Reflective Essay on Caring for an Older Person with Impaired Cognitive Function

Reflective Essay

Contents
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................2
Body of essay..............................................................................................................................................2
Gibbs Reflective Model...............................................................................................................................2
Description..............................................................................................................................................2
Feelings...................................................................................................................................................3
Evaluation................................................................................................................................................4
Analysis...................................................................................................................................................4
Conclusion...............................................................................................................................................5
Action plan..............................................................................................................................................5
Conclusion...................................................................................................................................................6
References...................................................................................................................................................8
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Introduction
The nursing or healthcare services need proper education and training of the caregivers so that
the caregivers can be able to provide effective care services to the patients. In this matter, various
learning techniques are used and one of the most useful learning techniques is reflective learning
technique. The reflection associated with the learning from own previous experience. It is very
effective in learning as at the initial point we recall our previous experiences in a purposeful way
and applying reflective procedures we can understand the incidences of our prior experiences
more effectively. This helps us in taking proper action. The reflective writing is a part of
reflective learning that helps in recording the learning experience from the previous experiences.
This particular essay is on my own reflection of caring an older person with impaired cognitive
function. For this reflection writing, I have used the Gibbs model of reflective writing (Carmen
M, 2017).
Body of essay
Gibbs Reflective Model
Description
We face various types of situations throughout our nursing career, which provide us with
effective knowledge and experiences. Furthermore, these experiences aid us in the similar types
of situations in the future nursing career. Once, I had faced significant issues with one of my
patient who was suffering from impaired cognitive functions. The patient was a 72 years old
male and had dementia and for this reason, he forgot the things frequently. In dementia, the
patients are usually suffering from declining memory, along with their reasoning and
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