Nursing Practice Development Reflection using Gibbs Cycle reflective cycle

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Practice Development Reflection using Gibbs Cycle reflective cycle
Description
I am international student studying at a reputed nursing college in Australia. The subject
of Specialty Clinical Practice gave me the opportunity to enhance by knowledge and skills of
nursing by completing a range of work-based learning experiences. I have worked at the
emergency department of a reputed health care setting in the country with the aim of clinical
skills development. The focus I had was to meet work-related and professional goals and
requirements. Through my work at the emergency department I was expected to demonstrate
skills of care delivery and work in collaboration with other professionals. As an important
element of the nursing process I was supposed to engage myself in activities such as designing
concept map, giving oral presentations and conducting literature reviews. I focused on each
activity with equal importance as I realized that each of them had a direct link with the course
learning outcomes. It was motivating and interesting to complete the activities and take the
challenge of developing my skills.
Feelings
At the end of the workplace experience I was content about the manner in which I had
completed the clinical practice. Reflecting on the extent to which I faced challenges in
completing the activities I would state that the task of giving oral presentations was demanding
for me. I was initially pessimistic about engaging in direct communication with the audience and
presenting a topic of clinical importance to them. I believed that I did not have the ideal skills
that would be crucial for the presentation. Nevertheless, at the end of the presentation I gained
confidence as a result of the feedback that I received. Regarding the concept maps I would like to