Thomas et al., (2014) highlighted changes and uncertainties exist all the way through CPD. Besides DH (2004) identified the levels of competence-based practice and NMC (2015) requires nurses to maintain and develop self-competence to improve self-performance. It is a collaborative learning process to take self-assessment to explore the strength and difficulties to enable self to achieve training outcomes.
After a full self-assessment of my interprofessional capability, I realise that my strength is the domain of cultural awareness and ethical practice (CAEP) because of my past over ten-year’s professional working experience in community and professional training. However, this background did not give me any advantages in the domain of collaborative working (CW) in UK. As non-English working background holds back my interpersonal communication skills (IPCS) in specific healthcare interactions, therefore I put myself in level 1 in Capability CW2. I recognise that my IPCS are far too weak due to lack of confidence in speaking out my mind based on language and …show more content…
It has been an ongoing challenge to develop awareness to achieve effective communication in my health professional career. O 'Toole (2012) declares reflection is the primary method of achieving self-awareness. Apparently, it is a process to transform my thoughts and actions to achieve positive results during practice. Particularly in placement, there are plenty of opportunities for awareness of self and effects of personality and communication styles upon interaction and apply refection into practice with supervision. For example, it is a good way to actively be involved in admission, recovery care and discharge, in which note taking, frequent handover, specific topic searching, clinical thinking and discussion after each shift, and so on should be
After a full self-assessment of my interprofessional capability, I realise that my strength is the domain of cultural awareness and ethical practice (CAEP) because of my past over ten-year’s professional working experience in community and professional training. However, this background did not give me any advantages in the domain of collaborative working (CW) in UK. As non-English working background holds back my interpersonal communication skills (IPCS) in specific healthcare interactions, therefore I put myself in level 1 in Capability CW2. I recognise that my IPCS are far too weak due to lack of confidence in speaking out my mind based on language and …show more content…
It has been an ongoing challenge to develop awareness to achieve effective communication in my health professional career. O 'Toole (2012) declares reflection is the primary method of achieving self-awareness. Apparently, it is a process to transform my thoughts and actions to achieve positive results during practice. Particularly in placement, there are plenty of opportunities for awareness of self and effects of personality and communication styles upon interaction and apply refection into practice with supervision. For example, it is a good way to actively be involved in admission, recovery care and discharge, in which note taking, frequent handover, specific topic searching, clinical thinking and discussion after each shift, and so on should be