Reflection on Clinical Practice

Reflection on Clinical Practice

Word count: 500 words

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Aim of assessment

This assessment aims to use critical self-reflection to achieve personal and professional self-awareness about own practice, in relation to core practice skills and the need for professional development.

The insights gained promote student self-awareness and enable them to become critically thoughtful about their own readiness for the intensely personal nature of providing care

Details

a. Identify one of the core practice skills provided below that you have completed this semester from your clinical practice unit or clinical placement experience.
Core Practice Skills

Using the outcomes of data gathering (holistic health assessment) to support and maintain activities of living;

·         Aseptic technique and simple wound management;

·         Medication administration

·         Administration of medications within the legal frameworks

·         Performs accurate drug calculations

·         Introduction to nursing responsibilities and practices when providing care for dying people and their families in home, aged care or hospital settings;

·         Identifying the person at risk:

·         Falls assessment

·         Pressure area assessment

·         Safety

·         Lifestyle including weight management

·         Routine Diagnostic Procedures

·         Basic ECG

·         Spirometry (Peak flows, extension of O2Sats)

·         Blood Glucose Testing

·         Nutrition and Health

·         Mini Mental Health Assessment

·         Drug and Alcohol Assessment

·         Apply standard precautions/infection-control/ manual handling and other 0H&S measures to promote safety

·         Professional communication

·         Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication

·         Application of professional communication skills in Risk Assessment

·         Documentation

·         Undertakes documentation within the legal parameters