Reflection on Nursing Practice

Running head: REFLECTION ON NURSING PRACTICE
Reflection on Nursing Practice
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Introduction
Nursing refers to a profession within framework of healthcare sector that lays
emphasis on taking care of the individuals, families along with the communities. It helps in
the recovery of the optimal health of a person and helps the people in maintaining the quality
of the life. Nurses help in developing the plan for the care and they work in a collaborative
manner with the physicians and the therapists (Bender 2016). They focus on treating the
illness of the patient so that their health can be restored. Clinical leadership refers to term that
helps in encapsulating concept of the clinical healthcare staff who takes up the roles of the
leadership. The people use the clinical experience along with the skills that helps in taking
care of needs of the patient. The clinical leaders have an important role to play in enhancing
the quality that helps in transforming the clinical experience. This reflective essay throws
light on the issues along with the factors that have an impact on the nursing leaders. The
essay also elaborates on the clinical leadership expectations on the part of the new graduate
nurses. The essay also elucidates on the strategies that can help in the development of the
personal along with the professional resilience. The essay also discusses about the elements
that can help in offering support to the leadership.
Issues and factors affecting nursing practice
There are various kinds of factors that have an impact on the nursing professional
practice. The nursing leaders have to face challenges in the area of the staff retention,
recruitment of the nursing staff along with the nurse engagement. The shift length of the
nurses is a cause of high turnover among the nurses and the retention of the nurses acts as a
challenge for the nursing leaders. The nurses in the present age lack the essential skills that
acts like a challenge for the nurses. The lack of the engagement of the nurses has an adverse
effect on the quality of care that is delivered by the nurses within the framework of the

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healthcare profession. The Nursing Unit Manager (NUM) should approach the situation in a
particular manner that can help in resolving the issue in relation to Kim. Kim is undertaking
the Transition to Practice (TTP) program within tertiary hospital of Western Sydney. In the
course of the program, she had to involve herself with a patient who had met with a cardiac
arrest within the ward. The patient had been resuscitated in the successful manner and she
was later on transferred to that of Intensive Care Unit. The registrar scolded Kim for not
knowing regarding the equipment that is to be provided for intubation. Kim was confident
however this incident had a negative effect on her life. This incident made Kim feel that she
would not be able to cope with the demands of the ward work. Kin was demoralised on
account of this incident and she felt useless on account of this incident (Chávez and Yoder
2015). Kim started to feel hopeless on account of this incident and she felt that she would not
be able to prove herself in the position of the nurse. I would approach the situation in a
positive manner in the event of being the NUM that can help in restoring g the confidence of
Kim on her abilities. I would try to understand the situation from the point of view of Kim
that can help in understanding the situation from the perspective of Kim. The NUM should
provide Kim with the counselling that can help Kim in relieving her anxiety. In the event of
being the NUM, I would not raise the issue in front of colleagues and the other patients that
can make Kim feel embarrassed. The issue should be raised before her but she should be
called secretly that does not harm her image. It can make Kim feel less embarrassed that can
help in resolving the situation in the right manner (Ennis, Happell and Reid‐Searl 2015). The
registered nurse (RN) should have the ability of thinking that can help him in making the best
decisions. The registered nurse should have the capability of developing the practice by
reflecting on the experiences along with the knowledge. The Nursing and Midwifery Board
of Australia( NMBA) standard of practice that is available in the case of NUM is in relation
to the engaging of the therapeutic and the professional relationships (Anmf.org.au 2019).

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According to NMBA, the NUM should be imbibed with the ability of showing the generosity
that can work to the benefit of the people who are involved in the professional practice
(Longo, Cassidy and Sherman 2016). The NUM should be respectful of the dignity of a
person that can help in the maintenance of the professional relationships within the nursing
profession.
Clinical Leadership expectations
There are obligations of the new graduate nurse that can help in successfully carrying
out the nursing duties. The graduate nurses have to carry out work within an environment that
helps in facilitating the ethical practice that is on the basis of Code of Ethics for Nurses in
Australia.According to NMBA, The graduate nurses have the moral, legal along with the
professional standards that can help them in maintaining the quality of the clinical profession
(Park and Han 2015).The graduate nurses are entrusted with the work of promoting the
welfare along with the social well-being of the patients who are within the services of the
nurse. I think that the graduate nurses have to understand the needs of the patients that can
help in carrying out the treatment in an effective manner.In my view, the nurses have to carry
out the care in an empathetic manner that can work for the welfare of the patients within the
clinical setting. Kim did not meet the obligations of the new graduate nurse as she did not
know how to use the equipments in relation to the intubation (Spehar, Frich and Kjekshus
2015). Intubation refers to standard procedure which involves around passing the tube in the
airway of a person. In the case of intubation, the flexible plastic tube is inserted in the throat
of a person and this is a common procedure which is carried out within the operating rooms
along with the emergency rooms. Kim should have been acquainted with this procedure as
the clinical practice is a critical job that can jeopardise the health of the patient.Kim was not
able to work on the basis of the NMBA standard of the practice. Kim should have been aware
about the equipments that should be provided at the time of the intubation