experience of practice in order to describe‚ analyse and evaluate and so inform learning from practice.”(Reid‚ 1993) It is an important factor when working within any health profession and midwifery is certainly no exception. Schon (1991) defines a reflective practitioner as “someone who learns by reflecting on current experience and applies that learning to future practice.” Reflection allows midwives to grow and develop professionally as well as personally (Kirkham‚ 1994) and can guide her into moulding
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The aim of this essay is to critique a qualitative research article ‘’Peer and Neighbourhood influences on teenage pregnancy and fertility in English community’’‚ Arai (2005). Included in this essay will be title‚ abstract‚ research question‚ literature review‚ method‚ methodology‚ sampling‚ data analysis‚ discussion‚ ethics‚ implications for practice and conclusion. The researcher has reported findings from a qualitative study carried out on peer and neighbourhood influences on teenage pregnancy
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Reflective Practice‚ what is it? Why is Reflective practive important in nursing? –Negative aspects & positive aspects Why do nurses need to develop these skills? – to prepare us from future situations that may get us off guard. When‚ Why and How is reflective practice used? In the workforce there will be some situations in which we are faced to take some actions. There may be certain instances where we are caught off-guard and required to act in pressured moments. May it be a life and
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For one of my internships‚ I decided to accept the offered position as the Operations Coordinator for the youth programming department at a local nonprofit in South Philadelphia. I decided to take on the position because it did not complete align with my career interest and so I could get different experiences that a regular company or corporation could not offer. In addition to that‚ it was a great opportunity to give back to the community. The different things that experience during my time at
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Engaging Communities and Service Users: Reflective Essay Section 1: Outline and discuss a model‚ or example of your practice with reference to what you have learned about engaging with service users and communities. During this essay I will relate concepts‚ methods‚ theories and legislation to service user engagement and communities to the organisation I work for giving examples from my day to day practice. My role is a community support worker within a service that supports adults with learning
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Reflective Essay I started this quarter with the hope that I could improve my writing skills and become a better writer and learn and improve my writing processes. I do believe I have accomplished that to some extent. At the beginning‚ of the term when I would start to write an essay I would just write it no prewriting or preparing. Now I would have to say that I see the importance of research and outlines and redrafting papers. I am not going to get a perfect paper in just one draft. I need
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After recording my sleep for a whole week I came to some realizations that I should probably go to bed a little earlier. Though in an regular week‚ full of classes‚ exams‚ and other events I was able to average a little under 8 hours. There were nights that I was only able to squeeze in a little under 6 hours. I was able to go home that weekend‚ so you can see that I obviously sleep better there than I do in my dorm bed‚ I was able to catch up on sleep and get way over the recommended amounts. I
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"Consent for Treatment" Please respond to the following: * Ms. Davis‚ a patient at XYZ facility‚ had a difficult time sleeping and was given something to put her sleep at approximately 3:00 a.m. A form was given to Ms. Davis to sign for surgery while going in and out of sleep at approximately 7:00 a.m. following the sleep medication. Was this an express consent or implied consent? Explain your answer. As the head administrator of the facility‚ discuss what concerns you have and what would you
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responsibility. He told us that “respect for authority‚ compliance with laws‚ acquiescence in its measures‚ were duties that were enjoined by fundamental maxims of true liberty” ("Avalon Project - Washington ’s Farewell Address 1796‚" 2008). He informed us that our liberty did not grant us a license to do what we wanted without restrictions. George Washington told us that our liberty should cause us to be responsible to our conscience‚ and that we should give our full support to our government
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Reflection is an active process that helps health care professional gain a deeper understanding of their experiences (Varghese‚ 2010). This essay will discuss about the academic achievements which were obtained during the last semester through a reflective model. The reflective model I have chosen is Gibbs’s model (1988). Gibb’s model of reflection incorporated the following: description‚ feelings‚ evaluation‚ analysis‚ a conclusion and an action plan (Brooker et al‚ 2003). The first stage of Gibbs’s
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