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Australian Catholic University

   

Integrating Practice (NRSG 140) (NRSG 140)

   

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In this reflection, I am going to reflect on my personal experience during my community placement as a trainee nurse to demonstrate the process of infection control in dental care and oral hygiene. The placement simulation group in which I was enrolled went to a multi-skills laboratory to practice comprehensive oral health and hygiene. The role of the community campaign was to educate the rural people living under poor hygienic set-ups to understand the importance of dental hygiene.

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Communication in Nursing Practice PDF

   

Australian Catholic University

   

Integrating Practice (NRSG 140) (NRSG 140)

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Running head: NURSING REFLECTIONNursing ReflectionName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor Note
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1NURSING REFLECTIONGibbs’ Reflective CycleSkill: Oral Care – Infection prevention and controlDescriptionIn this reflection, I am going to reflect on my personal experience during my community placement as a trainee nurse to demonstrate the process of infection control in dental care and oral hygiene. The placement simulation group which I was enrolled went to a multi-skills laboratory to practise comprehensive oral health and hygiene. The role of community campaign was to educate the rural people living under poor hygienic set-up to understand the importance of dental hygiene. My role was to work under the instructions of the registered nurse or to assist them in delivering oral hygiene. It was one month long community placement and during the second week of my placement, I was asked by asenior registered nurse to demonstrate proper skills for the maintenance of oral hygiene. I was assigned a colleague and was asked to brush his teeth with the help of tooth brush and toothpaste. The first thing which I did was, I put on gloves in order to prevent hand contamination. I also followed effective hand decontamination even after wearing gloves. As per the NICE guidelines effective hand decontamination cause significant reductions in the transmission of potential harmful pathogens present in hand. This in turn reduces the rate of occurrence of preventable healthcare-associated infections and thereby reducing rate of mortality and morbidity (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence 2014). I initiated my work after taking consent form my colleague. This is because
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2NURSING REFLECTIONas per the ethical norms and code of conduct of Nursing and Midwifery Council UK, a nurse needs to act in best interest of people in all time (code4). This code emphasize on taking informed consent from the patient before the initiation of the treatment Nursing and Midwifery Council UK 2017). After taking informed consent, I undertook a quick visual assessment of his buccal cavity. 13th code of conduct of Nursing and Midwifery Board UK (2017), instruct a nurse to accurately access the normal signs and symptoms or worsening physical condition before the initiation of the treatment. I then positioned him in such a comfortable position so that he could tolerate the wash. According to the Nursing & Midwifery Board UK (2017), special pay and attention must be given in order to satisfy the physical needs. I that point of time, physical comfort was one of his prime needs and hence emphasized on it. Thereafter I brushed his teeth via proper moving the brush through the edges and corners or each tooth and via carefully side passing the gums and tongue.I finished off via helping his to rinse his mouth first with water and then with mouth wash to clean his gums and tongue. I treated my partner in such a way, pretending that he was physically unable to hold the brush and perform the oral hygiene all by himself. However, I was allowed to communicate with my colleague and he was allowed to assist me in termsof gargling and spitting with water at the end of the procedure.FeelingsWhen I was first informed that I will be asked to perform this task, I felt extremely anxious and concerned. The first thing which came to my
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