Reflection on My Nursing Experience

Running head: RELECTION ON MY NURSING EXPERIENCE
REFLECTION ON MY NURSING EXPERIENCE
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REFLECTION ON MY NURSING EXPERIENCE
The professional and personal values in nursing is based on three main values- treating all
patients equally, providing dignity to patients and to reduce the patients suffering (Weiss,
Tappen & Grimley, 2019). Human-to-human connection is created in nursing through better
communication with the patients- by empathizing with them, respecting all patient, treating
them with humanity, integrity and many more. This study will focus on one such experience
where my values and beliefs have affected my work and the impacts it had on me with the
use of Gibb’s reflective cycle (Sherwood et al., 2019).
I had used evidence based nursing practice (EBNP) since it helps in improving
relationship with patients and that creates trust between patients (Ellis, 2019). Besides that, I
focused on improving the quality of life for patients by providing dignity to patients,
empathizing with them, not losing hope in any circumstances and others. When I used this
latest technique of trust building, I learned that improving the quality of life should not be the
main focus. In nursing, improving the human-to-human connection is important (Holopainen,
Nyström & Kasén, 2019). When I improved my communication with the patients I found out
that they were facing many more problems than we had previously thought. The overall
experience by applying the technique of communication and trust building was good because
I have come to know many new ways of comforting and taking care of patients.
According to Cox (2019), choosing optimism in nursing is necessary. Optimism presented
in shield, proves that no matter how difficult my situation is or even if the patients are not
communicating properly with me I never lose hope. In this experience, the patient was very
rude and hesitant to talk to me. Initially it was not so easy because the patient was becoming
angry every time I tried asking him questions, at that time my colleagues helped me deal with
the patient, the doctor helped me by saying to the patient that we will not give out any
information so the patient could trust me. I had also never met a patient like him before so I
did not know how to talk to him so I felt confused in the beginning and then I asked the help