NSN701: Health Assessment Reflection – Nursing Assignment Question: Health assessments is not the…

NSN701: Health Assessment Reflection – Nursing Assignment

Question:

Health assessments is not the important part of this assessment. The point of the assessment is to obtain feedback and constructive criticism (from the assessor and from your own personal reflection) about what you did well and what you could improve on in regard to your nursing practice. This will provide the basis for your reflection/

Please review the CRA (on Blackboard) for guidance regarding what you need to include in your reflection AND use a reflection framework to write your reflection

There is an example of a reflection framework on the assessment page on Blackboard (the four Rs), but you can use alternate evidence based reflection frameworks if you prefer (referenced, from the literature).

The reflection needs to be supported by referenced literature. It is not just about what you think or feel as it is an academic paper describing your reflection on nursing practice. For example – you might write something such as “I
developed a rapport with the patient John (pseudonym) by asking questions face to face about John’s life and family to establish a pattern of therapeutic communication. According to Smith (2014) nurses use therapeutic communication to provide support and information and act as an advocate for their patients thus improving patient outcomes.” Or “When assessing Tom’s (age 1 year) cardiovascular status I used a stethoscope to auscultate his heart beat and ascertain his heart rate as this is the most accurate method of assessment in infants (Hockenberry and
Wilson, 200……..etc). However Tom was very unsettled and crying during the examination and on reflection I could have utilised distraction therapy, such as bubbles or toys, to reduce Tom’s distress and facilitate assessment
(Josh et al, 2015). “

By submitting your reflective essay through TURNITIN you can check your originality score as many times as you like – each time you submit a document it will override the previous document right up until 2359 hours on the day of submission. It takes 24 hours for the originality report to be processed (after the first upload).

Word count should TOTAL 750 – 100 words (excluding references) and includes reflection on both assessments.

The use of first person for the purpose of reflection is acceptable.