What happened, what did the situation / issue involve?
- What was I doing/involved? Where? When?
- Who was involved? How was I involved?
- What seems significant to pay attention to?
Responding
How well did it go (or not)? How well did I perform? How do I know it worked (or
didn't work)?
- What specifically worked well? How do I know it worked well?
- What specifically worked least well? Why do I think that?
- How did I feel, and what made me feel that way? How were others feeling, and
- what made them feel that way?
- How did you respond emotionally / personally / behaviourally to the situation / issue
etc.?
Relating
Which theories / bodies of knowledge are relevant to the situation / issue - and in
what ways?
How does it connect with other personal / professional experiences you have had -
and in what way/s?
Reasoning
- What is your explanation for what happened?
- How does the relevant theory and/or research inform your thinking about this?
- What is the impact of different perspectives, eg. a personal perspective? patients'
perspectives? peers / colleagues' perspectives?
Reconstructing
In summary, what do you think about this situation / issue?
- What conclusions can you draw? How do you justify these?
- With hindsight, would you do something differently next time and why?
- What has this taught you about professional practice? about yourself?
- How will you use this experience to further improve your practice in the future?