learning needs. In this assignment I shall identify and address one of my learning outcomes which has been met on my placement. I shall identify a reflective cycle and explain my reason behind choosing that specific reflective model. One of the learning objectives I set
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This is a reflective essay based on my attendance at a multidisciplinary team (MDT) meeting whilst on my two-week placement at a local mental health day hospital. The aim of this essay is to discuss the importance of the multidisciplinary team within the mental health environment and discuss factors that can influence the success or failure of multidisciplinary teams. Mental health teams generally comprise of psychiatrists‚ clinical psychologists‚ nurses‚ occupational therapists and social workers
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some of the foods that you can gradually start giving your baby are: * Boiled and mashed vegetables. Use vegetables like potatoes‚ cauliflower‚ carrots‚ beans‚ etc. * Starchy foods which are rich in carbohydrates like rice‚ potatoes‚ cereals‚ and oats. * Ripe and mashed fruits‚ e.g.‚ banana‚ apple. * Diluted fruit juice (1 part fruit juice to 10 parts of water). * Dairy products like cheese and yogurt. * Commercial weaning products contain a variety of ingredients to meet the nutritional
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I am reflecting on medication administration using different stages of Gibbs Reflective Cycle such as description‚ feelings‚ evaluation‚ analysis‚ conclusion and action plan (Gibbs‚ 1988). Medication administration is a key element for nursing practice. During my CPU class‚ my tutor demonstrated how to administered medications to patient using five rights which were right patient‚ right drug‚ right time‚ right dose and right route (Bullock & Manias‚ 2013)‚ to follow the OSCA criteria step by step
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Within the Nursing profession there is a lot of different jobs that someone can do. Nursing also has a lot of pros and cons that come along with the job that people should be aware of before entering the medical field. The nursing field has a code of ethics that every facility should follow along with the facilities own rules and policies. To be able to be in the nursing field you need to know and use the 5 c’s of caring: commitment‚ conscience‚ competence‚ compassion‚ and confidence. Nursing is a very
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Interested in this field 2. The helping of others II. The job A. Requirements 1. Schooling 2. Volunteer hours B. Expectations 1. Practice III. Different fields & pay rates A. Kinds of nurses B. There requirements (what extra classes they may need to take) C. The pay rates for different fields of nursing. Becoming a nurse or helping people has always been something I’ve enjoyed most‚ this is why I’ve chosen nursing as an interest in my
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In the context of professional practices reflection is defined as the examination of personal thoughts and actions (David‚ 2004). In this essay I am reflecting on an incident that happened in my earlier years of working as a professional nurse. The incident I am sharing and the subsequent learning I have gained by reflecting it helped me in the later years of my nursing career. During my career as a professional nurse I have worked in several hospitals also attended several cases and those provided
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NurseGateway « 1st year reflection using Gibbs reflective cycle » Welcome Guest. Please Login or Register. Jun 26th‚ 2013‚ 06:57am NurseGateway Student Quarter Essay Bank (Moderator: Pure Maiden) 1st year reflection using Gibbs reflective cycle « Previous Topic | Next Topic » Pages: 1 Author Topic: 1st year reflection using Gibbs reflective cycle (Read 1195 times) Pure Maiden The Administrator member is offline
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