Nursing Clinical Reflection

During my Bachelor of Nursing Clinical placement, I encountered many clinical events however, there one particular event occurred during my first two weeks that will be discussed in this reflection using the Gibbs’ model of reflection. This was the first time conducting a full set of observations on a patient entirely at my own doing, with my preceptor supervising. The observation round began patient in bed, I proceeded to introduce myself as Annie a student nurse, then asked for consent and explained the procedure to the patient. Patient confirmed that it was okay for me to continue on to do her observations so I proceeded to start the observations with the supervision of my preceptor. I was feeling prepared however, still having moments of

I felt embarrassed and a saddened that I was unable to complete her observations, I felt empathetic towards her feelings but I knew that letting her rest was the best possible outcome at that time. Half an hour later I went back with my preceptor and was successful in obtaining the blood pressure vital sign, all within her specific range. I believe it was a good experience due to obtaining a new perspective on the situation and how to problem solve. I believe I did well in my ability to read the situation and respectfully allow the patient to calm before the second attempt. I was commended by my preceptor for my therapeutic communications which made me feel positively about the event. I believe I may need to develop some more techniques on asking the patient to assist with their blood pressure by taking their arm out. I understand that the hospital is very cold due to air-conditioning perhaps I could have applied blankets around her to ensure comfort. If this situation arose again I would try and replicate how this event went, add extra blankets and assist with better positioning of the patient to achieve better responses to vital