reflection of nursing
Self-Reflection on personal practice
While on placement, I completed three tasks directly linked with the care of the patients. During the task I was observed by the nurse Amy who supervised me in doing the task. The three tasks involved where;
• To assist a patient with eating a snack / meal
• To transfer a patient from bad to wheelchair and transfer him to his Physio
• To assist a patient with washing their hands before a snack or a meal.
During some of these tasks I felt really anxious even though I have had training prior to assisting. I felt that I could make a mistake in assisting the patient. I was thinking if I was doing everything right as to what I was thought. Some of the patients had challenging behaviour which made me unsure on how to communicate with him, however maintaining a good relationship with the client was very important.
In transferring john from the bad to the wheelchair, I was very confident in assisting him. John’s leg was amputated. The good thing about this was that I was able to reflect to how a relation of mine was in the same situation. I felt that communication with john went very well and I was able to empathise with him, and regained his trust. My practical skills became useful at this stage due to manual handling and patient handling. I was also able to use all the skills I gained in helping my relation. This task went well and I was happy on overall how I did task.
In the second task I was assisting Alan with eating, however this task made me feel nervous as I had to watch his every move as he had swallowing difficulties. The bad thing about doing this task was that I was afraid that food might get caught in his throat, and that I will have to use my train to dislodge the food. This made feel uncomfortable and anxious until Alan finished his meal however I ensured that I fed him cautiously and that the food was at the right consistency. I think I could have than better on this task as to making sure the patient did not
While on placement, I completed three tasks directly linked with the care of the patients. During the task I was observed by the nurse Amy who supervised me in doing the task. The three tasks involved where;
• To assist a patient with eating a snack / meal
• To transfer a patient from bad to wheelchair and transfer him to his Physio
• To assist a patient with washing their hands before a snack or a meal.
During some of these tasks I felt really anxious even though I have had training prior to assisting. I felt that I could make a mistake in assisting the patient. I was thinking if I was doing everything right as to what I was thought. Some of the patients had challenging behaviour which made me unsure on how to communicate with him, however maintaining a good relationship with the client was very important.
In transferring john from the bad to the wheelchair, I was very confident in assisting him. John’s leg was amputated. The good thing about this was that I was able to reflect to how a relation of mine was in the same situation. I felt that communication with john went very well and I was able to empathise with him, and regained his trust. My practical skills became useful at this stage due to manual handling and patient handling. I was also able to use all the skills I gained in helping my relation. This task went well and I was happy on overall how I did task.
In the second task I was assisting Alan with eating, however this task made me feel nervous as I had to watch his every move as he had swallowing difficulties. The bad thing about doing this task was that I was afraid that food might get caught in his throat, and that I will have to use my train to dislodge the food. This made feel uncomfortable and anxious until Alan finished his meal however I ensured that I fed him cautiously and that the food was at the right consistency. I think I could have than better on this task as to making sure the patient did not