Elizette Merville 11/07/14 On august 2013; I remember I was so happy to start the nursing program. At the same time I was scared of the road ahead of me. That is exactly how I felt Monday at clinical. I am very happy to be able to go to the hospital due to the fact I’ am going to be face with real life situations. At the same time I’ am praying for no error anytime. I acknowledge this is a learning experience for me so I will not be so hard on myself. I will ask questions when I’m not sure or
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“Reflection is active‚ purposeful thought applied to an experience to understand the meaning of that experience for the individual” (Ashby‚ 2006 p.28). Reflective practice is vital to the nursing profession. Although there is little evidence based information of the benefits of reflective practice (Schutz‚ 2007)‚ there are many benefits pertaining to reflective practice and resulting in a holistic patient approach and therefore nurses are able to provide better care. There are many models available to
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analysis of its contents (McMullen‚ et. al.‚ 2003). A portfolio captures learning from experience‚ enables to measure learning‚ acts as a tool for reflective thinking‚ illustrates critical analytical skills and evidence of self-directed learning and provides a collection of detailed evidence of a person ’s competence (Gray‚ et. al.‚ 2004). For Dewey‚ reflective thinking consisted of two parts: a state of doubt and a search to resolve that doubt. Thus‚ constructing a portfolio is an act of revealing one
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have noticed nowadays that reflective practice does play a major role in the nursing field. It is not just a personal opinion as‚(Teekman 2000‚pg 1125-1135) states that reflective practice is becoming an essential element of nurse education as professional nursing bodies world wide are being impressed by literature on learning by reflection. It is nearly the same conclusion that is brought by Boud‚ Keogh and Walker(1987‚pg 11) and this is proof as well that reflective practice isn ’t a new concept
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This journal reflects my first clinical experience at the Wascana Rehabilitation Centre. The experience has made me re-examine and analyze a lot about my path towards reaching my goal and becoming an RN. I felt that being able to touch and feel the working environment is extremely important for a future nurse and indeed for any health care provider. Real life experience is so important in learning. At first I was nervous‚ not yet to say scared but I found my self curious to know what
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model for reflection ( Reid 1993‚ Schutz 2007‚ Yeok 2007); so I chose Gibb’s (1988) model described by Yeok(2007) for my reflection in my nursing practice. It emphasizes on my feelings and thinking at the time of that situation and stimulates my self awareness of the limiting factors and other perceptions of the situation. In commencing this management journal‚ I began my diary style entries of my observations and my personal thoughts with dates. I focused on the issue of conflict in my workplace
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Holy Angel University College of Nursing and Allied Medical Sciences Angeles City Journal The Big Push Does Coaching Help Labor Progress? (By Alexandria Powell) Timothy Carlo S. Lacson N-403 Group 2 November 26‚ 2012 We’ve all seen it in the movies: The man in blue hospital scrubs holding his wife’s hand in the delivery room telling her to push. But does this really help labor along or just give the nervous dad-to-be something
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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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Reflective statement is our own words that reflect our own thought about something. It explains the journey of our learning in the class and what we learn in our everyday lives. Sharing our reflection with another can help us for learning. We can get new ideas from them. Reflection is like a “learning portfolio” where we can document what‚ why and how we learned. Below I am going to explain my reflective statement regarding our team work assignment which we accomplished. Leadership and development
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(1.) Issue Identification - Identify two specific issues on which Gretchen Weirob and Sam Miller disagree‚ explaining what the main points of disagreement between them are for each issue (2 paragraphs‚ one paragraph for each disagreement). Weirob disagrees with Miller. Weirob does not believe that someone can survive after death. Weirob wonders how is it possible for someone to survive‚ if they are considered to be dead and their bodies are decayed? She says that someone who is dead‚ no
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