Gibb's Reflective Practices

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For making the best of evidence based practice the person should be aware of his skills and limitations through the reflective practices (jasper.2013.p.1).This suggest that the reflective are a key element in the professional life, by learning thing in a day to day life. According to Donald Schon (Schon 1983, cited in Taylor 2003 p.8) reflective practices helps to bring the theoretical knowledge into the practice.NMC code (2015) suggest that the nurses have to act accordingly with appropriate reflective skills to improve the quality of care. The following part of the essay will discuss about my learning aspects such as academic writing skills and time management identified from the SWOT analysis carried out in the class, using Gibb’s reflective

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