Nursing is a lifelong learning. To grow professionally in nursing I need to reflect and analyse on my clinical experiences. It will help me to improve my professional practice, gain more knowledge and skills, and increase my critical thinking abilities and confidence in dealing with difficult situations. To reflect on what I had learned during my past work experiences I will use Gibbs reflective cycle.
It was my first week of work as an Operating Theatre (OT) nurse. I was very anxious and nervous because of the impression that the operating theatre is a fast-paced and unique environment. OT nurses are highly skilled, competent, able to adapt to the different situations, able to think fast and work accurately, able to work with multidisciplinary team and have a very good interpersonal skills (Criscitelli, 2014). I even thought if I have the capability to work in theatre …show more content…
The situation did not stop me from being an operating theatre nurse. Instead, it pushed me to become a better nurse and purse my operating theatre career. It allowed me to overcome my fear. It also honed my knowledge and skills. A negative aspect of this experience was I felt embarrassed, incapable and disappointed. It was truly a tough job because a patient’s life is in the hands of the surgical teams. I must obtain excellent technical skills and think critically in order to attain a successful operation.
Theatre Nurses perform a various roles in perioperative care. Their two major roles are a scrub nurse and a circulating nurse. Criscitelli (2014) states that a nurse in operating theatre requires additional skills and knowledge of surgical procedures. The type of job of a theatre nurse is extremely complex that requires highly technical skills. I need to be very knowledgeable in each type of operation. I always need to be well prepared and alert during each
It was my first week of work as an Operating Theatre (OT) nurse. I was very anxious and nervous because of the impression that the operating theatre is a fast-paced and unique environment. OT nurses are highly skilled, competent, able to adapt to the different situations, able to think fast and work accurately, able to work with multidisciplinary team and have a very good interpersonal skills (Criscitelli, 2014). I even thought if I have the capability to work in theatre …show more content…
The situation did not stop me from being an operating theatre nurse. Instead, it pushed me to become a better nurse and purse my operating theatre career. It allowed me to overcome my fear. It also honed my knowledge and skills. A negative aspect of this experience was I felt embarrassed, incapable and disappointed. It was truly a tough job because a patient’s life is in the hands of the surgical teams. I must obtain excellent technical skills and think critically in order to attain a successful operation.
Theatre Nurses perform a various roles in perioperative care. Their two major roles are a scrub nurse and a circulating nurse. Criscitelli (2014) states that a nurse in operating theatre requires additional skills and knowledge of surgical procedures. The type of job of a theatre nurse is extremely complex that requires highly technical skills. I need to be very knowledgeable in each type of operation. I always need to be well prepared and alert during each