Reflective Reflection

Reflection is a major factor in "developing self-awareness" to improve services provided to everyone around me, this is to develop my own understanding in realising the good and bad made previously. Moving forward with a better understanding, as well as rectifying the mistake whilst recognizing the good points, (Horton-Deutsch and Sherwood, 2008).

I do not recall learning about reflective practice in my undergraduate studies. Reflective practice according to Barbour (2013), “is the cyclic process of internally examining and exploring an issue of concern, triggered by an experience, which creates and clarifies meaning in terms of self, existing knowledge, and experience; resulting in a changed conceptual perceptive and practice” (p. 7). According to Barbour (2013), reflective process has many positive outcomes to help guide the nurse to become an expert nurse that can make on the spot decisions that do not interrupt patient care. I feel that reflective practice would have been beneficial to help guide me from a student nurse to a practicing nurse with critical thinking skills.

This semester I learned a lot about writing in English 151. It has been a roller coaster ride with these essays for me this semester. I learned step by step how to write a good essay and how to have your readers be engaged in what you’re trying to tell them. Each essay I did has taught me something valuable I can take to the next level of English. I feel as if as the semester went by I did not take my writing that seriously and that reflected in my grades I received in each essay. It made me a better student and writer and it will reflect next semester. In this essay, I will reflect on what I learned throughout this semester that you should apply in your writing when you begin English 151.

The purpose of this assignment is to discuss the contribution of reflective practice for clinical nursing. Reflection has been defined as a way for individuals to “capture their experience, think about it, mull it over and evaluate” (Boud et al 1985: 19)

As we begin to wrap up this semester, I reflect on all the learning and achievements I have obtained thus far in the program. Throughout this semester, my communication and relational capacity has grown, driving me to break out of my comfort shell. At the beginning of this year I had wrote a letter to myself, outlining three goals that I wanted to achieve. The three goals were: work with a palliative client, become more assertive, and to integrate family care into my practice. I began the semester off in acute care, on the medical floor. During the second part of the semester, I was assigned to be in the first group of students to start the Trail Outreach Nursing. My new placement has created a new goal of increasing my communication

Advanced practice nursing (APN) can be loosely defined as an area of nursing in which nurses are required to practice at an advanced level in a specific area of interest. APN extends the boundaries of nursing’s scope of practice and contributes to nursing knowledge, and the development of the profession (Canadian Nurses Association, 2008). In order to become an APN, the nurse must obtain a master’s or doctoral degree from an accredited university in an area of concentration designated for advanced practice nursing. According to Joel (2009), there are currently four major groups of APNs: certified registered nurse anesthetist, certified nurse midwives, clinical nurse specialists, and nurse practitioners. APN focus on

On reflection on the past semester I remember thinking at the beginning of the class that I would like to be a better communicator.

The story of Andre Trocme and the peoples of Le Chambon is a truly an inspiring given the fact that they helped harbor many Jews from being persecuted. They are truly inspiring because from a religious perspective they have lived a part of the Christian faith that many people never will and as result their story will probably be read to future generations of those who are seeking to live a more fulfilled Christian life. From this amazing yet dangerous story, I can regrettably say that I have never heard of these people or the actions they took to help harbor the dozens of lives of Jews. I think this is so because of several reasons including the very idea of religion not wanting to be taught by the

Throughout this semester in Composition 1, I believe my writing skills have improved drastically. During the semester I have met the five goals of the semester course. Also, I have learned about how I write and how to improve my writing to get ready for college.

Reflection is some kind of thinking and of learning. By reflecting we learn from an experience which takes place in our everyday life. Sometimes reflection will show your mistakes, fears, your weak and strong points and also your prosperity. Proper definition of Reflection is that it is an active process of observing one’s own experience so to look closer at it. Before one learns from an experience, the individual will first make sense out of an experience so to have a meaning of the experience. There are two types of Reflection which are the Reflection learning and reflection practice. Reflection learning engages in reflection for the simple and clear goal of making learning out of the process of learning. The reflective practice

My reflection regarding the previous classes, I found them to be very educational and engaging which I think helped me to broaden and deepen my understanding of program planning. Working on the Off-campus Teaching Reflection and the Observation and Report on an Adult Learning Class or Center assignments provided me a unique opportunity to apply what I have learned from this course into the real world. In these classes, we covered the following topics: Designing Instruction, Devising Transfer of Learning Plans, Access and Participation, Formulating Program Evaluation Plans, Assessment and Evaluation, Selecting Formats, Scheduling, and Staffing Programs.

Thinking back on my essays for this term, the revision process was extremely helpful. In my essays, I would occasionally have issues with phrasing or punctuation usage as well as developing my concepts and being able to express them clearly. Having others revise me essays helped me understand where I wasn’t being clear and helped me catch some bad sentence structures. Often, when peer reviewing, I would spend a lot of time and effort revising other’s essays, but get very little feedback in return. I would often have to review my own essay, which was actually beneficial because it gave me more time to focus on my concepts and think critically about my writing. For example, my argument essay was hard to understand because I had too wide of a subject. I didn’t realize this until I re-read my essay and thought about how everything was hard to connect. I ended up deleting about half of my paper and focusing in on a more specific aspect of my original topic, which helped the essay flow smoothly between my concepts and arguments. Professor Michell was a crucial part of my revision process. Because I didn’t get enough feedback from my peers, I still needed someone else to look over my essay and help me work through my issues. I found it extremely helpful that Professor Michell was open to looking over students essays with them. The feedback provided by her helped me express myself clearly, catch tricky punctuation issues, and connect and develop my concepts more fully.

Over the past few weeks, I have noticed growth in awareness and understanding towards becoming a culturally responsive teacher. This includes me learning more about the many aspects and influences on what makes a teacher truly culturally responsive and developing on the knowledge that I already had.

My writing had a transition through the semester and it was because of what I learned in this class. My writing process took a turn as well however, it took time and at times I had a hard time identifying things like the subject and key action. Many times I just had to word vomit onto my paper because that way I could sort my ideas afterwards. The discussion helped me identify when and where I put my character and key action because I used to think I could play around and put it anywhere I’d like because at the end it was my paper. However, I learned that concision is important because if the reader gets confused they might not be interested in reading anymore. Other people including peers, professors, and tutors at the writing center helped me identify where I needed change whether it meant grammar or structure. At, the start of the semester the Beginning Statue prompt made me feel very comfortable. However, throughout the semester I noticed that there was even more to learn and that I could implement different methods to better my writing.

When I was 10, my family moved back to China (I had attended school in the states from kindergarten through 4th grade) and I started public school. At first, I missed my old friends who all cried when they learned I was moving. However, when I saw my Chinese classmates waving at me and trying to squeeze through the door to greet me, I felt excited to make new ones.