...Villardy Alce Reflective Analysis Knowledge of Application 1.2 I’ve been an Adventist all my life, so I have very deep and profound spiritual knowledge, faith and beliefs which I can say is the foundation for everything I do. I think it becomes easier to care for other people when one realizes that they themselves are no better if not worse than whomever they are caring for. Caring for someone as I would for myself becomes so much easier. I didn’t mind feeding, changing, or moving people during clinicals. I took A&P 5 or 6 years ago so it’s not exactly fresh in my memory, but I did love the class so I recall on a lot of the information during classes today. Human Growth & Development has helped me a lot in Fundamentals of Nursing but has popped up not just in the class setting for me but I’ve also been more observant of it all around me and even in myself. I’ve become my own case study as well as for psychology. When it comes to psychology, I’m still learning new things on that subject, it’s allowed me to better understand myself, other people, and their rationale for the things they say and do. The nursing sciences helped me to develop a critical thinking pattern when it comes to assessing not just in the clinical setting but more recently, in everyday life. Wholistic Assessment 2.2 There was plenty ethnic and cultural diversity in the nursing home in which I did my clinicals. From medical diagnoses to their personality and gender, I dealt with black, Hispanic,...
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...20 Self-Reflection As they are intervening in complex human systems, capacity-development practitioners need to be flexible, adaptable and willing to learn from what they do. An important source of learning in real time is the processes and results of monitoring and evaluation (M&E). Bruce Britton explains M&E activities as they are commonly pursued and explores creative ways in which practitioners can use them for personal learning and selfreflection. He also provides suggestions on how this can be done under non-conducive organizational conditions. Monitoring and Evaluation for Personal Learning Bruce Britton By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. (Confucius) Introduction Capacity development practitioners collaborate in efforts to improve the capabilities of complex human systems that operate and connect at different levels. First and foremost, capacity development is a process based on the assumption that better understanding and knowledge will bring about change. Also, the planning for capacity development interventions typically rely on variations of the Logical Framework Approach (LFA), which encourage careful thinking about expected outcomes and impacts. By its very nature LFA assumes that intended results of an initiative can be established in advance because the path that a capacity development process will take can be adequately...
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...Critically discuss the importance of reflection in the practice of management Student ID:20583416 Course: The reflective manager (MD4046) Lecturer: Dr. Elias Hadjielias Fall 2012 Assignment no. 1 Table of Contents Introduction Page 1.1 General Introduction to Reflection 3 1.2 Objectives and Purpose of the essay 3 Main Body 1.3-1.6 Review of Literature 3-4 1.7 Personal opinion of the writer 4 1.8 A practical example of Reflection in a certain case 4 1.9 Recommendations from the writer 5 Conclusion 2.0 Summary pg.3 5 2.1 References ...
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...In writing my synthesis paper as well as the reflection done in week 9 discussion I have modified and refined my writing style as well as my approach to this essay to get a successful outcome. My goals for where this essay is going to go has definitely changed from what I want to present and argue. This mentality has come from the commentary given to me by the other students to push my ideas further, to develop the basic idea of my essay and maturing it into a more creative realm. For the drafting aspect of the paper I have begun constructing the bare bones of the paper, outlining what I want to discuss in the paper, how I want to present it, self-workshopping the body paragraphs and transitions, as well as composing a well thought out thesis that encapsulates all of my ideas into one argument. I have been going through my annotated bibliography that I previously turned in to pick and choose what sources and quotes fit into my revamped thesis and essay format. I think that in the drafting stage it won’t be particularly difficult or easy. In the past articulation and clearly getting my point across in previous writings has come up regularly as retraining myself from not expressing thought that I have on a particular issue has proven difficult. Holding back my ideas in the creative flow has not been my forte. I am confident that new approach to the thesis in the paper, having it more narrowed and focused, will act as a safe guard to stop me from going off on a tangent. I think the...
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... In the beginning of the fall semester my thoughts on this course was that it was going to be really pointless because I felt like I wasn’t going to learn anything that was going to be useful. But when we started gradually going into good conversation and started having discussions about things that would help us in life my thoughts began to change. What I found useful about cornerstone was the topics we learned and the discussions we had. I found the GPS assignment to be really helping it gave me a lot of help and made me more knowledgeable about college. And I found the True Colors activity we did in class helpful in the course also. Every single time we did a presentation in class I always left the class with something knowledgeable and useful to me that was one key reason why I love attending class. I like how the discussions we had made you think and put the way you think or how you act into perspective. I feel like what we learn will help us in the future as individuals because there’s not many courses you take in college that you can later in the future put what you learn to use. The topics about critical thinking helped me evaluate and rethink the way I handle situations. I also found the professor to be helpful also because every time we do have presentations he would give us examples on how he applies the topics we are talking about into his life. As a freshman in college you are basically clueless about college and don’t really know anything about...
