This essay will discuss three clinical skills I undertook during my six weeks placement: Giving an insulin injection, hand washing and dressing a trauma wound.
Using Gibbs’ reflective model (1988, cited in Peate 2013) I will reflect on these three skills. I choose this model because it is simple to use and understand. It will also enable me to reflect on every aspect of each skill.
The Gibbs’ reflective model have six stages which are: Description, feelings, evaluation, analysis, conclusion and action plan. Reflective Account 1: Giving an Insulin injection
Description
When my mentor and I arrived at a patient’s home with type one diabetes, my mentor informed me that I would be administering the patient’s insulin.
My mentor checked the patient’s blood sugar and informed the patient of the result.
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Analysis
NHS Choice (2014), documented that Diabetes is a lifetime condition, responsible for the increase of a patient’s blood glucose. Explaining further that in Type one diabetes, the pancreas can no longer produce any amount of insulin. As a result, the patient will need regular insulin injections to help regulate their blood glucose.
The knowledge gained on how to identify subcutaneous tissue and keeping calm was derived through observing my mentor and practicing at the university skills laboratory.
Villiers (2005, cited in Hambridge 2007) states that non-rotating of the injection site is one of the most common reasons for the occurrence of Lipohypertrophy. To avoid this, I ensured that I rotated the injection site by checking the patient’s folder for the last injection site.
During administration of the patient’s insulin, I used an 8mm needle. Diggle (2014) suggest that for an adult receiving insulin, an 8mm needle should be recommended. Moran and Arnott (2014) supports this, adding that if the patient is underweight, a smaller needle can be
Using Gibbs’ reflective model (1988, cited in Peate 2013) I will reflect on these three skills. I choose this model because it is simple to use and understand. It will also enable me to reflect on every aspect of each skill.
The Gibbs’ reflective model have six stages which are: Description, feelings, evaluation, analysis, conclusion and action plan. Reflective Account 1: Giving an Insulin injection
Description
When my mentor and I arrived at a patient’s home with type one diabetes, my mentor informed me that I would be administering the patient’s insulin.
My mentor checked the patient’s blood sugar and informed the patient of the result.
I …show more content…
Analysis
NHS Choice (2014), documented that Diabetes is a lifetime condition, responsible for the increase of a patient’s blood glucose. Explaining further that in Type one diabetes, the pancreas can no longer produce any amount of insulin. As a result, the patient will need regular insulin injections to help regulate their blood glucose.
The knowledge gained on how to identify subcutaneous tissue and keeping calm was derived through observing my mentor and practicing at the university skills laboratory.
Villiers (2005, cited in Hambridge 2007) states that non-rotating of the injection site is one of the most common reasons for the occurrence of Lipohypertrophy. To avoid this, I ensured that I rotated the injection site by checking the patient’s folder for the last injection site.
During administration of the patient’s insulin, I used an 8mm needle. Diggle (2014) suggest that for an adult receiving insulin, an 8mm needle should be recommended. Moran and Arnott (2014) supports this, adding that if the patient is underweight, a smaller needle can be