Gibbs Reflection on Clinical Placement Experiences

Running head: GIBBS REFLECTION
GIBBS REFLECTION
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Introduction:
Gibbs reflective cycle encourages learners in thinking systematically about the phases of
an activity or an experience and thereby understands different weakness and strengths of the
individuals (Hanson et al, 2017). The first step helps in describing the situation in details and
this would be hen followed by second step called the feelings stage. In this stage, the learners
need to describe what he thought and felt during the experiences (Husebo et al. 2015). The third
step is called the evaluation stage where the learners need to look objectively at the different
approaches that had worked and those that had not worked. The fourth step is called the analysis
stage where the individual learners get the opportunity to compare their practices and skills with
that of literature. The fifth step is called the conclusion stage that gives the scope to the learners
to develop idea about how the experiences helped in leaning and developing new experiences
(Tanaka et al. 2018). This is then followed by the action plan stage were the student will develop
a personal development plan to overcome the weakness and achieve the already present strength.
This assignment would be a reflective piece of writing that would use the Gibbs reflective
framework to describe some of my experiences during placement months.
Description:
During the time of clinical placement, I got the opportunity of working and developing
my skill in the cardiology, oncology and the colorectal department. I had to work under the
guidance of an expert nurse facilitator who helped me to develop not only clinical skills but also
on different non-pharmacological skills that are essential for patient centered care. I have gone
through various positive and negative experiences that had helped me brush up my theoretical
skill and enhance my practical knowledge. An incident of improper drug interaction took place

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in the cardiology department. This incident was the eye-opener to me and helped me. Only
learning about different drugs that are important for patients with heart disorders is not sufficient.
A nurse has to consider the knowledge of drug-drug interaction and think of the consequences
about drug-drug interaction on the health of the patient. Once, I witnessed that a registered nurse
working there for over a year had administered digoxin and quinidine together and that had
created harmful consequences for a patient. However, my mentor immediately handled the
situation and took the necessary steps for successful treatment. She also used this incident as an
example for teaching us about the poor outcomes of such improper care services on the health of
patients.Moreover, I have studied about the different types of treatments in details along with the
proper ways by which they are done. However, this placement made me understand that not all
treatment procedures can be applied to all patients. The mentor guided us in understanding the
different stages of cancer and the ways by which each of the particular types of interventions can
align with the requirements in each stage. Hence, this clinical placement in the colorectal
department had been helpful in gaining more knowledge. However, while working in the
oncology unit, I had to work as part of the multi-disciplinary teams. This was entirely a new
form of experience. It helped me to learn the important components that are necessary to ensure
smooth working of the multidisciplinary teams. Also in the rehabilitation unit of the cardiology
department, the working of the entire rehabilitation team is important and I clearly visualized
how my mentor encouraged us to develop team-building skills. He helped us to identity the
improper attributes in us that would create conflicts and affect teamwork. Thereby, our mentor
helped us to act as proper team member in our future career also. Therefore, all these experiences
helped me identify the various weakness and the strengths that I have, helping me to realize the
attributes, I need to work on to be a better professional in my future career.