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...I am personally frustrated on my exit exam because I feel like I can do so much better if I have one or two more of the greentalk practices. I learn many things in this class, and I am really grateful that I can learn something new. In terms of my writing skills, I have a feeling that my English is so much improved right now because I begin to relearn all the basic grammar skills. Moreover, I am totally different right now when we talk about the sustainability. Most of my friends told me that I more concern on the environment. I used to be very ignorant if we talk about the environment, and I used to think that climate change is my younger generation problem. Right now, I realized that climate change is an issue for all generations, and we...
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...After reading my first reflective journal, it has allowed me to stop and think how far we have already come working with the men at our shelter. On our first day we encounter a few rough patches, we were required to stay in a hot room for about 45 minutes before someone showed up to give us some direction. We were told to come out to the common area to talk to the guys, so we sat there for about another 45 minutes until anyone was able to approach us. After a quick introduction some of the guys approached us and talked about some of the concerns they had, some of them thought we were there to do health assessment and provide care, but at time there is still some confusion about why we are there. Since the beginning I have been unsure of what we were going to be doing, and how we were going to be able to interact with the guys. I had no idea what kind of services I was going to be able to perform, or what my role was supposed to be for a community health nurse at the shelter. I struggle with some thoughts in my head on how was I going to be open-minded and be non judgmental during my time...
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... When school started back up this past September i walked in as a senior with a set of skills that i had already, only looking to improve from there on. I thought to myself that i already was a great writer and that i didn’t need to improve on much. I was oh so wrong, there was a lot that needed to be improved on and thankfully through the course of this semester i have been able to improve on those things. The improvements came about from the different type of essays that we had to write and it brought a whole lot of strengths from it. Although in the past years we have learned on how to write a lot of these papers this year we dove a little more into them. We took different approaches to them to get more out of them than we had before, such as the personal narrative. I have written a personal narrative in the past but this time it helped me improve because i could not just be basic. I learned that i would have to write more in detail for it be a quality paper, that i couldn’t just get away with writing it like a 9th grader any more. The improvement was just as small as having to do with the intro and getting better with my attention getters. It benefitted me because we have to write intos in all of our papers and if you write an intro that can’t grab the attention, no one will be interested in it. Even though i have written a million and one letters of appreciation to people that i'm thankful for, this time was a little different. It took on a different meaning this time...
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...When looking back at this semester and all the reflection essays that I wrote, I noticed numerous problems that stood out for each essay and some that repeated themselves. These problems formed various patterns that appeared throughout my writing, brought out my strongest and weakest points for each essay, and made me think about what I would have done differently if I would have had more time. As I began writing the review essay, the annotated bibliographies, and the academic argument, the one problem, or error, that became consistent was lack of detail of the citations I used in my earlier drafts. As I looked back at my essay for the academic argument, this became one of the most noticeable patterns that was consistent throughout all my drafts. For the sources I used in my academic argument, almost all of them did not have the information I needed in order to cite them. Also, another problem for me was that I incorrectly cited my sources. This was the most major problem for me throughout each of my drafts because, before this class, I never had to do a full-on works cited page. The only thing I had to do before was, if I used a website, copy and paste the URL of the website to the end of my paper and that was it; so, doing a proper works cited page did not come naturally to me. Although it made it a little easier having done works cited pages for the other essays we did in this class, the citations were not the same format I had used in the previous essays. The sources I used...
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...hypothetical situation of domestic violence in a couple that I am treating. In addition, I will examine the conceptualization of the violence and provide an explanation of how I would assess the couple. Conceptualization and Assessment After reading this weeks material a concept struck me in regards to conceptualizing and assessing domestic violence situations. According to Murphy & Eckhardt (2005), a CBT concept called a Behavior Assessment can be used to prioritize important characteristics of domestic violence cases. I resonate with this concept because it involves a complete analysis and assessment of abusive behaviors and history, which can be very helpful in the treatment of domestic violence. The behavioral assessment involves, observing behavior, exploring present, past, and recent events of violence, exploring environmental and situational factors that may play into the violence, implement an individual analysis, examine other sources of date about the violence, and maintain and ongoing assessment throughout therapy (Murphy, 2005) . I enjoy the CBT approach to assessing domestic violence because it explores every aspect of the couple, in order to improve their relationship without violence. Practicing In regards to implementing what I learned this week, I think I would definitely implement the behavior assessment to a couple coming into therapy reporting domestic violence. Hypothetically speaking, if a couple presents for therapy for domestic violence, I think I would asses them...
