Registered Nurse Practice Assessment

Task Description

Registered Nurse Standards for Practice (NMBA 2016) standard 1.2 requires you to develop practice through reflection on 'experiences, knowledge, actions, feelings and beliefs to identify how these shape practice'.

This clinical reflection assessment task requires you tocritically reflect on a clinical encounter to identify how this will influence your future practice.

Assessment task instructions

1. Watch the falls scenariovideo available underSpecific content guidance and clinical scenario videobelow.

2. Using Driscolls (1994; 2007) model of reflection, reflect ontwo (2)key areas of practice in the video scenario which could be improved.

3. Identify strategies to improve your future practice related to these two (2) key areas.

Driscolls reflective model should be used to guide your reflection with clear delineation between the three reflective steps. SeeTask formatbelow and, once you have read all of that information, click through to the MyLO pagesTips and TricksandDriscoll's Model of Reflection: Additional resources.

Important:Make sure you read through every tab underOther important informationbelow.

For this assessment task you will need to watch the following falls scenario video. You may remember the person featured (Tom Sharmaine) from Intensive 1 when you conducted a falls risk assessment. He has slipped in the bathroom and the nurse (Michelle) is responding to his call for help.

video:

https://echo360.net.au/media/c6cde5a4-154e-45b8-afb2-e2552a2d4e03/public

Once you have watched the video, read the information below and read the rubric (linked from the box above) closely.

Next, please click through to the MyLOTips and trickspage where we will outline some tips and tricks for success in this assessment task. Remember to click through to theDriscoll's Model of Reflection: Additional resourcespage for more information on how to use and follow the model, which you must use for this assessment task.

Task format:

Driscolls Reflective Model (1994; 2007) should be used with clear delineation between the three reflective steps. We suggest you use the three steps as headings ('What','So what'and'Now what') with a short introduction and conclusion. Remember to click through to the MyLODriscoll's Model of Reflection: Additional resourcespage for more information on how to use and follow the model.

What:

Under this heading, give a brief description of the scenario and outline the two (2) key areas of practice in the video scenario which could be improved. These should be practice issues that challenged you on a professional or personal level about the scenario. References are not required for this section.

So what:

Here you analyse the events. You will devote a greater portion of your writing to this section. Under this heading, you will need to describe how the two (2) two practice issues you have chosen to focus on made you feel. You will need to analyse why they made you feel like this, with reference to your upcoming PEP. While referring to PEP, you are encouraged to remain anchored on the scenario. This section will typically be more heavily referenced. Remember, you are analysing your reaction and feelings towards the scenario, and your references should reflect this.

Now what:

Here you should identify what the main learning is that you took from reflecting on your reaction to the two (2) issues you identified in the scenario. To help inform your written reflection in this section, think about the following:

What are the implications for you in your future clinical practice based on what you have described and analysed?

What two (2) key areas within your practice can you improve and what help/strategies can you identify to assist you to modify your practice if a related situation arises in PEP?

Again, this section will have references. As this section focuses more on the impact this exercise has had on your development as a student nurse, it will likely include reference tostandards and/or codesthat guide nursing practice.