Gibb’s Reflection about Blood Pressure Assessment

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GIBB’S REFLCETION ABOUT BLOOD PRESSURE ASSESSMENT
NAME OF THE STUDENT
NAME OF THE UNIVERSITY
AUTHOR NOTE

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Introduction
As per the Australian Nursing Standard Tools (ANSAT) (2019), healthcare assessment is
one of the crucial aspects of healthcare process, as it is the first step of understanding the
concerns of the patient. Through a series of physical examinations healthcare professionals
identifies the health status by evaluating the patient’s health history and current symptoms
(Vargas, Chuang & Lee, 2014). This semester, we are taught about this specific aspect of
healthcare as ANSAT criteria 4 mentions of comprehensive assessment and its importance on
patient’s wellbeing. Therefore, in this reflective paper, I would be reflecting upon one of the
crucial assessment procedure that is measurement of blood pressure and through the steps of
Gibb’s reflection cycle, would mention the challenges I faced while conducting this clinical
assessment aspect. Further, I would also reflect on the implication of this challenging experience
on my future clinical placements.
Description
In our classroom sessions we were provide with the information regarding ANSAT tool
and the first competence that we were asked to develop as a nursing professional was ability to
conduct nursing assessment procedure. As per the Australian Nursing Standard Tools (2019), it
is important for the nursing professionals to be able to conduct health assessment properly as
depending on it the healthcare interventions are determined (Australian Nursing Standard Tools,
2019). Measuring blood pressure on of the aspects of ANSAT criteria 4 and it has always
fascinated me. In a practical session, we were asked to measure blood pressure of our peers and
follow the ANSAT criteria 4 while conducting comprehensive physical assessment. I
commenced the process by greeting the patient and then asked the patient to sit up in a

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comfortable condition. Further, as per my understanding, I placed the patient’s hand on a pillow.
However, while conducting the process I did not educate the patient regarding the process and
completed the measurement and documenting the results. However, I was aware of the korotoff
sound that indicates the systolic pressure and listened to it for the last beat that indicated towards
the diastolic pressure. Further, I also complied with the post measurement procedure and cleaned
the machine after use. Hence, this was the situation that I faced while conducting blood pressure
related health assessment.
Feelings
After completion of the process, I was satisfied that I was able to understand the manual
procedure of blood pressure assessment. Prior to commencement of the process, I was hesitating
as I was not sure that I would be able to comply with the procedure but I was able to overcome
my lack of confidence and complete the assessment. However, I was also aware of the process
that I was unable to comply with such as providing the patent with education about the process
and collect the consent, which is one of the primary aspect of care procedure (Anhang Price et
al., 2014). Therefore, this incompetency reflected my inability to communicate with patients and
provide them with healthcare information for all the interventions applied. This incompetency is
a severe lack that could affect my future nursing clinical placement and affect my abilities as a
nursing professional (Forsberg et al., 2014). Therefore, despite of completing the entire process
without any mistake, I was concerned about my incompetency of patient education and consent
prior to health assessment.