Unit 1 Reflective Essay

* establishes a system of praise and constructive criticism - rewards and improvement; grows with the organisation

I am attending GCU to improve my education and myself and to achieve my goals for the future.

This unit does not introduce much new material. Instead, we expect you to integrate technical and theoretical knowledge acquired from study across your degree. We refer to two frameworks that may support you in carrying out this integration:

I’ve learned to integrate the essentials of baccalaureate education into my current practice by setting professional goals for myself and learning that I’m in a proficient level of nursing in my current practice as well as what it will take to reach expert level. I also learned how the use of evidence base practice is necessary for this changing healthcare environment and how nursing leadership can help through advocating for policy changes or new policies. The continuous changes in the healthcare environment have also created special populations who require a particular level of care. Also learned how important critical thinking is when it comes to developing a focused plan of care based on evidence along with the necessity of advocacy in

Nies, M. A., & McEwen, M. (2015). Community/Public health nursing: Promoting the health populations (6th ed.). St. Louis, MO:

This essay is a reflective essay on my learning development from a young age through to my current position as a University Student. I will be relating my learning development back to two theories of human development, Vygotstsky’s socio-cultural theory and Marcia’s version of Erikson’s theory of identity development. I will identify and discuss the challenge I have faced with my identity and how this has impacted on my development.

Nies, M. A., & McEwen, M. (2015). Community/Public health nursing: Promoting the health of populations (6th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Saunders/Elsevier.

Vital signs are a fundamental component of nursing care and indicate the body’s ability to maintain blood flow, regulate temperature and regulate oxygenate the body tissue. Taking vital signs are essential in revealing any sudden changes in the body, which could potentially indicate clinical deterioration of the patient.

After becoming the NCO of FIU in 2015, as part of my review of the unit and personnel, I recognized that a traditional review of work files would not prove effective when assessing the proficiency and success of FIU members given the specialized nature of their work. While reviewing completed FIU files, I utilized departmental databases to create new data sets which allowed me to see not only the number of files each FIU member took on per work period, but also provided the ability to measure individual member success at locating evidence at scenes, and identifying suspects. After conducting the review, I found some of the more senior members of the unit, while attending a good number of calls statistically, found very little evidence or identified

I have two examples I would like to share that reflect my nursing experience working with communities and populations. One is my experience volunteering as a nurse for a community health clinic in Belize. The other is my current job as a Heart Failure (HF) RN Navigator at Providence Centralia Hospital. These experiences have helped me see firsthand the many factors that influence the health of communities. They have also revealed many of the challenges faced by nurses and other health professionals who work to improve the health of populations.

This is a reflective essay based on a event which took place in a hospital setting. The aim of this essay is to explore how members of the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) worked together and communicate with each other to achieve the best patients outcome.

The comments on my MWP 1 revealed that I need to work on the summary part. I had made a broad statement, and I was not specific to the author contents which made the summary vague for the readers. Also, I had not written an example which shows clear understanding about my views. I studied carefully and improved my writing skills by understanding the content thoroughly. I have read the author’s article multiple times until I absorbed his content completely. Finally, I have written the paper carefully and also tried to keep the contents concise and understandable to the readers. In addition, I wrote the example which is very specific to the authors content and

The UMC has a variety of sources to define the characteristics of our beliefs. A part of our beliefs focus on the wellbeing of the member as they take their journey with God. A journey so absolute they become disciples for God’s transformation of the world. Likewise, a vast majority of UMC members exemplify their work through participating in daily religious practices.

As an incoming freshman learning interesting facts about my major at UTSA through “web search” has grasp my attention to take control of the opportunities that are in front me and not slack off. I am very trill about the nine academics centers and the organizations that are willing to help me through my 4 years through college. Knowing that I have never experience well-giving help that is giving to me now, will give me a tremendous boost on being the best teacher I can be and help give understandable lecture. Moreover, from reading on my major requirements, I have learned the importance of taking the right classes and the reward from taking them. I also have learned to take as much information from each course that is required or even go beyond

The care to communities is vital in preventing illnesses and modifying factors that place individuals at risk. Caring for groups of people will decrease mortality rates, illnesses, and the need for health care. Students in the nursing field feel excitement for hospitals, but there is a great value in teaching preventative care to communities, especially those at great risk, for example, low-income areas. Community nursing started from taking care of ill people in their homes. According, to Allender, Rector, and Warner (2014) “Miss Nightingale’s concern for populations at risk included a continuing interest in the population at home” (p. 107), the background of community nursing is a great influence to continue to serve populations. The care for the individual will always be outstanding, but being able to learn the value in helping communities will be meaningful for groups