experience and consider other explanations for what happened and if there are alternative ways of doing things. Therefore‚ to enhance reflection in practice‚ there are key values that underpin nursing.
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Midwifery is a career with real impact and purpose. There can be nothing more valuable and rewarding than caring for a woman and infant while facilitating an experience they will remember for the rest of their lives. I have a strong longing to work within a maternity setting due to my admiration for the devoted work of midwives‚ which drives me to pursue midwifery as a lifelong career. I have a clear understanding of the multifaceted role of a midwife. Having a family friend who is a midwife‚ and
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educating them on looking after themselves‚ not just before the baby is born‚ but also postnatal. The role of a midwife is diverse and unique which is what draws me to the midwifery course even more. I realise the responsibility that this career involves and just how challenging it can be. After being passionate about midwifery for so long‚ my experience through childbirth has unquestionably
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took in the management of this incident. In compliance with the 2004 Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Conduct‚ the facility‚ patients and associated health care professionals involved have been anonymized to protect confidentiality. I have chosen the Gibbs (1988) model of reflection as I feel the model’s 6 stage components provide a positive and constructive method and framework for learning through reflection‚ and facilitate clear
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will also speak on the importance of interprofessional and collaborative practice in healthcare‚ the need for effective communication in any team and what could happen if there was a breakdown‚ then to finalise I will utilise Gibbs’ reflective cycle in my reflection. Reflection is an active‚ purposeful act intended to challenge students. It is a process by which students learn from their experiences while attaining a better understanding and knowledge of their practice (Burns‚
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aspects of their care” (Nursing and Midwifery Council (2015a)) Prior to beginning this placement‚ I had no knowledge of patient observations‚ such as 1:1 eyesight‚ other than ‘suicide watch’. This reflection explores an observation of a care support worker who was observing a patient who was at high risk of absconsion‚ discussing my feelings of the situation and how I aim to improve my own practice based on this observation. In this reflection‚ I shall be using Gibbs reflective cycle (1988‚ as cited
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knowledge about midwifery with a focus on my culture and its importance as well as‚ social and philosophical influences to my understandings. Secondly‚ I will provide a deep discussion about my personal midwifery philosophy‚ and the impacts of my biases and beliefs on the partnership between midwife and women. Lastly‚ I will share some personal experiences and possible attitudinal effects that these can have in two forms whether it be positive and or negative. Factors
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My interests in midwifery began when my mother spoke about her career as a midwife. I remember having conversations about the critical care provided by midwifes and the challenges faced in a developing country (Nigeria). Years later‚ I am able to have discussions on current research by Dike P on the Birth Practices of Nigerian women in the UK. I like to gain current knowledge in the midwifery field by reading journals from British Journal of Midwives. My passion of caring for others and my interest
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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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Seeing the Sacred Nature of Midwifery Chris J. Hampton (March 2007) Every birth is Holy. I think that a midwife must be religious‚ because the energy she is dealing with is Holy. She needs to know that other people’s energy is sacred.[1] A midwife is simply defined by one author as “nothing more nor less than a skilled specialist in normal birth.”[2] Other names include sage-femme or “wise woman” (French)‚ jordmother or “earth mother” (Danish)‚ whereas midwife comes from Middle
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