Reflection on Assessment of Patients using Roper, Logan and Tierney Model of Nursing

Running head: REFLECTION 1
Reflection
Student’s Name
University

REFLECTION 2
Reflection
Description
In week 5, 6 and 7, the focus was on assessment of patients through the application of
Roper, Logan and Tierney model of nursing to assess patients and determine their ability to cope
with clinical situations. The Roper, Logan, and Tierney model of nursing is based on activities of
daily living that is used to assess how the life of patients changes due to illness, injury or
admission to a healthcare facility (Williams, 2015). This means that the focus of the theory is
to understand the relative independence and potential for independence in daily life. It has to be
noted that patient-centered approaches are based on determining the needs of the patient in the
areas of communication, berthing, eating and drinking, washing and dressing, elimination,
mobilization working and playing and sometimes sexuality activities of daily living that depend
on the situation of the patient. The role of this theory in nursing care is to develop appropriate
competencies for meeting the needs of the patient.
When applying the theory and patient-centered approaches, it is important to note that
every patient presents unique situations that require critical analysis to develop a care plan that
will address the deficiencies that the patients have (Hill, Hall & Glew, 2017). As a professional, I
need to understand the application of patient-centered approaches in the clinical environment and
have ways of ensuring that I am able to identify the needs of the patient and prioritize in every
way possible. This assessment can be based on the application of the clinical reasoning cycle as a
way of determining the state of the patient and determining the individual needs that need to be
done on them. Through the cycle, factors influencing activities of living like the biological,
psychological and physical are determined to understand the individual patient situations that
exist.

REFLECTION 3
Feelings
Assessment of patients using the Roper, Logan and Tierney model of nursing is important
in determining the best care that the patient requires. Through the clinical reasoning cycle, I am
able to use the eight steps of assessment to determine the state of the patient and the ability to
deal with the states mentioned in the description step. This means that the ability to consider
facts from the patient's situation, collecting the information, processing it, identifying key
problem areas, establishing goals, taking action and developing ways of evaluation are important
in patient-centered care.
When dealing with patients with the centered care approach, it is important to assess the
patient and determine the requirements and challenges that each of the patient presents. I this
case the Roper, Logan, and Tierney model of nursing is important in assessing the ability of the
patient to manage personal life. In the case the patient presents different challenges, then the
action that is developed has to reflect the individual needs that the patient has (Gluyas, 2015).
Thus I have gathered adequate knowledge and skills that can be used to assess and determine the
different needs that each patient presents and ensure that I am able to understand the needs that
each of them presents. After accomplishing the three weeks of work, I feel that I understand the
role of the clinical reasoning cycle in patient assessment.
Evaluation
From the Roper, Logan and Tierney model of nursing, healthcare professionals require
clinical assessment competencies that can be used to collect data from the patient that informs
decision making. This means that clinical reasoning ability is important in the application of the
model to gather relevant information that reflects the daily needs of the patients. However, I
discovered that I did not have clinical assessment skills. In the patient assessment, information