Analysis of Gibbs Reflective Cycle in Healthcare Setting

This report analyzes the application of the Gibbs Reflective Cycle and the Roper-Logan-Tierney (RLT) model in a healthcare setting. The assignment focuses on a case study involving an elderly patient, Jim Laverty, who experienced a fall and presents with various health concerns, including pain, anxiety, and high blood pressure. The student, acting as a healthcare provider, uses the Gibbs reflective cycle to examine their feelings, evaluation, analysis, and conclusion regarding the patient's condition. The report highlights the importance of understanding biological, psychological, and environmental factors in patient care, emphasizing the need for effective communication, pain management, and addressing the patient's anxieties. The analysis reveals gaps in the student's understanding and proposes an action plan for future practice, including seeking guidance, continuous learning, and patient-centered care. The report concludes that both the Clinical Reasoning Cycle (CRC) and RLT are valuable tools for decision-making and ensuring continuity of care, advocating for their integration into future healthcare practice. The report emphasizes the importance of a holistic approach to patient care, considering both the physical and psychological well-being of the individual.

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Gibbs reflective cycle
The Logan Tierney model help in assisting and measuring the patient’s ability to
accomplish independed at each stage of care. Gibbs reflective cycle is known as the theoretical
model which is used for reflecting own learning process.
Description
Jim Laverty an old man who was at the age of 65 years has presented to the outpatient
following fall from a windmill. He suffers from a pain in his right knee and right wrist and minor
laceration to his right hand (Husebø, O'Regan and Nestel, 2015). He lived on a properly an
hour’s drive from local hospital with his 80-year-old mother. His father was died in a farming
accident. Further, blood pressure of Mr. Jim can be influenced by pain and anxiety. It is noticed
that his BP is high but heart rate. Along with this, he suffers from pain and worried about his
mother. Reason of high blood pressure of Jim can be due to hypertension. I noticed that when he
takes rest for 30 minutes then its blood pressure dropped down. Injury of Jim lead to cause pain
which is reducing his pain mobility and also affecting his ability to manage the importance of a
farm and caring for an elderly relative. Working as a health care provider it is important for me
to manage his pain and anxiety in respect to provide relief and determine the source of the high
blood pressure (Hanson, and McAllister, 2017). Hence the above provided clinical reason
factors can help in understanding the biological factors of RLT.
Feeling:
From the clinical reasoning cycle my feeling for him is that Jim Laverty was an old man w2ho
fall from a windmill ad suffered from pain in his right knee. He was only a primary carer of his
elderly mother after the death of his father. His mother was 80 years old who is suffering from
dementia. Jim was worried about his mother and announced that he will go home after to ensure
that everything is ok. I feel that Jim is at risk of self harm and has anxiety related to the social
isolation. While communication I predicted that his mental health may be worsen. From the
psychological factors of RLT it is analysed that personality, mood and temperament, personal
situation etc. can harm an individual and make their condition more worse (Howatson-Jones,
2016).
Evaluation: From my past experience it can be evaluated that Lisa one of my patient was also
suffer from the same type of issues. There were some psychological factors that impact him and
make his condition more worsen (Moura, Nascimento and Caetano, 2015). Depression, lowliness
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etc are making his health condition more worse instead of improving. There are some issues
related to Jim’s mental health such as Jim doesn’t talk much or smile. Along with this he does
not take adequate amount of sleep which is not good for his mental condition. It is evaluated that
Jim think is better from others but he was suffering from knee pain which cannot be ignored by
both service provider and patients. There are some gaps in my understanding as because I was
not able to understand few of phycological and biological factors that can affect an individua
(Tanaka, Okamoto and Koide, 2018).
Analysis: I have these gaps ofReflectig understanding because I had not treated much more
patient without the guidance under the supervisor. There are various activities of living which is
need to be understand by me such as breathing, dying, sleeping, mobilising etc which help an
individual to manage their health. Reason for these gaps may be lack of proper knowledge
related to the RLT factors that can affect the patients (Okamoto Koide and Tanaka, 2017).
Along with lack of confidence my myself make me demotivated and I was unable to deliver
quality services to patients. Apart from this, I analysed that for me it is important to make sure
that before providing treatment to patient I understand their issues from which they are suffering.
Conclusion: CRC and RLT will be fit in a future practise as because it helps me in decision
making process and for making sure continuity of care. CRC is known as cognitive process
which is used formal and informal thinking strategies for collecting and analysing the
information (Williams, 2015). Through the help of this an individual can easily develop
knowledge related to patients starting from its background information and condition at present
which they are suffering. The Roper-Logan model is effective enough in order to assess the
patient’s relative independence and potential for independence in the activities of daily living.
The biological factors in the RLT model help in addressing those factors which can impact
overall health of an individual (Alligood, 2017). Along with this, environmental factor in roper’s
theory will consider those activities that can impact on daily living on the environment. Hence
both CRC and RLT are effective enough in order to fit in a future practice so that I can provide
quality services to patient without leaving any gap.
Action plan: In future I will try to carry out practices regularly so that I can become perfect in it.
Along with this, I can work under guidance of healthcare professionals which will help in
improving my mistakes and enhanced my learning. Along with this, I will also read different
books based on nursing practise that will help in developing my knowledge and skills. At last
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before providing treatment to patient I will listened all their issues and provide them care
according to their requirements. It will help in recovering their health issues on time. There are
many patients who do not feel comfortable while sharing their health concerns. Therefore, it is
important to help in and treat them in well manner which is effective manner (Williams, 2017).
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