REFLECTIVE ASSIGNMENT
PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT This аssignment aims to develop уour skills in professional reflective practice. As an essential part of the reasoning cуcle and clinical practice learning how to identify, analyse and critically reflect on your decisions and actions has implications for patient care and outcomes. Reflection involves critically reviewing the situation, patient presentation, internal and external factors which may have influenced the decisions made, how you cognitively and emotionally responded, the strengths and weaknesses, the actions taken and learning gaps to be researched. The reflective process allows you to identify your existing knowledge and what you do well as a team. The process encourages the development of learning goals and strategies to meet those learning needs. KEY SKILLS ? Identify both strengths and weaknesses in clinical practice, ? Identify learning gaps, ? generate learning goals and strategies to meet those learning goals, ? critically review and reflect on clinical decisions ? incorporate the reflective process into clinical practice ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION During the workshops you will be participating in scenarios as the attending paramedics. These will be recorded using the MLS recording system. Individually you will be able to login and view your scenarios to evaluate and reflect on the case and the way you approached your decision making and managed the case suspected mental illness.. Criteria 1. Description of the event and / or areas of learning and interest. Describe briefly the case and include your mental state examination of the patient (consumer). Clearly identify area (s) of learning and knowledge which you are going to focus on for your reflection The students demonstrate the ability to identify and describe areas of learning, actions, and interest or relevance from their clinical scenario. The strengths and weakness need to be an indepth discussion about what you did well and why and where you felt you could have improved in your clinical decision making and care for those that have mental illness (linked to literature supported by evidence). The strategies for improvement, the learning opportunities, need to be referenced to literature. The difficult aspects of the scenario need to be supported with discussion about why they were found difficult. ? Note that class sizes dictate that you will not always have the opportunity each week to play the role of attending paramedic. You should make sure that you do participate as often as possible. 2. Thoughts and Emotions What were you thinking and feeling? Why did you identify the action or leaning as important to you? The students demonstrate the ability to identify the aspects of their practice (what they observed, learned or performed) and the associated cognitive and emotional responses to those observations/ learning or actions. 3. Evaluation & Analysis Strengths & Weaknesses ? What you did well? ? What you could have done better? ? What could you research and learn more about? ? What were the positive and negative aspects? ? The student demonstrates the ability to identify the aspects of their practice they performed well and those they could improve. The student provides evidence (links to literature) why they considered their actions good practice and rationale for their clinical decisions. The student provides evidence (links to literature) why they considered the areas of practice and clinical decisions need improvement. The students critique their actions and decisions and relate their understanding to research. The students discuss areas of learning and ways to meet those learning needs and relate these to improved care of those with mental illness.. 4. Conclusions and Actions…