Professional Nursing Approaches: Reflection and Curriculum

This report provides a comprehensive overview of professional nursing approaches. It begins with a profile of the student's background, including educational achievements and work experience in hospitality and customer service, highlighting relevant skills applicable to nursing. A curriculum vitae is presented, summarizing educational history, interests, and professional experiences, emphasizing responsibility and adaptability. The report details continuing professional development activities, including workshops and conferences focused on enhancing nursing knowledge and skills, such as continuous quality improvement and self-assertion training. A reflection section provides a critical analysis of a clinical observation, discussing the importance of infection control and patient safety, and the value of speaking up for patient well-being. The references include key nursing texts and resources.

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Approaches to professional nursing
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Contents
Profile..............................................................................................................................................2
Curriculum vitae..............................................................................................................................2
Continuing professional development.............................................................................................3
Reflection.........................................................................................................................................3
References........................................................................................................................................4

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Profile
I have pursued my career in Diploma of Hospitality (2010). My achievements during my
academic performances include certificate IV in hospitality in commercial cookery (2008) and
certificate III in hospitality in commercial cookery (2007). After my academics, I have worked as
a sandwich artist in Subway King Street Wharf (2008-2012) and then in Coles express as
customer service assistance (2011-2013) and currently working as assistant manager in Coles
express (Black, 2016). During my studies, I had got the opportunity of working as the staff nurse
in a community hospital along with the other key members of the committee in the Texas’s
children’s hospital for developing and implementing the concept of newborn virtual visitation.
This is an excellent opportunity whereas a nurse; I could learn how to give personal attention,
facilitate bonding, and calm down the fears of the parents whose baby has been admitted to our
hospital. I eventually came up with the plan that how well my unit can perform the task of
connecting the parents with their babies. All these strategies were in compliance with the NMBA
guidelines. As a nurse, I have valued the quality of the nursing care that is given to the patients.
The visitors were from diversified cultures, but equal value and respect were given to all. The
quality nursing and health care are provided to all babies in this hospital (Hood, 2013).
Curriculum vitae
I belong to a family of 4 which consists of a mother who is a house maker, father works
as a private employee, a younger sister in class 10th and me who pursued my career in Diploma
of Hospitality (2010). My interests are reading books and providing service to the poor people.
In my academic history, there are proven record of responsibility and reliability. Have been
professional and remain calm all through basic episodes. I'm having solid systematic; aptitudes
and fit for evaluating the conditions and actualizing the proper intercession. I have filled in as a
sandwich craftsman at metro for a long time where I used to check the items in the sandwich unit
zone and restocks things to guarantee an adequate supply all through the move. Exhibits a total
comprehension of menu things and discloses them to visitors precisely. I set up a nourishment
flawlessly, as indicated by recipe and in an opportune way. Later I filled in as client benefit help
for a long time at Coles Express with the duties of Starting and shutting shift; handling pay-ins,
money drops, modifying the Till, fuel value changes, and fuel conveyance Housekeeping by

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following the store cleaning list. Then, with my performance, I was promoted as assistant
manager for which am currently working.
Continuing professional development
During my academic career and while pursuing a part-time job I have been attending
several workshops, conferences, and seminars on nursing at various places for enhancing my
knowledge towards the career. I have attended the workshops and conferences held by a
professional development centre. It is committed to providing the high quality, up to date and
relevant programs for nurses and midwives (Masters, 2015).
‘Making Time to Care’ using Continuous Quality Improvement Tools is the workshop
which has allowed the nurses in analyzing their current practices and also in identifying the
blockages in their practice during the time of caring the patients. This was an interactive and
practical workshop that has given an insight on the concepts of productive ward and process
improvements.
The Eight Step Approach to Healthy Self-Assertion: It is training which helped in gaining
increased personal effectiveness, self-confidence, and control over our lives. It has been designed
in such a way that one can know what they want in life and can generate solutions on own
(Parandeh et al., 2015).
This is the workshop that has provided the participants with a set of skills to allow them
in developing their careers as nurses. One could assess the needs of career development and
could explore the opportunities for their career along with professional development.
Reflection
As I am in first year of the course so I want to learn the things in every possible way. I
want practical oriented knowledge rather than theoretical knowledge. I believe one can much
knowledge through practical rather than theatrical. So I have that curiosity to know the things so
I have asked one my uncle to take me to his working place. There he is working in a surgical
ward, currently he is working under the guidance of one of the mentors from the same place

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during which he has to take care of a 72-year-old individual Mr. X. He had undergone an
abdominal surgery. My Uncle was asked to remove the dressing on the wound so that the doctor
can have a look during her ward rounds. Under his mentor supervision, he has removed the
dressing with the help of non-touch procedure and has cleaned the wound as told by the doctor.
At that point of time mentor was called to check another patient and so on, his request he stayed
back with Mr. X. while we kept waiting for the doctor to visit him.
The doctor was examining the wound of the adjacent patient and by the time my uncle noticed
she suddenly came to Mr. X. for examining his wound, but she did not wash her hands, nor she
used alcohol for sterilizing her hands. I even noticed that she was wearing a shirt with long
sleeves which can be contaminated. By the time I gained my senses and gained the courage to
inform her she already started examining the wound of Mr. X. So there my uncle told her it
could be serious for Mr X. and after listening to my uncle she was impressed. That time I learned
no matter what one should raise his voice against the things which should be benefit for others.
References
Black, B. (2016). Professional Nursing-E-Book: Concepts & Challenges. Elsevier Health
Sciences.
Hood, L. (2013). Leddy & Pepper's conceptual bases of professional nursing. Lippincott
Williams & Wilkins.
Masters, K. (2015). Role development in professional nursing practice. Jones & Bartlett
Publishers.
Parandeh, A., Khaghanizade, M., Mohammadi, E., & Nouri, J. M. (2015). Factors influencing
development of professional values among nursing students and instructors: a systematic
review. Global journal of health science, 7(2), 284.