Reflection on Registered Nurses’ Standards for Practice

Running head: REFLECTION ON NURSING STANDARDS FOR PRACTICE 1
Reflection on Registered Nurses’ Standards for Practice
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REFLECTION ON NURSING STANDARDS FOR PRACTICE 2
Reflection on Registered Nurses Standards for Practice using the Gibbs Reflective cycle
Reflection allows nurses to examine their actions and experiences, allowing them to
enhance their skills and gain more knowledge, therefore, provide quality healthcare. According
to (Cladwell and Grobbel, 2013), Reflective practice in nursing increases clinical competency,
increases courage and empowers nurses. This paper describes a reflection of two nursing
standards of practice in relation t experiences during clinical placement and uses the Gibbs
reflective cycle. The Gibbs reflective cycle has six stages that include Description, Feelings,
Evaluation, Analysis, Conclusions and Action plan.
Registered Nurses Standards for Practice
Standard 5: The RN develops a plan Nursing practice
Standard 7: The RN evaluates outcomes to inform nursing practice (Registered nurses standards
for practice, 2016)
Gibbs reflective cycle
Description
During the clinical placement, the Registered Nurse ensured that all nursing students
were developed a nursing care plan for the patients. The care plan entailed assessing the patient’s
condition and collaborating with other medical professionals to develop a plan suitable for the
patient. For instance, my first care plan was for a sixty-six-year-old male with hypertension. The
RN made sure to guide me through assessment of their physical, medical and social status of the
patient, consider their preferences, previous medication and collaborate with the laboratory
technicians, physician and other nurses present during his care to come up with a suitable plan of