Clinical Reflection Report: Importance of Time and Communication

This clinical reflection report details a nursing student's experience during an emergency case, focusing on the importance of time management and communication in healthcare. The report utilizes the Gibbs Reflective Cycle to analyze the situation, describing the student's observations, feelings, and evaluation of the events. The case involves a patient with multiple injuries, highlighting the critical role of nurses in assessing the situation, communicating effectively with the medical team, and providing immediate care. The reflection emphasizes the impact of swift action and effective communication in saving the patient's life, particularly when the doctor was unavailable. The student reflects on the significance of quick thinking, the ability to control emotions, and the importance of a skilled nursing team in handling critical situations. The report concludes with an action plan for future growth, underscoring the development of confidence and skills in managing emergency scenarios.

CLINICAL
REFLECTION
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Main Body.......................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
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INTRODUCTION
Time is very important in clinical services. Time is very valuable in case of emergency
and in any work in hospital. Similarly, communication is also an integral as well as fundamental
part of nursing practice. This present report will present the clinical nursing reflection.
Main Body
Gibbs Reflective Cycle
Beside the importance of communication, I also realized that it is also very important for
me to listened carefully to the patients that what he/she wants from me.
Description- In the case of emergency patient, I was able to identify the key issues that
patients was facing and it can only be possible for me because of my careful listening. After
listening to him, I was understood as well as identified from interacting to him that he got muscle
strain after a tackle from his opponent player and that during the tackle opponent player hardly
hit him with his elbow on his abdomen and leg injury and heavy bleeding.
Feeling- At that I was feeling very sad for the heath of patients, he was feeling very pain
and he is vomiting in front of me. I call Jade because she was just senior then me. She check the
health of patients and she found that patient become Hypertensive and Tachycardia. I was
feeling very sad as Patient is shouting because of pain.
Evaluation- I have a good experience from this incidence as I have learned the
importance of communication as well as time management in handling of emergency cases. In
addition to this, I also learn to control the emotions in handling the emergency cases.
Analysis- Tachycardia is defined as heart rate which is greater than or equal to 90 and
Hypertensive is a symbol of blood pressure which is less than 90. It is not a small disease's
tachycardia can produce low blood pressure and even life-threatening shock. On the other hand,
hypertensive is also one of the serious illness because it drops the blood pressure which the
kidney, brain and other important parts of the body can't get enough blood to work well. Just
because of this, patients had so much bleeding inside the abdomen. After this, Jade immediately
inform the Doctor but he was busy at that time. It is fact and I am sure that if any other nurse
were there she will not able to handle the case. Seeing the leg injury of patient, no one will able
to handle the patients but Jade was very smart and intelligent. She was easily identified the cause
and immediately take actions. After the identifying the issue of patients, Jade convenience the
multidisciplinary team in order to involve in the case by which patients received the immediate
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care. I and Jade feeling happy that we can able to convince the multidisciplinary team and the
life of patients was saved. The voice of Jade and he activeness has saved the life of patient.
Afterwards, iv fluids was ordered for the patient immediately as well as he was also sent for
abdominal city scan. In the report of scan, it was identified that patient had Splenic injury and
Hematoma. Splenic injury is very painful which pain in the upper left abdomen and Hematoma is
an injury that cases blood vessels to rapture. The blood vessel of the patients are entirely
damaged which is causing heavy and fast bleeding.
Conclusion- Communication and time both plays a great role in nursing care. If we are
not active at that time it is sure that the bleeding of patient will not stop and he will loss he life. If
the treatment or care will not be given at right time then no one can save the life after the time
right time has gone. Communication is also very important as if Jade does not approach to
multidisciplinary team it is not possible that the life of the patients will be save because doctor
was busy at that time for 30 minutes and patients does not have time because of fast bleeding and
heavy injury on his leg.
Action Plan- Thus, I also realized that nurses are the key part of the hospitals and
nursing homes because they give some kind of relief on the pain by which patient would have
gone to sleep. This incidence made me to value the time and I also learn the importance of
proper as well as timely communication which played an essential role in saving the life of
patient. Thus, at the end, I develop a knowledge and skill if handling emergency case as it can
help in my future growth and in my courier as I feel more confident in such situation. I was
highly admired by the confidence and activeness of Jade.
CONCLUSION
The above report of reflection shows the importance of time and communication in
nursing activities. It was also understood form the report that in nursing homes or hospitals, it is
very important that in emergency time or in the absence of doctor's, there would be highly skilled
and knowledgeable practitioner and nursers be there.
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