1. What are the functions of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA)? The NMBA sets policies and standards and it 's function is to work with state and territory boards to; “register nurses, midwives and students, asseses and provided access for oversees trained nurses residing in Australia to be able to practice. It develops standards, codes and guidelines for nurses approving accreditation standards and courses of study.…
For making the best of evidence based practice the person should be aware of his skills and limitations through the reflective practices (jasper.2013.p.1).This suggest that the reflective are a key element in the professional life, by learning thing in a day to day life. According to Donald Schon (Schon 1983, cited in Taylor 2003 p.8) reflective practices helps to bring the theoretical knowledge into the practice. NMC code (2015) suggest that the nurses have to act accordingly with appropriate reflective skills to improve the quality of care. The following part of the essay will discuss about my learning aspects such as academic writing skills and time management identified from the SWOT analysis carried out in the class, using Gibb’s reflective…
Kolb’s Learning Style Course Requirement for Deed 600: Advanced Studies of the Developmental Learner By Tameka Miller Presented to: Dr. Reubenson Wanjohi October 18, 2015 Kolb’s learning style was developed in the early 1970’s by David A. Kolb and his associate Roger Fry. Kolb wanted to find out the process behind making sense of concrete experiences, along with the types of learning that goes with it. It is said the he models his work after Piaget, Dewey, and Lewin. Kolb’s profession was the study of organizational behavior.…
Transparency and teaching within palliative care also empowers the family to be involved in understanding and participating in caring for the…
During my time in the Ladybugs classroom, I notice that my learning style is most likely to by adult guided. I like to plane activities for children and apply my knowledge in ECE to reach, learn, and or master specific skill. Counting fish with a 4 year old child is the perfect example of this style. I introduce a numeric pattern such as counting by 10's and lead the child to thing about the next number. I keep the child engage in learning by asking questions like what number is next to 10?…
The third week has allowed me to see my progression from when I started to now, it has allowed me to learn from previous experience in my work by reflecting every week knowing the amount of depth to include and showing an understanding in my blogs. This can help within a health and social care setting as you cannot dwell on mistakes, you have to simply pick yourself up and learn from the mistake to ensure you make the right decision the next time to fulfil all of the service user’s needs. We started to look at reflection to make us feel more comfortable in what we were doing. We then went onto learning about theories which helped develop further information because it explained through different opinions. Kolb (1984) states that learning involves…
Reflection is an opportunity to learn from our mistakes, improve our practice and knowledge, and to also recognise the positives from an experience. If we don’t use reflection, we will never understand reasons why we do certain things or never be able to improve on previous experiences for the future. Reflection is essential in a care setting as situations are always arising, and we need to make sure we work to the best of our ability. This essay will be discussing the importance of reflection within personal and professional development and also the role of reflection in the provision of quality care within a care setting. This particular essay will involve the values and principles of the NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council) and also a thoroughly…
Leadership Reflection Jerri Jo Sterna Influential Nursing Leadership Leadership Reflection Learning and research are integral to the role of a healthcare professional. It is therefore convenient if providers derive satisfaction from acquiring knowledge. This is much easier to do if the provider can realize and quantify what they’ve learned. Reflection is the vehicle by which providers can realize progression in learning (University of Kent, 2012). The Gibb’s Reflective Cycle is useful for leaders to understand the strengths and weaknesses of certain situations in self-reflection as well as subordinate coaching (MindTools, 2018).…
Introduction Participating in university placement at Lizard Island was both a challenging and rewarding experience. I initially hoped to gain new skills and assist clients in clinical complex cases. But during the four-week placement program I gained an extraordinary amount of experience in understanding and participating in team work processes during an emotionally raw time. Throughout my university education reflective practice has been emphasised as a highly effective tool and an integral part of learning for health care professionals, integrating theory and practice. It wasn’t until my workplace placement that I understood it’s true value and importance.…
According to The Vark learning styles questionnaire the two learning styles that I learn best with best are aural and kinesthetic. Aural means I learn best when hearing the information spoken and by asking questions about the concept I am learning. The other way I learn best is being kinesthetic which means I use my five senses and hands on experiences to help me learn. The Aural side of me likes to remember stories, examples, and jokes, to be to relate them to the concept I am learning. I have found that I when attended class and really focus on what the instructor or professor is teaching I am able to grasp the concept that is being taught.…
I can relate to Jasper (2003, p4) who said “most of us reflect continuously every day as human beings in order to survive but we probably do not realise that we are reflecting ”. Since commencing my study in Nursing I have come to appreciate reflection as a powerful tool for professional development. Reflection forces us to weigh up our strengths and weaknesses. Reflection makes us to look deep within ourselves. Donald Schon (1995) describes two types of reflection: Reflection in action which involves…
Recovery Fundamentally, to ensure Georgia’s condition is addressed adequately to mitigate her symptoms and to reach personal recovery, she firstly must recognise she is having trouble coping and must make the decision to seek help (Commonwealth of Australia 2010; Meadows 2012, p. 60). This concept of recovery places emphasis on personal wellbeing, individual choice, empowerment and self-management through the holistic notion of living well with an ongoing mental illness, having hope and setting goals for the future (Catania et al. 2011; Commonwealth of Australia 2013; Muir-Cochrane et al. 2014, p. 9; Slade 2009). A personal recovery model for Georgia would involve promoting a culture of hope, optimism, self-determination, personal agency and…
This is a clinical reflection constructed on my understandings whilst on my four-week placement in emergency department in Bankstown Hospital. This placement allowed me to put theory into practice. To keep the individuality and conserve confidentiality of the patient I selected to discuss him identified as ‘” David” this is accordance with the NMC code of professional conduct (2008). To promotion for covering reflection I will be using Gibbs (1988) reflective model. The organization of this outline permits the clinical reflection to be inscribed in simple words and in a clear manner which will deliver wide number of opportunities to expression at the happening from a number of perceptions: that will lead to highlight regions of training which would be altered in the upcoming time (Jasper 2003).…
(2006) argue that repetitive reflections can cultivate reflection to become a natural part of students’ cognitive process. Post-clinical reflection can turn the…
We use reflection because it helps increases your awareness, it helps you identify your strengths and weaknesses when working in practice it helps you gain new knowledge about healthcare so you can get a better understanding of a situation or subject. If there’s something you didn’t know enough about or weren’t very good at you could go and research that topic so you had a better understanding of it next time, or even by asking someone else to explain why they do things a certain way. Reflective practice has been defined as a process that develops understanding of what it means to be a practitioner (Rolfe, 2011). The purpose of reflection is to enhance an individual’s knowledge, through the improving skills of the individual, the organisation…