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REFLECTION ON NMBA STANDARDS...

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Introduction: In this reflective essay I am going to reflect on my experience about NMBA standards for registered nurse in an aged care facility using a Gibbs reflective cycle - an important reflective approach for health professionals (Gibbs, 1998). Description: During my posting at aged care facility, I observed that registered nurses use critical thinking, strategies and the best available evidence in making decisions and providing safe, quality nursing practice within person-centred and evidence-based framework despite of busy shifts (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, 2016). Feelings: Initially, I was very stressed and anxious, as I was not competent enough to critically think and analyse the nursing practices. However, continuous practice throughout my placement helped me to improve my critical thinking and I was happy. Evaluation: On evaluation I realised that this incident has both positive and negative effect on me. The positive side of the incident is I am more confident in my practice and I believe that my critical thinking has significantly improved. On the negative side, lack of critical thinking can be harmful for residents. Analysis: The analysis reveals that ability to critically think helps in positive patient outcome. However the busy shifts and frequent switching between the various tasks can be a barrier to critical thinking sometimes (Cornell, Riordan, Townsend-Gervis & Mobley, 2011). Conclusion: It can be concluded that, critical thinking enable the registered nurses to provide safe and competent care (Watkins, 2019; Jacob, Duffield & Jacob, 2017). Action plan: In future, my aim is to develop my ability to think critically and analyse the nursing practices by using my logical thinking and open mindedness (NurseJournal, 2020).

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