Personal Reflection As A Patient Services Representative

I always feel slightly off when returning to clinical practice after a break, whether that is one week due to SIM or a whole month for Christmas break. I felt like my sense of direction was disheveled this week. My first morning with a client I found myself lost on were to even start with her care. I forgot to introduce myself during my first morning and I found myself relying on the outline sheet for a head to toe. Even finding my way around the unit made things take slightly longer than I would have liked. As the day progressed I began to get back into the groove of things. Going into the second shift my morning was much smoother and I didn’t have to look at my head to toe guide as I preformed my assessments. I felt more comfortable with my charting and was able

The purpose of this essay is to reflect on my personal role in the inter-professional team and the delivery of healthcare that I have encountered during my duty as a health care assistant in one of the hospitals here in England. In accordance with the NMC (2002) Code of professional conduct, confidentiality shall be maintained and all names have been changed to protect identity. The purpose of reflection as stated by John's (1995) is to promote desirable practice through the practitioner's understanding and learning about his/her lived experiences. I have decided to reflect upon an incident with the nurse in charge in one of my shifts and in order to structure my reflection I

Reflection is a process of exploring and examining ourselves, our perspectives, attributes, experiences and actions / interactions. It helps us gain insight and see how to move forward (Nursing Times 2018). I believe reflection is particularly important when it comes to Nursing, as medicine is constantly changing/ improving and us ourselves medical professionals must adapt with the changes in medicine. I find that reflection is extremely useful in doing this as we can look over procedures or experiences that we have had, how that made us feel, whether we would change anything, then in the future we can see the changes that may have been made, whether this has changed our feelings and opinions on medical practice.

Skin integrity is an important concept that’s nurses assess on their patients. A key skill in nursing practice is to frequently assess the skin for possible breakdown or decreased skin integrity. Skin assessments should be conducted thoroughly once a shift and frequently reassessed for any signs of change. Skin discrepancies may be the first sign of an underlying issue. Early detection of any breakdown can help to implement interventions sooner. Unfortunately, unless there is a major skin discrepancy, skin issues can easily get overlooked, specifically in documentation and report. The focus of this paper is to research new skin integrity assessments to improve documentation effect and accuracy, resulting in decreased prevalence of skin breakdown in hospitalized patients. Topics discussed include reviewing current practices and new skin assessment techniques that decrease the prevalence of skin breakdown and pressure ulcers.

I had been working with a child where I needed to conduct an assessment. Before the meeting to share the information with the parents, I sent them a copy of the completed assessment to enable them to gather their thoughts so that at the meeting I was able to answer any specific concerns. The mother had rang me the day she received the assessment as she was not happy about the comments written. I explained to the mother that we could discuss the matter at the meeting but, although she did not respond, I could sense that the mother was still irate.

I would like to thank you and your staff, Cheryl and Nicole for the opportunity to interview for the position of Medical Billing Processor yesterday. It was very exciting to be able to meet your team.

I am writing to express my interest in the Clinical Resource Coordinator position at SHARP HealthCare. I learned of this position through SHARP’s online webpage and I know I have the skills necessary to excel in this position. My previous work experience as an intake specialist, head lifeguard, pool manager, and head swim coach as well as my Master’s certificate in Health Administration and Bachelor’s degree in Health Communication have adequately prepared me for the challenges this job has to offer. I was an intake specialist at CoxHealth Home Support for nearly a year as I completed my higher education.

I just want say, Thank You for selecting me for an interview and taking the time to interview with me, today. I enjoyed hearing about the Processing Assistant IV position in the Appraisal unit. If I could contribute to your unit in anyway, just let me know.

I want to thank you for taking the time to interview me for your Paramedic position. I enjoyed discussing your division’s philosophy about caring for patients. It is easy to see each one of your EMT’s and Paramedics have a deep pride in their work. I am confident that my skill and passion will allow me to have a seamless transition into your division.

In recent years, reflection and reflective practice have become well-known term with in the health care arena. They are words that have been debated and discussed with in the health care setting (Tony and Sue 2006). Reflective practice is essential for nurses, as nurses are responsible for providing care to the best of their ability to patients and their families (NMC, 2008). Reid (1993) states reflection is a process of reviewing an experience of practice in order to describe, analyse, evaluate and so inform learning about practice. Johns (1995) notes that reflection enables practitioners to assess, understand and learn through their experience. Reflective practice, therefore, offers nurses an opportunity to review their decisions and

My reflective clinical practice experience was based on my eight weeks placement in an acute mental health ward in a hospital. I was not sure of what to expect because I have never worked or placed in an acute ward and this was my second placement. Before starting my placement, I visited the ward and was inducted around the ward. This gave me a bit of confidence and reassurance about working in an acute ward.

During the ICU rotation, there was an opportunity to interview an intubated patient, with whom I was assigned to for 2 consecutive clinical days. As per the patients and reports given by the nurse, the patient came to the emergency department complaining of right abdominal pain. Furthermore, the patient's lungs were unable to compensate making it difficult to breathe due to the patient being morbidly obese. In addition to this, the patient had a past medical history of Coronary Artery Disease, Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension and a left atrium enlargement. Therefore, the patient was admitted intubated on 10/22/2017 and taken to the ICU, as a result of a perforated viscus ulcer.

As higher standards expected are from the public and higher patient safety demands are expected from health boards, therefore, there is a need for a way of measuring standards of practice which can be achieved through active thinking in a clinical environment brought about by critical reflection (Rolfe, Jasper & Freshwater 2011). Reflection has become such a key component in the role of a nurse that the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) have seen it fit to include it in their professional code of conduct the Code: Professional Standards of Practice and Behaviour for Nurses and Midwives, hereafter referred to as the Code (Nursing & Midwifery Council [NMC], 2015). With reflection being a vital skill for nurses to continue their professional development (Parrish & Crookes, 2013), an analysis of what it means to reflect within nursing is needed by all who intend to enter the profession to ensure its effective use is applied.

The Royal College of Nursing defines reflection as the process of thinking deeply with the purpose of understanding (RCN 2013). Reflection is a way people recollect, think and evaluate their knowledge which is a vital part of learning. (Boud et al cited in Royal College of Nursing). Reflection allows us to be conscious of any form of discrimination. It enables learning from mistakes and prevents future occurrence (RCN 2013). In addition, Jasper et al (2013) looks at reflection as a way professionals learn through various experiences in their role. They also went further to say, for development to happen in our roles as professionals, there is the need for continuous process of building our knowledge.

One example would come to my mind when I think of assessing the value of my patient would be the day I had Nepali female patient who came to GI lab to get her colonoscopy done. After the out-patient registration done, I brought her in pre-op area to went over pre-admission questions. She told me that she does not want any male assistant in her procedure room during and after the procedure in recovery. I informed the male GI tech who was going to be in that room to switch rooms with another female GI tech. I believe it’s important to ensure that our patients have their modesty and privacy