Reflective Journal for Virtual Clinical Assignment
Reflective Journal for Virtual Clinical Assignment
Use the guide for reflection as a way to tell the story of the situation . The guide provides you with a way of thinking about patient care that supports the development of your clinical judgement based on Tanner’s Model (Noticing, Interpreting, Responding, and Reflection).
Instructions: Think about the clinical assignment this week and answer the questions.
Phases
Questions
Situation
Background
· Describe how the virtual clinical assignment assisted you in understanding the role of the nurse (e.g. link to previous experiences or clinical contact).
· Describe your formal knowledge (e.g. physiology, psychology, and communication skills), previous experiences that helped guide your work in this situation.
(Patient-Centered Care, Teamwork and Collaboration)
Noticing
· What did you notice initially?
· As you worked through the virtual assignment (case study) how did what you noticed changed?
(Patient-Centered Care)
Interpreting
· Describe what you thought about the situation (e.g. cause, patterns).
· Describe any similar situations you have encountered before in your experience including similarities/differences compared to this situation.
· What other information (e.g. assessment data) did you decide you needed? How could this information be obtained?
(Patient-Centered Care, Informatics and Technology, Safety and Quality Improvement)
Conclusion
· What did your observations and data lead you to believe? Include pertinent pathophysiology and /or psychopathology.
Responding
· After considering the situation, what was the goal for your patient/family/staff? What was your nursing response and/or interventions? List priority actions..
(Patient-Centered Care, Professionalism, Safety and Quality)
Reflection
· What worked and what did you find challenging with the virtual clinical assignment and why?
· Describe 3 ways your nursing care and/or skills can be expanded during this experience.
· Describe any changes in your values of feelings as a result of this experience. (Safety and Quality Improvement, Professionalism)
Nielsen, A.et al. (2007). Guide for Reflecting Using the Clinical Judgement Model. Journal of Nursing Education, Vol. 46. No. 11
You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.
Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.
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The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.
