Reflection On Competency

beginning of my practicum for this competency, I honestly had no thoughts of how I would achieve this. I haven’t explored any ideas of how I was able to perform critical thinking and communicate to the elderly population. Overall, I was pretty frightened of how I was going to compete this at my placement. I believe that without knowing how I was going to start doing this competency terrified me because I didn’t want to end up doing something wrong. In my reflection during September 1st to September

clients who have aged out of care. She explained how to properly fill out this paperwork and how to talk with clients so that they will understand the process of coming back into care if they choose to do so. Completing this task help me to improve my competency skill 10. This is that she gave advice for how to evaluate clients after they leave care; making note of the strengths and concerns of the client before they leave care. Overall, this was a good week in the field, although I was to terminate with

To prepare for employment, a new graduate can self-analyse skills and clinical performance using models of analysis. Self analysis can take many forms, from the competency learning model to personal reflective writing. The purpose is to identify areas for skill development and use the models for improving knowledge (Higginson and Hicks, 2006). From this preparation, the individual can then appreciate the level of

Question 1: What attributes are important for a registered nurse to have, and why are they important? According to Mason, Isaacs and Colby (2011, p. 11), provision of care in the field of nursing requires comprehensive nursing expertise, critical thinking, sound clinical judgement and a holistic overview of health. Registered nurses need to possess a combination of key attributes when providing care, because these attributes play a significant role in enhancing positive outcomes, not only for the

Personal Mission Statement As a student affairs practitioner I believe I am a cornerstone of the higher education experience. I have made it my mission to help students be the best version of themselves for the benefit of not only them, but of society at large. I work to help create not only educated students, but also engaged members of a global society. I do this through challenging, supporting, and providing guidance to them through sincere human interaction. I challenge their assumptions and

If one was to determine a nadir of culture and medicine, Lia Lee could be the hallmark. The case study shares a history of the Hmong to create an understanding of the cultural aversion to American medicine. The study involves a cultural belief that America abandoned the Hmong in war, in immigration, and in medical care. The Hmong were an expatriated people from a number of countries in which they tried to settle. Disease was a scourge on the younger generation and the physical strain left the elderly

This essay will discuss the importance of Professional Lifelong Learning (LLL), how it is important and its benefit to professional roles. It will also discuss the skill of reflection and attribute self-awareness which facilitate nurses in their engagement with professional LLL. LLL can be defined as the expectation that all professionals will uphold continuous learning both formally and informally (Wilcox, 2005). Quinn (2007) suggests that LLL is the process by which learning occurs throughout

Course Reflection Paper Ethics In Human Services. When I entered this class I did not know anything about ethics or what it meant. I learned so many thing that it would take to long to list them all. I do understand the Ethics Code and the Ethical Standards for Human Service Professionals. That is one think I will have to always have with me and if I need to have a cheat sheet to look back on as I move forward. My biggest challenge was my grammar as I need to continue to work on this through out

Introduction to Culturally Competent Care Cultural competency is becoming essential in American healthcare with the increasing and diversification of immigration. The Department of Homeland Security, 2014 statistics indicates over 750,000 immigrants received naturalization in the US. These naturalized citizens

achievement; it is a habit of lifelong learning. The Joint Commission defines competencies as the knowledge, skills, aptitude and behaviors that an individual possesses in order to perform tasks correctly and skillfully. Core Competencies The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) provides insight into the nursing core competencies in respect to education and the role of a clinical nurse leader. These competencies include: communication; critical