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REFLECTIVE DIARY
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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1DIARY 1..........................................................................................................................................1Description.............................................................................................................................1Personal feelings.....................................................................................................................2Evaluation...............................................................................................................................2Analysis..................................................................................................................................3Conclusion..............................................................................................................................3Action Plan.............................................................................................................................3DIARY 2..........................................................................................................................................5Description.............................................................................................................................5Personal Feelings....................................................................................................................5Evaluation...............................................................................................................................5Analysis..................................................................................................................................6Conclusion..............................................................................................................................6Action plan.............................................................................................................................6DIARY 3..........................................................................................................................................7Description.............................................................................................................................7Personal feelings.....................................................................................................................7Evaluation...............................................................................................................................7Analysis..................................................................................................................................7Conclusion..............................................................................................................................7Action Plan.............................................................................................................................7REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8
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INTRODUCTIONReflective Journal is an individual writing of person which reflects person's experienceand learning over certain situation. It is the description of own feelings and is analysed with thehelp of reflective model such as Gibb's, Kolb's, etc. Report will outline three diaries with the helpof Gibb's model. DIARY 1Date: 16th October 2017DescriptionEffective communication is a broad term especially for health and social care practicesbecause I have learned that it is important for the health professionals and practitioners to1Illustration 1: Gibb's Reflective Model(Source: Reflective Practice & Gibbs Reflective Cycle, 2018.)
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communicate effectively with patients in order to analyse their holistic and medication needs. Itwas interested for me to involve with service users because it helped me in analysing differentways of communication with random patients who are in hospital. Further, involvement withpatients helped me in analysing my shortcomings which can impact my professional workingpractices. In addition to effective communication, I have developed my knowledge over handingcritical service users who become vulnerable due to their sufferings. Personal feelingsAs per working and communication in health and social care sector, I have analysed thatit is important for the practitioners to be calm and patient when dealing with service users.Patients are vulnerable at the time of treatment and it is the situation where effectivecommunication is the only thing which helps in making people understand importance ofsituation. Further, I will say it was interesting experience of learning as I experienced differentincidents of communication in care services which are unique and helps in analysing ownstrengths and weakness which needs to be overcome for effectively handling vulnerable serviceusers. EvaluationIn accordance with the involvement in health and social care, I evaluated that it isimportant for the practitioners to be good communicators because it is the only tactic whichhelps nurse in managing quality and safe care of patients (Arnold and Boggs, 2015). Myexperience in care centre motivated me to write diary where I learned the importance ofinteraction. During my working hours, I came across the incidents where one of my colleagueswas scolding old lady for taking medication. The situation turned worse when the practitionersfolded her hands and forced to take medicine. I feel that this behaviour is absolutely wrong andno person has right to force any other person for anything. My ethics and working practicesforced me to interrupt the incidents and I did the same. However, when I reached to them, the things turned normal as my peer colleague wasscared because I approached to her in very rude manner. With discussion, I discovered that thelady is 65 years old and is suffering from dementia. To make her calm, I took medicines frompractitioner and asked lady to stay calm as no one can harm or force her for taking treatment. Onthe other hand, it was important for me to make her have medicines because these are the best2
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