Personal Experience
Nathalie Potvin
Northern College
BN 1206 101
Professor Shelly Hosman
Monday, November 3rd, 2014
Personal Experience
Within this paper, I will reflect on an experience gained in relation to providing oral care on clinical placement using John’ Model of Structured Reflection (2006). By utilizing the model of reflection I hope to demonstrate my knowledge and understanding in relation to the importance of the skill as well as identifying areas with scope for learning.
It was my first day of clinical placement at the Golden Manor. I was advised that I was going to preform a.m. care on my selected assignment. I came readily prepared as I assured to look over my residents care plan prior to providing care …show more content…
However, research suggests that student’s first clinical experiences in the realm of clinical practice can be a source of anxiety and stress. Sources of stress compromises reality shock, feelings of abandonment, the stress of injuring a client or implementing mistakes, feeling incompetent and nervousness regarding the clinical process (Houghton et al., 2012). I felt incompetent as I was putting Jake at risk for illness. If his family would have come in and asked if the care was completed they could have been extremely upset affecting the way I felt. I also felt ashamed as a student I am to adhere to the policies of meeting the needs of a client and was unsuccessful in carrying out the task at hand. As a student it is imperative to follow the residents care plan and ensure the client is in the best care. This is also a policy at the Golden Manor. Although my preceptor was unaware what had happened, he could have possibly taken notice and that could have caused great embarrassment for myself. However, if I would have brought the issue to my preceptor I could have gained a valuable learning opportunity. Nursing literature suggests that, at times, opportunities for teaching and learning clinical skills are sometimes missed. Supervision is known to be one of the main elements that assisted students in learning or implementing skills in …show more content…
Luckily, I took initiative in regards to my actions and was able to resolve the way I was feeling and provided the oral care as soon as I could. This liberated me from feelings of embarrassment and allowed me to feel
Nathalie Potvin
Northern College
BN 1206 101
Professor Shelly Hosman
Monday, November 3rd, 2014
Personal Experience
Within this paper, I will reflect on an experience gained in relation to providing oral care on clinical placement using John’ Model of Structured Reflection (2006). By utilizing the model of reflection I hope to demonstrate my knowledge and understanding in relation to the importance of the skill as well as identifying areas with scope for learning.
It was my first day of clinical placement at the Golden Manor. I was advised that I was going to preform a.m. care on my selected assignment. I came readily prepared as I assured to look over my residents care plan prior to providing care …show more content…
However, research suggests that student’s first clinical experiences in the realm of clinical practice can be a source of anxiety and stress. Sources of stress compromises reality shock, feelings of abandonment, the stress of injuring a client or implementing mistakes, feeling incompetent and nervousness regarding the clinical process (Houghton et al., 2012). I felt incompetent as I was putting Jake at risk for illness. If his family would have come in and asked if the care was completed they could have been extremely upset affecting the way I felt. I also felt ashamed as a student I am to adhere to the policies of meeting the needs of a client and was unsuccessful in carrying out the task at hand. As a student it is imperative to follow the residents care plan and ensure the client is in the best care. This is also a policy at the Golden Manor. Although my preceptor was unaware what had happened, he could have possibly taken notice and that could have caused great embarrassment for myself. However, if I would have brought the issue to my preceptor I could have gained a valuable learning opportunity. Nursing literature suggests that, at times, opportunities for teaching and learning clinical skills are sometimes missed. Supervision is known to be one of the main elements that assisted students in learning or implementing skills in …show more content…
Luckily, I took initiative in regards to my actions and was able to resolve the way I was feeling and provided the oral care as soon as I could. This liberated me from feelings of embarrassment and allowed me to feel