Reflective essay: Related to an area of my work In this task I will be reflecting upon an incident undertaken on area of my work. The model of reflection I’ve chosen is Gibbs (1988)‚ which involves reflection on the description‚ feelings‚ evaluation‚ conclusion and action plan (Gibbs 1988). The Gibbs (1988) reflective cycle is fairly straightforward and encourages a clear description of the situation‚ analysis of feelings‚ evaluation of the experience‚ analysis to make sense of the experience
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REFLECTION ONE The purpose of this essay is to reflect on the assessment conducted on a student who was doing a case study. I will use a reflective model to discuss how am achieving the necessary level of competence in my nursing profession as an assessor and as am preparing my self to the role of a preceptor. The reflective model I have chosen to use is Gibbs model (Gibbs 1988). This model provides structure for reflection on a nursing experience or situation as it follows the six distinct stages
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Reflective Essay The aim of this essay is to prove an understanding of my perception of reflection and how reflective practice impacts on the clinical environment and the learning process. The essay is based on my practice and training in the cardiac ward during my Foundation degree in Health and Social Care. I have selected 5 extracts from my Reflective Journal concerning a patient experiencing shortness of breath which led to a cardiac arrest. In order to be able to use this situation for my
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Task D Reflective essay The concepts of reflective practice are widely accepted in education and many other professions‚ in simple terms‚ Moon (2004) describes it as a process of ’cognitive housekeeping’ whereby a practitioner would explore their own values‚ beliefs and practice to a professional situation. It is also frequently perceived that a structure is helpful to support and encourage more than just simple reflections ‚Jones (2009). Popular theorists have emerged in reflective practice
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GIBBS REFLECTIVE CYCLE Description (What happened?) Action Plan (If it arose again what would you do?) Feelings (What were you thinking & feeling?) Conclusion Evaluation (What was good & bad about the experience?) Description (What sense can you make of the situation?) (Gibbs 1998) Stage 1: Description of the event Describe in detail the event you are reflecting on. Include e.g. where were you; who else was there; why were you there; what were you doing; what were other people doing;
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Reflective Essay Why we use reflection It is important that we use reflection in order to further develop our skills in practice. No matter which reflective cycle chosen it is important that you identify what has been learned from the experience‚ how it has helped‚ if it is negative‚ how to overcome the problem in the future‚ and how it relates to theory and knowledge you have been taught. Reflective practice has been identified as one of the key ways in which we learn from our experiences in practice
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my senior nurse manage to mentor Susan‚ a third year student nurse. As Susan was observed to be underachieving‚ I aim to use the Gibbs reflective cycle (1988) to guide me to identify the issues that have arisen during the placement and plan strategies to help Susan achieve her expected competencies at this stage of her clinical placement. Upon completion of the reflective cycle‚ mentor should be able to come up with methods that can help to resolve the student’s identified problems. It is important
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argument between a nurse and patient’s family‚ I came to realize that reflective skills are crucial not only for my current status as student but also for my future professional development (Sharon‚ 2014) as registered nurse. The reflective practice helps nurses to maintain and constantly update their knowledge‚ as well as construct clinical skills by learning from real practice (ANMC 2009). As described by O’Donovan‚ reflective is “a process of deliberative thinking‚ looking back‚ examining oneself
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Reflective Practice Reid (1994) Gibbs Reflective Cycle What happened? (description) What would you do if it happened again? (action plan) What were you thinking/feeling? (feeling) What alternatives did you have? (conclusion) How can you make sense of what happened? (analysis) What was good/bad about the experience? (evaluation) Reflectivity The circular process by which our thoughts affect our actions‚ which affect the situation we are dealing with and therefore after feedback through the reactions
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reflection in the mirror. The same can be said about the reflective compositions. A reflective composition is the result of introspection into past experiences or memorable events in our lives. We introspect into these memorable events and reflect over them with regards the emotions and influences they have left in our lives. In simple words a reflective essay is a piece of ‘you’ being presented in words. What is Reflection? In a reflective composition you really need to think about yourself and
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