What can I reflect on as a student nurse?

Clinical Placement Reflection 1

• Communication with others within the clinical setting – this may include staff members, patients and relatives.
• Your ability to work within a team.
• Your role and relationship with others within the clinical practice.
• Your problem solving skills.
• Your time management skills.

What is personal reflection in nursing?

Purposeful reflection is a tool that helps nurses gain self-knowledge and insight (Palmer, 2007). When nurses reflect, they purposefully “bend back” their attention in a focused attempt to discover personal meanings gained from professional nursing encounters and interaction with others.

How do you write a healthcare reflection?

Guided reflection

1. Keep a journal of experiences over the year.
2. Write up the journal entry/incident.
3. Below the entry write up your reflections / analysis notes of the situation.
4. Write up experiences the same day if possible.
5. Use actual dialogue wherever possible to capture the situation.

How do you write a reflective nursing essay?

A reflective nursing essay usually consists of the following elements:

1. Introduction. It explains the whole purpose of the essay and tells readers what to expect.
2. Description of the situation.
3. Sharing of personal feelings.
4. Evaluation of experience.
5. Reflection and opportunities for learning.
6. Conclusion.

How do you write a good personal reflection?

How Do I Write a Good Personal Reflection

1. Your opinions, beliefs and experiences.
2. Similarities or contrasts to your own life (i.e. experiences you can identify with)
3. How real or believable a subject / text is.
4. Your emotional state at a given moment.
5. Sympathy or empathy with characters.