Assessment 3: Reflection on Clinical Practice
Weighting: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Aim of assessment
This assessment aims to use critical self-reflection to achieve personal and professional selfawareness about own practice in relation to core practice skills and the need for professional development.
The insights gained promote student self-awareness and enable them to become critically thoughtful about their own readiness for the intensely personal nature of providing care Details
a. Identify one of the core practice skills provided below that you have completed this semester from your clinical practice unit.
Core Practice Skills
Aseptic technique and simple wound management;
Medication administration
Introduction to nursing responsibilities and practices when providing care for dying people and their families in home, aged care or hospital settings;
Identifying the person at risk: Falls and Pressure Area
Routine Diagnostic Procedures
Basic ECG
Spirometry (Peak flows, extension of O2Sats)
Blood Glucose Testing
Mini Mental Health Assessment
Drug and Alcohol Assessment
Apply standard precautions/infection-control/ manual handling and other WH&S measures to promote safety
Professional communication
Documentation