Clinical Reflection Report: Improving Patient Care and Nursing Skills

This clinical reflection report explores the author's experiences and development as a nurse during clinical placements, using Gibbs' reflective cycle to analyze personal and professional growth. The reflection covers the role of a nurse in providing patient care and support, challenges encountered, and strategies for improving practice, such as developing comprehensive care plans and enhancing communication skills. The report emphasizes the importance of adhering to NMBA standards and ethical codes while fostering resilience and well-being in healthcare settings. The reflection highlights the development of time management skills and the ability to reduce stress related to workload, ultimately contributing to providing quality healthcare.

CLINICAL
REFLECTION

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
Personal and professional self-reflection................................................................................1
Evaluation...............................................................................................................................1
Analysis..................................................................................................................................2
Conclusion..............................................................................................................................2
Strategies for practice.............................................................................................................2
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................2
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................3

INTRODUCTION
The role of nursing is defined as providing the advocate level of care and support which is
associated with individual and used to support through health and illness. As per this, the nurse
used to provide quality of health and wellbeing which is related with the patient (Ardian et. al.,
2019). Whereas, the other role is to monitor patient health and records sign which is associated
with chronic disease. Moreover, they also provide support for the development of medication and
treatments. With the context with reflection, the Gibbs reflective cycle are used to encourage the
people who think about the systematically based experience that they have some experience
during the specific situation, events and activity. By using this, the reflection on those experience
can be structured (Bass et. al., 2020). In this, the reflection is completely based on various aspect
which is happen during the course placement. As per this, the experience is configuring and take
necessary as per the course placement.
MAIN BODY
Personal and professional self-reflection
The personal experience towards the topic is based on the clinical practice which is performed by
me as a role of nurse. In this, the personal and professional feeling have their own level of
empathy that associated with the role. The personal development with this role is to know the
people behaviour in terms of psychology. The requirement of patient with any complication is
also based on my personal development. Building relationship with patient is also a personal
experience which help to contribute towards the personal development. As a role of nurse and
getting the approach which is based on the placements. With a core knowledge it help in
providing quality of health by following code of conduct, code of practice and with this, the
NMBA standard this caring and supporting behaviour comes in existence of profession.
Moreover, the code of practice and code of conduct provide a role and responsibility to the nurse
in order to perform well and provide quality of health and quality of care to the patient (Bass et.
al., 2017). During the placement, there are number of challenge which used to encounter the
placement with this course.
Evaluation
With this, the evaluation is taken which help to provide an aspect which is associated with role of
nurse is that they contributing themselves towards the patient for their health. They used to
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monitor the patient in the effective way by providing medicine and treatment which is helpful to
resolve the issue of patient. This is also evaluated that they have number of challenge which
include maintenance of communication between patient and healthcare professional. Moreover,
the contrast with placements, the question is usually focus on the development of quality study
and evaluation which is based on functional scenario of nurse. In context with this, they also
coordinate with other medical staff to perform their role in well way that also contribute to
patient health (MacKenna 2020).
Analysis
With the analysis of role of nurses and placements, I used to perform such certain challenge
which is difficult for me and create stress which is manage regards with. With this all, I used to
learn about technique and way to reduce the stress which is depend on the workload. The time
management skill is also enhancing which help me to balance the work life. It is also helpful to
develop new skill and knowledge that play role in development of quality of health and care
towards the patient. The clinical experience creates a positive behaviour which help to identify
the path which provide patient well-being and resilience. The outcome from the clinical practice
is that I learnt about various way to treat patient and develop communication and interaction
which is best possible to formulate resilience and well-being within healthcare (Mantzourani et.
al., 2019).
Conclusion
As per the above discussion, it is analysed that the placements ask with the aspect and regards
with the course which motive derive the patient requires support and care during any chronic
illness. Moreover, in such cases nurses play vital role in the development of care and support. As
a nurse, it is very challenging for me to provide complete resilience to patient but with the
communication, teamwork and interaction. I always configure right path which help to develop
care plan for the patient to take effective treatment and overcome from such situation which may
create hindrance in their health.
Strategies for practice
In this, for the patient compliance always develop care plan which work as an action plan that
have generic to specific information of patient and detailed treatment plan. In this, the nursing
care plan is essential to treat patient, the monitoring of patient medication and self-management
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(Keane et. al., 2020). Moreover, the terms used to evaluate about the strategies which is helpful
to play the role in placement, gather the knowledge regards with the development of skill which
is effective and play role in develop of health.
CONCLUSION
From the above, the nursing is defined as the professional which help and support the patient in
their disease. The patient requires proper care and support which is fulfilled by the nurse with
their own practice which include NMBA standard, code of practice and code of conduct.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
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the Graham Gibbs Cycle and nurses’ critical thinking skills. Enfermeria clinica, 29, 588-
593.
Bass et. al., (2020). Midwifery students’ experiences and expectations of using a model of
holistic reflection. Women and Birth, 33(4), 383-392.
Bass et. al., (2017). Development of a model of holistic reflection to facilitate transformative
learning in student midwives. Women and Birth, 30(3), 227-235.
MacKenna, V. (2020). Undergraduate Nursing Students' Depth of Reflection and Perceptions of
Self-Debriefing Following Virtual Simulation: A Multi-method Descriptive Study.
Mantzourani et. al., (2019). The role of reflective practice in healthcare professions: Next steps
for pharmacy education and practice. Research in Social and Administrative
Pharmacy, 15(12), 1476-1479.
Keane et. al., (2020). Palliative care nurses' experiences of clinical supervision: a qualitative
evidence synthesis. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 26(8), 413-423.
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