Importance Of Reflection Practice In Nursing

Nursing is a noble professional which need better skills and critical thinking to provide quality treatment and care for the patients. Reflection practice is defined on what we have reflected towards the experiences, it also may be described, analyzed and evaluated. It will help to bring out changes in future practices (Bulman, C., et al, 2013). Every nursing care will give us experience to be reflected for improvement (Baillie, L. 2014). Moreover, it also able to enhance patient care and explore new approaches towards performing tasks.

I also have an experience when I was attached in hospital for my final year of nursing consolidation posting. I would apply Gibbs Cycle (1988) to elaborate my experience. Husebø, S. E., et al (2015) defines

I asked Sam if he was ready for his shower, as he sometimes tend to refuse to be showered or sponged. Immediately, he agreed to be showered. He was very independent washing himself and I just helped by washing his back for him as he requested. After he had washed I asked him if he was ready to get out of the bath, he started crying by holding my hands and thanked me for help him to shower. He claimed that since he is being admitted to the nursing homes none of the family members came and visited him even once. He was really depressed due to losing of his family attachment due to his conditions. Psychosocial stressors, for example, the demise of a friend or family member may cause a depressive episode (Taylor W.D , 2014).As I had notice from admission notes of Sam’s I was aware that his cousin’s brother had accompanied him, to the ward upon admission. I spoke in a calm manner, even though I was an emotionally touched inside, and I told him that will tried to call the son to come down and visit him; fortunately this diffused the situation quickly. After a while, I was going to his bedside just to make sure he is back to normal mood. Sam called me and started to tell out about his past story. He claimed that he has only one son. His wife was passed on three years ago. As the son get to know that Sam been diagnosed with cancer, he decided to send

My feelings at the time were mixed; I wondered whether something I had said or done had made Sam react in this way. I feel sorry and upset for Sam. Even though he looked happy but way inside he is going through bad depression and sad feelings which he unable to share with anyone around. At the end, he burst out after see other patient relatives used to visit them often. On the other hand, even though I was shocked and somewhat nervous by his outburst, I stayed with the Sam until he calm down. I felt proud about myself that I was able to ease the situation and calm him down. Even though I’m just a student nurse, I had tried my level best to contact Sam’s family member and inform them to come and visit Sam.But, unfortunately Sam’s son refused to visit his father as he claimed that he is very busy with his career and family. Nurses have a crucial role to play to be patient advocates and health educators to aggregate importance on health promotion (American Journal of Nursing,