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...Ep Reflection During the different processes of making the essay, I felt that it was easier to make the final written essay as we had already made our points and found our quotes. If we had forgotten different events in the novel we could look at our reading log which helped tremendously as we were reading other novels at the same time. These steps helped me stay on track as I would have procrastinated and finished my essay a day or two before the due date. When writing the essay I found that it was easier and quicker as we had already found the quotes and had all our ideas written down. The steps were put into a good order and helped me focus on a topic. At some points I felt rushed as some of the steps were due a few days after we were given...
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...1. What strategy did this teacher use to make student thinking visible? The teacher in this video used several strategies to make students thinking visible. One of the main ways she was able to see how the students were thinking is by walking around the room and listening to her students discussions within their groups. She was able to hear when students were struggling with the relationship of the numbers and hear what strategy student were using to figure out the relationship among the numbers. 2. How has this lesson helped you understand the 4th and 5th grade common core state standards for mathematics? This lesson has helped me understand the fourth and fifth grade common core State standards for mathematics by again showing me why it is important for students to be able to work in groups or peers so they can help explain their thought process to their peers. Students were working in groups and were able to feed off of each other’s responses and thinking on how the numbers in division related to each other. A girl in the video change how she saying a problem needed solved by simply listening to another student reread the problems several times and start to state how he thought the problem needed to be displayed. 3. How has this lesson helped you understand the standards for mathematical practice? This lesson has helped me understand the standard for mathematical practice by showing me the importance of having students figure out how numbers relate to each other...
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...My Reflection on Application of Analytic Methods Course Nursing profession of today’s world has called for the elevation of the advanced nursing education to a higher degree for a better patient health outcome (Cronenwett, et al., 2011). To this effect, in 2004 the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (ANCN) endorsed that the Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN) receive training to the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree. In reference to the APRN approval for a higher degree, I went back to school to earn a DNP degree. Looking back at my journey towards obtaining a DNP degree at Chamberlain College of Nursing, I will proudly say that I have completed a sixteen week of my DNP journey that the ANCN has advocated for. Hence, the following account is a self-reflection of my experience in the application of analytical methods course. Over that past eight weeks of the application of analytical methods course, we dealt with different topics, assignments, and discussions that range from PICOT question development to DNP project dissemination. I learnt the importance of evidence-based practices (EBPs) and their relevance to my current job as a nurse practitioner, and most importantly to my upcoming DNP project. My learning experiences during this eight weeks course section has been quite versed. In the first week, the class objective was to formulate a PICOT that will be used for an EBP intervention. I vividly could remember how I struggled to put a one-sentence...
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...------------------------------------------------- Running header: Job Analysis Methods ------------------------------------------------- Abstract Examination of different methods utilized to create a comprehensive job analysis, including advantages and disadvantages of all approaches. There are several methods that can be utilized to create a comprehensive job analysis. A job analysis provides a better understanding of the positions within an organization, which will allow the recruitment process to be more focused, consistent and thorough. The first method that can be employed to create an effective job analysis is the Critical Incidents Technique. This technique identifies circumstances that arise in a current position, what action was taken, and the consequences of the action, to identify the effective and ineffective behaviors in job performance. These critical situations are documented by interviewing former jobholders, supervisors, or by reviewing documents and logs from the job. Job duties are examined, and then critical incidents are identified to determine poor or good performance issues related to a specific job requirement. This technique is useful for covering job events that may not be covered in a general job description. Identifying atypical circumstances that may arise in a position can aid in finding a candidate that would be an ideal fit. Reviewing these critical incidents also enable the recruitment process to be shaped to include more pointed questions...
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...Nurse educators face many unique challenges when educating patients. Each day, nurses, and other healthcare providers, encounter a wide range of patients that may look, talk, think, or act differently than themselves. Nurses are constricted with shortened hospital stays, higher patient to nurse ratios, and limited time to effectively teach patients. Often, it takes a conscious effort by the primary nurse to quickly identify the learning needs of the patient and create an effective time for nurse teaching and patient learning. The purpose of this reflective journal is to highlight this week’s assignment readings while connecting how this information will improve my skills as a nurse teacher. There are three determinants of learning that the...
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