Description: Choose a significant situation or event that occurred this week in clinical practice. • Describe this situation in detail, relating it to your own practice. • What was going on? What...

Description:

Choose a significant situation or event that occurred this week in clinical practice.
•    Describe this situation in detail, relating it to your own practice.
•    What was going on? What happened?
•    How did the client, family, or staff respond? (Use only initials to maintain confidentiality.)
•    What was your role in this situation?

Reflection

Reflect on the situation as it happened.
•    What were your feelings and thoughts about the situation?
•    What did you do? How did you feel about what you did? Why?
•    What were the important elements of the event? What preceded the event and what followed it?

Analysis

Analyze the situation.
•    What went well? What did you find difficult?
•    Integrate what is known from nursing theory and related courses. Use your nursing textbooks or other professional resource to interpret this situation and expand your understanding of the event.
•    Identify the course learning outcomes that apply to this situation. What have you learned?
•    How does this experience compare to other situations in which you have been involved?

Evaluation

Evaluate the situation.
•    What did you learn from this situation?
•    What would you do differently in the future?
•    What should you be aware of if this situation occurs again