Reflective writting

Drawing on your learning and feedback from your placement, provide

a critical reflection of your strengths and areas for development as a

mental health nurse

You should:

Draw specifically on your own experiences and learning from the

placement.

Make use of one reflective model of your choosing (e.g., Gibbs,

Driscoll, Rolfe, Johns) and signpost where/how youre using it.

Engage with feedback you received on your performance from your

PS/PA or other registered health professionals, or service

user/relative/carerwhat it was, how you interpreted it, and what

you did/will do with it.

Identify strengths and areas for development, with concrete

examples from practice.

Show critical thinking: compare and contrast relevant evidence

(e.g., guidelines, research, professional standards) to support your

pointsnote similarities/differences and what this means for your

practice.

Support your discussion with recent, good-quality literature (cite

appropriately using your programmes referencing style).

Clearly state how you will use this learning in your future

development (e.g., a brief action plan).

Demonstrate ongoing commitment to learning, growth, and safe,

person-centred care.

Be well structured, clear, and coherent, explicitly showing your use

of the reflective model.

Are there any additional

materials?

Please Note:

My placement location is at Ward 1 (Carseview centre) and learning environment type is Mental health , service type and field of practice: In Patient adult.

Common Conditions: Adult Acute Psychiatry

Practice Learning Opportunities – Opportunity for nurses to learn about all aspects of mental health issues: illnesses, treatments, including ECT and advance intervention service – Patient journey from admission to discharge – Liaison with other agencies – Students in 3rd year are given the opportunity to manage the ward -Involvement in creating and updating care and risk plans -Medication administration (dependent on placement) –Time with other services may also be available e.g. OT, depot clinics, physiotherapy

Associated Learning Opportunities Particular opportunity to work with service users within the AIS remit which consists of caring for: Treatment resistive depression OCD Singleotomy VNS

uggested Reading Knowledge of acute psychiatry – Knowledge of drug administration – Knowledge about recovery for the mental health patient – Admission and discharge procedure – www.mwcscot.org.uk/the-law/mental-health-act/ -Trauma informed care IOP Improving observational practice Seclusion Policy Locked Dorr Policy Care Planning Standards for LD and MH