As a nurse it was my job to go and see what Nora’s question was and to answer it. While speaking to Nora, Faith and Wintana would get involved in the conversation by adding their enquires about their experiences with their stroke and what they can expect while recovering. M3 - One thing my group did well was taking turns when trying to communicate. This meant that everyone in our group would get a turn to talk and voice their concerns. This would be done in a systematic way.
There is a general consensus among all the articles that I read regarding the need for more studies, tools to assess and programs at hospitals for nurses. “An increased awareness of the emotional demands facing today’s nursing workforce is of utmost importance” (Erickson & Grove, 2007). Nursing involves empathic relationships with patients, the empathic level of caring leaves us vulnerable for compassion fatigue. Compassion fatigue can affect nurses across the spectrum, from students to experienced nurses. The number of students it affects has yet to be studied, but as read in the Nursing Standard, “Nursing students in the US are being taught about compassion fatigue to help them cope with stress”("Compassion Fatigue Hits," 2011, p. 7).
Most importantly though, is probably the fact that I borrowed ideas from that class and from Brenner’s model and have instituted parts into the orientation of new staff-members within my current department. We have shared governance groups in our and I have the responsibility in my group of helping with orientation with our educator. I have a diagram drawn up for all the new orientees of qualities “novice” recovery nurses have all the way to expert. It is only for a reference while working in the department to evaluate our personal attributes and skills. I have found reflecting on this I have seen days when I do not perform to my potential and days where I’m happy to see skills I have developed progressing my practice.
UNDERSTAND HOW TO REFLECT ON PRACTICE ADULT SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS. 1.1 EXPLAIN WHAT REFLECT REFLECTIVE PRACTICE IS. The principles surrounding reflective practice are that it is a practice that allows us to reflect on our knowledge, ideas, experience and values that impact on our actions, it is a process where we can stand back and take time to think about a meaning given to a situation or set of circumstances in a particular time and place in relation to our self, others and a wider context. This approach offers a structure that enables multiple ideas from a variety of sources that are available. While in the work place I often experience many challenges, by taking a step back and evaluating the situation, my actions and experience I can make informed choices that can help me to perform in a caring productive way.
The importance goes further to the core of the problem focusing on the nurse and evaluating what is needed to be done in order to educate this patient group. The research problem involves nurses who are not comfortable discussing end-of-life issues with their patients and is identified in the first few paragraphs of the article. This is a significant problem nurses and doctors can educate, manage and monitor for these chronic patients. The purpose is not clearly stated in the study, but is inferred within the abstract of the article as well. Patients and families dealing with potential end-of-life issues is a very common problem in health care today.
What we say, how we say it and what we do, conveys many things to those we dealing with, both consciously and subconsciously. People communicate with us because they have something they want us to know or something they want us to provide for them, either information or something physical to meet their needs. We communicate to share information and ideas. It is important to remember that that everyone is different and that we think and communicate in different ways and that the people we support will generally communicate because they are motivated by what they need. These needs are not always physical needs, such as food or wanting to go to the toilet, but also less tangible needs such as the need to be respected.
We should decide. We should direct. And we have to do countless other things as part of a day's work. Along with all of this, however, we have another job--one that is sometimes obvious, sometimes subtle--that is always part of what we are doing. That job is influencing other people.
My next strength is connected to my last strength which is my skill for listening and empathising. My other skills are people Skills and good caring skills. All these skills I have acquired over the years as a carer in a nursing home, they have been taught to me by other nurses and carers I have worked alongside in my job, helping me to develop my strengths to further my career. Weaknesses Although I have said above, that two of my strengths were listening and communication, I also think that they are two of my weaknesses, this is because sometimes my mind wanders. Another weakness of mine is waffling.
If I am presented with a class that doesn’t meet my intellectual standards I have a habit of making things harder than they have to be in order to challenge myself. That’s why I was content in Management 5150, I found the framing and reframing techniques, challenging, and stimulating. Reframing is one of the most valuable take away for me from the course and group project. I have learnt to use reframing techniques to create new ways of seeing and create new action opportunities. Reframing problems takes effort, attention, and practice, but allows you to see the world around you in a brand-new light.
I also possessed a strong interest in making a difference in people's lives with my caring attitude and compassion, I can lift his or her mood a cheery chat. Therefore, out of the numerous fields that we discussed and explored at Medical Explorers, I decided that pursuing a career in nursing would fulfil my interests the best. I researched during my own time to learn more about the vocation, and one of the first aspects of nursing that I learned was that there is a dearth of nurses in the nation's hospitals, which reduces the optimal amount of time and attention the nurse can administer for each patient. Patients are able to receive the best care if the nurses are able to pay thorough attention to each and every patient. So, because of the shortage of nurses, nursing will provide me a plethora of chances to interact with patients in order to offer them my undivided attention and caring assistance.