NURBN 2000 Assessment Reflection on Therapeutic Communication

Task:

This assessment requires you to provide complexity and critical understanding of your responsibilities as you transition to the role of a RN.
The aim of this important assessment is for you to demonstrate reflective critical thinking skills and an understanding of your communication skills while transitioning to the role of RN. Your reflection will expresses your understanding of your new RN responsibilities you are assuming in the context of therapeutic communication with your patient & communication with your peers.
Reflection in this context of this scenario will let you examine your professional communication style in relation to the observed scenario & how you would improve, revise and interact with the patient in the scenario. These improvements and revisions are in the context of the RN Standards / Communication.
You are asked to view a nominated nursing communication scenario and as a future registered nurse reflect on the following using Gibbs Cycle for reflection (diagram below) ;
What Happened?
What were you thinking feeling?
What was good and bad about the experience?
What sense can you make of the situation?
What else could you have done?
If it arose again what would you do? (identify 2 Standards of Professional Practice and 2 communication strategies)

Referencing: You are required to reference each issue you refer by referring to the NMBA Standards of RN Practice (2016) and Health Communication literature using the American Psychological Association (APA) style. 

Remember: you are reflecting on your understanding of the RN Standards for Practice and how you can apply these to the communication process - thereby demonstrating your transition to RN practice. 

Ensure you review and read the reflective writing tutorial in Module 5 Part A on reflection and understand how reflection improves your understanding and learning of any situation.

NB: Refer to the PDF document from the Nursing and Midwifery Board - Registered Nurse Standards of Practice. These documents are in Moodle and can also be found at:-

http://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/   AND Health Communication & Interdisciplinary Practice; https://moodle.federation.edu.au/mod/book/view.php?id=3244642&chapterid=560906

Click here:  Therapeutic Communication Video

Finally, students need to include reflection about their own learning experience and personal growth after conducting the fieldwork and community assessment.

• What you have identified in the Therapeutic Communication video. What are the main professional and communication issues? How has this experience changed your thinking about health and/or the role of the nurse?
• What do YOU think are the main contributions to the issues?
• What has challenged your assumptions around this process and what you have discovered in your observations and research?
• What Professional Standards of Practice and communication strategies should have been applied?
• Can you identify any elements within this scenario that has enabled you to see more indirect aspects that impact on the communication with individuals?
• Can you identify 2 Standards of Professional Practice and 2 communication strategies that could be applied the scenario and how would this change the outcome?