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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Reflection: More than just looking in the mirror " reflection in a mirror is an exact replica of what is in front of it. Reflection in professional practice gives back not what it is‚ but what might be‚ an improvement on the original " Biggs (1999). Reflective practice‚ in this context‚ is not about just looking at myself in a mirror and accepting what I see blindly‚ without any question or evaluation. Rather‚ it is about looking at what I have learned and how I can utilise that learning in my teaching
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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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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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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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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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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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Introduction The aim of this assignment is to produce a critically reflective portfolio extract related to one of the NMC (2004) standards of proficiency for pre-registration nursing education‚ allowing the integration of theory with practice. The standard which is going to be explored will be to Create and utilise opportunities to promote health and well-being of patients‚ clients and groups (NMC 2004). The author will reflect on a situation which occurred whilst on a community placement‚ and also
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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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