Reflection and reflective practice are increasingly described as essential attributes of competent healthcare professionals who are prepared to address clinical challenges1. The iSAP scenario provided the opportunity to develop a Clinical Action Plan (CAP) to identify client needs and discuss professional behaviours of clinician’s involved affecting the quality of healthcare received. An expert CAP was then released identifying the main issues to be considered. This report will compare and contrast these two reports to improve my clinical practice.
Rationale
The CAP I completed for the scenario identified similar issues as the expert CAP; the need to remain client/family centred, for health professionals to act collaboratively with shared vision and values, healthcare needs of people with complex injury, communication issues between healthcare organisations, and potential benefits of improved communication systems. Some issues not identified in my CAP include communication …show more content…
My role as an academic and teacher will require thorough understanding of fundamental health concepts, the ability to integrate these with my experiences or clinical scenarios, and the ability to clearly communicate these to develop understanding in future health professionals. Health communication/literacy are fundamental principles of occupational therapy practice4 but were not discussed as issues in the scenario. The result of health literacy is patient/client empowerment which may have given Sophie the skills to ensure effective treatment was rendered for her daughter. As healthcare moves away from curative/medical model to a more enabling health promotion system health practitioners, myself included, will require continuous development to become proficient in empowering
Rationale
The CAP I completed for the scenario identified similar issues as the expert CAP; the need to remain client/family centred, for health professionals to act collaboratively with shared vision and values, healthcare needs of people with complex injury, communication issues between healthcare organisations, and potential benefits of improved communication systems. Some issues not identified in my CAP include communication …show more content…
My role as an academic and teacher will require thorough understanding of fundamental health concepts, the ability to integrate these with my experiences or clinical scenarios, and the ability to clearly communicate these to develop understanding in future health professionals. Health communication/literacy are fundamental principles of occupational therapy practice4 but were not discussed as issues in the scenario. The result of health literacy is patient/client empowerment which may have given Sophie the skills to ensure effective treatment was rendered for her daughter. As healthcare moves away from curative/medical model to a more enabling health promotion system health practitioners, myself included, will require continuous development to become proficient in empowering