Nursing Reflection: Gibb’s Reflection on Nursing

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Nursing Reflection
Gibb’s Reflection on Nursing
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1/26/2019

Nursing Reflection 1
Contents
Nursing Reflection.....................................................................................................................2
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Self-Reflection...........................................................................................................................2
Description.............................................................................................................................3
Feelings..................................................................................................................................3
Evaluation..............................................................................................................................4
Analysis..................................................................................................................................5
Conclusion..............................................................................................................................5
Action Plan.............................................................................................................................6
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................7
References..................................................................................................................................8

Nursing Reflection 2
Nursing Reflection
Introduction
This reflective paper is about my self-reflection on an interview with a nursing leader
or supervisor in mental health care settings. The discussion will also help in understanding
the importance of effective leadership style in nursing field. It is about an interview of 40
minutes duration conducted by me with a senior midwife from Malaysia who is currently
working in labor room unit in Government hospital of South Arabia. I will exercise my
interpersonal as well as professional communication skills through reflecting upon this above
mentioned scenario. The interview conducted by me was focused on management of
change, leadership style, conflicts management strategies, complaints management
strategies as well as crisis management strategies (Denehy, 2008). True nursing leadership
has an empowerment itself as it reflects from nurses’ attitude for their patients, visitors and
other nursing colleagues (Cumming, 2008). Moreover, an effective nursing leadership helps
encouraging other nurses for functioning as team units. Nursing leaders must possess
strong interpersonal skills to be successful in the field of health care settings. Leaders in
nursing practices must be proficient at communicating with each other, with patients, with
doctors and other staff as well as with their patients' families (American Nurse Today, 2012).
Besides, the essay will demonstrate an inclusive analysis of the interview through
utilising Gibbs’ reflective cycle of reflection. Thus, with the help of this reflective journal I will
demonstrate my experiences, learning from those experiences while supporting with relevant
literature and research. Besides, I will demonstrate my critical analytical abilities and efficient
integration of past learning into this work.
Self-Reflection
After conducting the interview with senior midwife of Malaysia, I realised that an
effective nursing leadership is essential for improving and maintaining patient outcomes.
Moreover, work environments for the nurses as well as issues related to workforce are
important as they are having a direct impact on nurses’ efficiency as well as abilities of
delivering effective, safe and high quality care to the patients (Ghadirian, Salsali, &
Cheraghi, 2014). While taking the interview my opinion about midwives of 21st century has
evolved in a way that effective and strong leaders are essential for fulfilling the government’s
plans for the national health services. The senior midwife whose interview was taken by me
explored a number of leadership styles as well as asserts whichever were best suited to