REFLECTIVE ACCOUNTS The word reflective or reflection is derived from the word reflect. The Oxford dictionary meaning of reflect is “to think carefully and deeply about something”. The word “reflective” is an adjective used to describe the kind of report or writing you are required to submit for your Diploma. Therefore a reflective account can be understood as a real or true story of how you have carried out an activity at work or an action you took in the past and why you took the action.
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Reflective Account – Use of A Diary System In our team we have a duty rota. The details of which are entered and used in a diary system each person is scheduled in for a day of duty on a rotational basis. I enter this into an outlook diary/calendar every 6 months. I have to check individual personal diaries first to check that the dates I enter for them do not clash with appointments that they already have booked in‚ also taking into account annual leave. Once I know what prior appointments
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Task 2 Reflective account of presentation In this essay I will be writing about my own experience in working within a team‚ linking in Belbin’s Theory. This includes the importance of teamwork‚ how different roles can be formed and managing conflict. Followed by a summary of how the group and team working techniques can be improved. The importance of team work includes working efficiently with everyone within the team by making sure individual’s needs are listened to and communication is virtuous
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The first part of this Reflective Account describes what influences and events in my life have helped to develop my Personal Values. My grandparents taught me most of my basic ‘Personal Values’. I learned from an early age how to be polite‚ have good manners and respect my elders as failure to do so would result in getting sent to bed early. In those days I did not have a television in my room so in my eyes this was the ultimate punishment! They were not deeply religious people; my grandmother
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F0KA 34 Health Care: Practice Experience Reflective account 4 Candidate Name: Word count- 801 Related learning Outcome: Learning Outcome 1‚ Knowledge and Skills – 1.b recognising and acknowledge limitations of own abilities 2.a committing to the principle that the primary purpose of the professional health care practitioner is to protect and serve society 2.b accepting responsibility for one’s own actions 3.a demonstrating respect for patient/client confidentiality 4.b demonstrating
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Reflective account on communication This assignment is a reflective account on communicating with a patient who cannot communicate verbally. To remain confidential I will call the patient‚ Patient A. I’m going to discuss the importance of non-verbal communication within a healthcare setting. Patient A was a 63 year old lady suffering from MND which resulted in her losing her speech. This was my first shift back from having a few days off and I returned to work on a night shift. Patient A was
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EXAMPLE OF A REFLECTIVE ACCOUNT FROM WHICH TO DEVELOP AN ACADEMIC POSTER Introduction Recently I have been studying on a Masters course and have been studying about leadership and management in health. I have little practical experience of leadership and management of health projects or services. It is important that I reflect on my learning as I hope to develop my skills and experience of management and leadership once I leave the university. Greenwood( 1993) suggests that reflection is about
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The aim of this assignment is to review a reflective account of events that occurred during a clinical placement‚ whilst on operational practice in an out of hospital environment. This incident involved a physical assault on a young woman. Siviter (2004) defines reflection as gaining self-confidence‚ identifying when to improve‚ learning from good or bad mistakes and behaviour‚ being self-aware and improving the future by learning the past. Therefore reflection can enable the Paramedic to use
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Reflective account on communication Communication is very important in order to express needs and emotions. There are two types of communication‚ verbal and non-verbal‚ both of which are important in understanding and supporting someone. This report is based on a 40 year old lady that finds verbal communication hard‚ due to shyness. She also has bipolar and cerbal-palsey. The communication barrier I have with AB is she is finding speaking to me other then yes‚ no and don’t know very hard. She
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RETURN TO NURSING PRACTICE REFLECTIVE LOG MODULE LEADER: STUDENT NUMBER: 1 INTRODUCTION This essay demonstrates the significant learning that resulted as a consequence of using critical reflection on my practice. The reflective process helped me to realise how my practice needed to change after I experienced a personal and practice-related issue during and after my clinical placement. Reflective practice is an important component of all
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