Nursing Reflective Essay
This reflective essay will reflect on my experience of the adaptation course. In order to gain an insight into my development I will focus on certain issues that have been prominent during the course.
I studied and trained as a nurse in the Czech Republic. Upon graduating I worked part time in an oncology department and then full time in a general medicine department for 7 months. Then I decided to come to England to learn English and to try living in different country. During my stay here it came to my attention that there was a shortage of nurses and so I went about applying to be registered with NMC.
I found there to be a very large amount of paperwork and that the process was slow but it was well worth the wait. When I started working on Wellington ward (Royal London Hospital - Whitechapel) I was very surprised just how …show more content…
As time went by nursing and medical staff tended not to interact with certain patients, as this would feed into their attention-seeking behaviour. The balance that needs to be achieved between caring mentally for the patient and these other duties is something that I will be juggling for a while yet.
References:
*1 Dr. Albert Schwetzer, Quoted in N. Cousins, (1979) Anatomy of an Illness. New York: W. W. Norton, p58
Balint M., (1964) The Doctor, His Patient and the Illness. New York: International Press.
Matthew S., Suchman A. L., Branch W. T., (1993) Making 'Connexions ': "Enhancing the Therapeutic Potential of Patient-clinician Relationship." Annuals of Internal Medicine. 118. Found in Millenson. (See below)
Millenson J. R. PhD, (1995) Mind Matters - Psychological Medicine in Holistic Practice. Eastland Press, Seattle.
Mitchell A., Cormack M., (1998) The Therapeutic Relationship in Complementary Health Care. Churchill Livingstone,
I studied and trained as a nurse in the Czech Republic. Upon graduating I worked part time in an oncology department and then full time in a general medicine department for 7 months. Then I decided to come to England to learn English and to try living in different country. During my stay here it came to my attention that there was a shortage of nurses and so I went about applying to be registered with NMC.
I found there to be a very large amount of paperwork and that the process was slow but it was well worth the wait. When I started working on Wellington ward (Royal London Hospital - Whitechapel) I was very surprised just how …show more content…
As time went by nursing and medical staff tended not to interact with certain patients, as this would feed into their attention-seeking behaviour. The balance that needs to be achieved between caring mentally for the patient and these other duties is something that I will be juggling for a while yet.
References:
*1 Dr. Albert Schwetzer, Quoted in N. Cousins, (1979) Anatomy of an Illness. New York: W. W. Norton, p58
Balint M., (1964) The Doctor, His Patient and the Illness. New York: International Press.
Matthew S., Suchman A. L., Branch W. T., (1993) Making 'Connexions ': "Enhancing the Therapeutic Potential of Patient-clinician Relationship." Annuals of Internal Medicine. 118. Found in Millenson. (See below)
Millenson J. R. PhD, (1995) Mind Matters - Psychological Medicine in Holistic Practice. Eastland Press, Seattle.
Mitchell A., Cormack M., (1998) The Therapeutic Relationship in Complementary Health Care. Churchill Livingstone,