Reflection at an incident of care home

Running Head: Reflection 0
Incident at care home
Reflection at an incident of care home
(Student Details:)
11/3/2018

Nursing Reflective Essay 1
Contents
Incident at work in health and social care sector in care home..................................................2
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Gibbs reflection..........................................................................................................................2
Step-I Description..................................................................................................................2
Step-II Feelings......................................................................................................................3
Step-III Evaluation.................................................................................................................3
Step-IV Analysis....................................................................................................................4
Step-V Conclusion.................................................................................................................5
Action Plan.............................................................................................................................5
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................5
References..................................................................................................................................7

Nursing Reflective Essay 2
Incident at work in health and social care sector in care home
Introduction
This reflective paper aims to assess my proficient, clinical practice by recognizing, how I
evaluated and provided care to an old patient with impaired cognitive function (dementia). It
will improve my incident reporting practice through theoretical as well as evidence-based
practice. Gibbs Reflection on this incident will represent how it has developed my clinical
methodology, and better decision-making. Moreover, a patient with dementia needs extensive
care and support because their symptoms get worse over the time. Hence their care into a care
home always results better in meeting their basic and medical needs. I observed that care
home helped my patient in many positive aspects include 24-hour health and social care
support from care home staff, keeping the patient with dementia in a safe and hygienic place
and conducting social activities with other residents for improvement (NHS UK, 2018). I had
different feelings and experiences during this care home incident and through which I
evaluated, analysed my clinical work that can help in improving my future action plan as well
as clinical practice.
Gibbs reflection
During this incident reflection, my initial step will be adopting reflective model introduced by
Graham Gibbs about learning by doing. As we know that the reflective cycle allows us to go
through all the steps of experience by analysing role-play, description, reactions, evaluation,
and critical assessment of the situation (Gibbs, 1988).
Step-I Description
My patient with dementia moved into care home as the dementia progressed to a critical
stage-6. He was an older man aged 78, suffering from severe illness and physical disabilities
which were making it difficult for him to stay with the family members at home. In my
opinion, he was needed a good quality health and social care that could preserve his dignity,
treats him with respect and promote his independence. Our nursing care home has improved
lives of many care home residents with dementia including him. When he was admitted in
our care home, it was his stage-6 in dementia disease that is a Severe Cognitive Decline,
during which person needs extensive health and social care to carry out daily life activities.