Professional Development, Reflection and Decision-Making in Nursing and Healthcare.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jasper, Melanie.

Contributor:

Rosser, Megan.

Mooney, Gail.

Series:

Advanced Healthcare Practice Ser.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nursing Theory.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 pages)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2013.

Summary:

This essential text brings together in one place the inextricably linked concepts of professional development, reflective practice and decision-making. Fully updated and revised throughout, the new edition of this easy-to-follow, jargon-free title is targeted at nursing and healthcare practitioners and nursing students, providing clear guidance to help the reader think critically about their practice, work within professional boundaries, be accountable for their actions, and plan for their future.

Contents:

Cover

Title page

Copyright page

Contents

About the Contributors

Introduction

References

Chapter 1: The Context of Professional Development

The context of professional development in Britain today

Governmental influences on continuing professional development

Summary

The role of the Nursing and Midwifery Council

Expectations of your employers

Service user expectations

Professional development activities

A model of professional development

The novice practitioner

The competent nurse

The proficient nurse

The expert nurse

A strategy for continuing professional development

Relevant to your needs

Easily defined

Achievable in the time you have available

Cost-effective

Timely

Chapter summary

Chapter 2: Reflection and Reflective Practice

The context of reflective practice

Setting the scene: Reflection, reflective learning and reflective practice

Reflective practice as professional practice and development

The benefits of practising reflectively

Benefits for the individual

Benefits for patients and service users

Benefits for your employer and the organisation you work for

Benefits for your profession

Tools for reflective practice

Experience, choosing a focus for reflection, the first side of the triangle

Using the reflective processes, the second side of the triangle

Putting the 'Action' into reflective practice, the third side of the triangle

Micro-methods for reflective practice

How you reflect, using micro-strategies

Using the 5WH cues

Borton's framework

Developing critical thinking.

Summary

Using others to help your reflective activity

Chapter 3: Reflective Writing for Professional Development

Reflective writing in professional development

The nature of writing

When to write

Structuring reflective writing

Strategies for reflective writing

Techniques for reflective writing

Short-period techniques/stimulatory/getting started techniques

Medium-term and developmental techniques

Long-term techniques

Experienced nurses' use of reflective writing in professional portfolios

Demonstrating accountability through reflective writing

Chapter 4: Decision-Making in Professional Practice

Making decisions

Decision-making in everyday life: intuitive and analytical thinking

Personal and professional decision-making

The legal and social context of decision-making in health and social care

Values and the ethical context of professional practice

Principles to guide decision-making under the Mental Capacity Act 2005

The determination of (in)capacity

Decision-making models

A process model of decision-making - using the 5WH cues

Decision-making in practice

Accountability

Capacity and consent

Summary of key points

Chapter 5: Work-based Learning and Portfolios

Work-based learning

Work-based learning and evidence-based practice

Developing a learning contract

What is a portfolio?

Qualified nurses' use of portfolios

Students' use of portfolios

The purpose of a portfolio

Summary.

Structuring a portfolio

Defining the outcomes and setting objectives

Using evidence in a portfolio

Models of portfolios

A portfolio structure to document professional development and accountability as a practitioner

Professional development

Personal development

Critical thinking

Outcomes for clinical practice

Ethical issues to be considered in portfolios

Chapter 6: Moving from Clinical Supervision to Person-centred Development: A Paradigm Change

Defining clinical supervision

The benefits of clinical supervision

Terminological confusion

Clinical supervision - a misunderstood term?

Redefining clinical supervision

Applying theories and approaches in health psychology to person-centred development

Origins and models

Using the biopsychosocial approach

Roles within the person-centred development process

Other roles related to the person-centred development process

Using person-centred development as a strategy for personal and professional development

For the future: Alternative models that can be applied to facilitate the person-centred development process and are consistent with a biopsychosocial perspective

Chapter 7: Practising as a Professional

What is 'professional practice'?

Requiring higher education

Having a body of knowledge and theory

Providing vital human and social services

Possessing autonomy, control and accountability

Involving altruistic life work

Having a code of ethics

The Code: Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics for Nurses and Midwives (NMC 2008)

The principles of the code.

Principle one: make the care of people your first concern, treating them as individuals and respecting their dignity

Principle two: work with others to protect and promote the health and well-being of those in your care, their families and carers, and the wider community

Principle three: provide a high standard of practice and care at all times

Clause four: be open and honest, act with integrity and uphold the reputation of your profession

Guidance for students

Index.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Jasper, Melanie Professional Development, Reflection and Decision-Making in Nursing and Healthcare

ISBN:

9781118303269

OCLC:

845256859