Throughout this essay I will discuss and reflect on one of my experiences in the practice setting that I was involved in delivering nursing care to a patient. Andersen (2016) states that reflection is hugely important to engage in throughout the nursing profession and that it is essential to student nurses throughout our clinical placements as we are involved in new experiences each day. We learn an extensive amount on placement as we observe and participate in new things. By looking back and reflecting on our experiences certain aspects then make sense to us and we gain an understanding of it all. Naber and Markley (2017) explain that reflection can help students with many things including developing and improving skills and abilities along
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Devi Pusari (1998) described the importance of the 8 C’s for providing holistic care to a patient, these 8 C’s included compassion, confidence, commitment, competence, conscience, courage, culture and communication. Within the time I remained in the resus room observing the healthcare professionals working on Katie I witnessed them using these 8 C’s and providing the patient and the family with the best care possible. As I watched these aspects of care being provided I asked myself how I could get involved and participate in the holistic care of the patient and help in supporting the family. I found it very difficult and I felt as if I couldn’t do anything to help because I didn’t know exactly what was going on. As a student nurse I wouldn’t have expected myself to know what to do because I had never experienced something like this before. Therefore, I would like to focus and reflect on the aspect of feeling incompetent throughout the situation. To guide me with critically reflecting on my experience I will use John’s Model of Reflection (Johns, 2006). Naber and Markley (2017) state that if reflection is completed accurately by student nurses, they will learn to grow personally and professionally throughout their
Devi Pusari (1998) described the importance of the 8 C’s for providing holistic care to a patient, these 8 C’s included compassion, confidence, commitment, competence, conscience, courage, culture and communication. Within the time I remained in the resus room observing the healthcare professionals working on Katie I witnessed them using these 8 C’s and providing the patient and the family with the best care possible. As I watched these aspects of care being provided I asked myself how I could get involved and participate in the holistic care of the patient and help in supporting the family. I found it very difficult and I felt as if I couldn’t do anything to help because I didn’t know exactly what was going on. As a student nurse I wouldn’t have expected myself to know what to do because I had never experienced something like this before. Therefore, I would like to focus and reflect on the aspect of feeling incompetent throughout the situation. To guide me with critically reflecting on my experience I will use John’s Model of Reflection (Johns, 2006). Naber and Markley (2017) state that if reflection is completed accurately by student nurses, they will learn to grow personally and professionally throughout their