Qualitative Health Research

Running Head: CLINICAL REFLECTIVE ACTIVITY
INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATED WITH AN EVENT I WAS
INVOLVED IN

CLINICAL REFLECTIVE ACTIVITY
Description of Event
The interpersonal event which will be discussed in this case concerns wound dressing at a
nursing home of aged people (Reedy, 2019). Nursing care is important for effective wound
dressing. As in case of inappropriate dressing of wounds, there might be increased risks from
varied types of infections. In the current scenario, pressure wound dressing in aged care
including pressure area and skin tears. The pressure wound causes several wounds in the
pressure area with tearing of skin. The patient was an aged woman of 75 years of age. She was in
a critical stage as she had severe pressure wound a day before.
Feeling experience
When dressing the wound I felt that I needed to provide my level best professional
service to reduce or remove risk from infection. I felt very focused and wanted to give my feel
best in this incidence. However, my feelings was complex when dressing my patient’s wound. I
was concerned not to hurt the patient during the process of dressing and to be able to ease as
much pain as possible. I was very much concerned to take precautionary steps while dressing as
there was slight pus that had spread in the nearby region. Also, the patient had high levels of
diabetes.
Values experienced
While dressing the wound of my patient, a feeling of concern and professionalism was
prioritized in me. These values and beliefs can be connected to my upbringing and the Core
Values, which I learnt during university studies. As an RN, we are supposed to render as much
possible care and with diligence. I wanted to ensure minimum pain to be experienced by the
patient, this values and beliefs are associated from University studies related to Ethical reasoning
(van Manen, 2017). I aimed at providing maximum possible care to my patient, this feeling arose
from the professional guidance of nursing care which I learnt at the University.
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