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