Practice-based professional learning

Professional Development is an essential component of building aptitude and developing as an professional as well as an individual. Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses. I have found the learning plan to be quite useful in allowing me to focus more on myself. Course work allows me to develop and enhance the skills I need. However, actually having a plan set up and knowing that I have to work on these areas for improvements, provided me with a perfect sense of how I can work towards…

Understand how theoretical and philosophical approaches to play and learning influence current practice in early years setting Over the years, young children have been creating different types of play. All the play activities that adults prepare have to be based on an approach so that it will be more accurate and children can learn from them. There are a lot of different approaches that as early years professionals we can use in order to create new play activities for children. In every early…

Review the Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice. Of the nine Essentials, identify which one is least familiar to you, and explain why. What are the aspects of that Essential that seem elusive to you, and why is it important to engage with these areas in your clinical practice? Give examples to demonstrate your perspective. Out of the nine essential, essential IX (Baccalaureate Generalist Nursing Practice) is the least familiar one to me. The reason I say that…

placement, was observing and working as part of a collaborative interprofessional team. This is the focus of this final placement reflection. Through university studies, the importance of engagement not only with the client but also other health professionals have been highlight in each subject of both my undergraduate degree and in this course to ensure a client centred approach is undertaken to optimise the quality and effectiveness of a client’s treatment plan. I observed and experienced this…

from five different critical care professional societies reviewed and published recommendations on the targeted temperature management for post cardiac arrest hypothermia. The goal was to improve patient outcomes. Nurses in critical care from the Emergency Department to the Intensive Coronary Care Unit are invaluable in the implementation of Therapeutic Hypothermia (TH). The knowledge and experience of the critical care nurse at the bedside and in the advance practice role is essential to…

decisions based on the framework of the ANA 2014 code of ethics. The main principles surrounding the ANA code of ethics can be categorized into, • Confidentiality, this is the protection of clients’ privileged information • Fidelity, exercising the protection…

Introduction: According to Morrison, (2005) professional supervision is a process which enables and guides practitioners towards accountable and competent practice, by providing support for their continuous professional development. Supervision is an essential social care practice, within our Irish community, statutory and voluntary settings. Therefore, this essay aims to demonstrate, why one believes social care practitioners have an essential professional obligation to regularly engage in…

The student learning requirements continue to evolve, and there is a need for proportional evolution of teaching practices. Data-driven instruction is one strategy that is involved in data-informed inquiries that are aimed at enhancing planning, accountability and student performance tracking (Knapp et al., 2006). The need for data-driven teacher leaders continues to increase as the need for evidence-based instruction continues to grow. Data-driven teacher leaders are those who utilize student…

for example in the room I work in the children are learning to walk and as they become more confident in their ability I can provide extra challenges for them to take their abilities further. By doing this I know that I am responding appropriately and positively to children's needs and preferences. With regards to an outdoor learning environment it has to be remembered that as much emphasis should be placed on outdoor learning and the learning indoors. By doing this I can now see that I'm…

Excelling teachers understand that their learning never stops, even after it feels like they have mastered the art of teaching. One of the most efficient ways to expand knowledge, learn about new strategies and concepts, and further master teaching, is to attend professional development trainings. Professional development holds a significant amount of potential of teaching current and future teachers all about different aspects of the profession. Professional development may hold seminars that…