Continuing Professional Development and Personal Reflection in Nursing

Continuing Professional Development
Since the nursing profession needs continuous development and advancements in skills, I have
had to attend different workshops, seminars and conferences and other important short courses.
In December 2016, I managed to complete a three week course in Occupational safety at
workplace that was organized by the Nursing Department at our school in conjunction with St.
Johns Ambulance.
In January 2017, I completed a four days course in Accidents and Emergency Surveillance at the
Ministry of Health. We were taught on how nurses should respond on different emergencies such
as suicide and how to prevent excessive bleeding.
Am planning to attend a short course in Obstetrics and gynecology that will be organized in
November 2018.This is because I have realized that am not that good at obstetrics and it is one of
the fundamentals in the nursing practice. I want to use that opportunity to become perfect.
I have attended an Australian Nursing Association workshop that educated me on importance of
communication in the nursing practice.
Am also planning to be enrolled as a member of the Australia Students Nursing association that
will I gain more knowledge and be better equipped for better future nursing practices.
Personal Reflection
Description
In this section, I will utilize the Gibbs reflection cycle to reflect on my nursing experiences. I
prefer the Gibbs model since it is convenient and easy to use (Williams, Woolliams, & Spiro,
2012). As a nurse, there were different NMBA standards that registered nurses and midwives