Examples of Reflective Writing Example 1 I arrived on the ward at 7:30 ready to begin a 12-hour shift. After receiving handover, my mentor assigned me the job of bathing Mr B with the help of a healthcare assistant. Mr B has Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), a progressive disease of the nervous system with rapid deterioration due to spongiform encephalopathy. He is not expected to live to Christmas, even though he is only 19 years old. He is mentally aware of what is going on but is physically
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is also an important way to bring together theory and practice; through reflection a person is able to see and label forms of thought and theory within the milieu of their work. The essay will also look at the use of reflective practice with learners at a behavioural school. Each section will cover different topics, section one will cover the understanding of critical reflection, section two will show how critical reflection is used for behaviour, section three shows its use in the construction
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MEAN TIME by CAROL ANN DUFFY PEAK sentences Key terms: the end of a relationship Form and Structure: Mean Times is four quatrains consisting of short lines mainly between 4 and 6 syllables which creates a staccato effect, perhaps reflecting the footsteps of the speakers as they walk which suggests acceptance of the end of the relationship as it shows that the speaker is moving on and progressing forward. It is an interior monologue which makes a direct address to a loved one shown through
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Australian novels that both focus on action and reflection as literary devices throughout their novels. These devices are used to help develop the theme and characters. Breath largely uses reflection as the story focuses on protagonist Pikelet, a middle aged man reflecting on his youth. 5 Bells also focuses on reflection, with many characters, as in this case there is more than one protagonist, reflecting on their past and the people they’ve lost. Reflection is used, not only to develop these characters
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amongst the most important factors whilst caring for an individual, providing them with certain choices will give them freedom and maintain self-worth (Dignity in care, 2015). Reflection is an important part of nursing, there are many reasons why nurses reflect on their work whether it is practice or theory based. Reflection enables an individual to develop skills, increase knowledge and allows them to deal with emotional or physical challenges which may arise. By developing these skills and a strong
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1 Reflection Reflection is an everyday process. We reflect on a range of everyday problems and situations all the time: What went well? What didn’t? Why? How do I feel about it? We don’t usually follow a formula for this, it just happens as feelings, thoughts and emotions about something gradually ‘surface’. We might choose to do something differently, or not, as a result of reflecting, but reflection is essentially a kind of loose processing of thoughts and feelings about an incident
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1 Reflection Reflection is an everyday process. We reflect on a range of everyday problems and situations all the time: What went well? What didn’t? Why? How do I feel about it? We don’t usually follow a formula for this, it just happens as feelings, thoughts and emotions about something gradually ‘surface’. We might choose to do something differently, or not, as a result of reflecting, but reflection is essentially a kind of loose processing of thoughts and feelings about an incident, a meeting
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Troy E. Herstine 08-25-13 Course: XMGT/216 Organizational Ethics and Social Responsibility Assignment: Business Ethics Reflection Instructor: Stefanie Hopson Business Ethics Reflection Riordan Manufacturing is a global company with three locations around the world that produce plastic beverage containers, as well as custom plastic parts and plastic fan parts. Riordan Manufacturing is a fortune 1000 company with revenues that exceed over 1 billion dollars, and employs around
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Business Ethics Reflection Matthew Todd XMGT/216 4/22/12 Mike Ishmael Business Ethics Reflection Matthew Todd XMGT/216 4/22/12 Mike Ishmael In my previous job, there was a couple of ethical dilemmas I had over a period of time, but I’m only choosing one of them to focus on in this paper. This situation involved me catching another co-worker stealing products from the shop. I didn’t say anything at first because I thought maybe this person had gotten permission to use these items. I
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Business Ethics Reflection Russell Meyer XMGT /216 May 22, 2011 Mark Eutsler Business Ethics Reflection Journal Entry – May 21, 2011 It is amazing to me that we live in the 21st century and sexism is still a battle that has to be waged. My friend John is married to Gail, who is in the United States Air Force, and what she experienced recently is mind boggling. I have seen numerous commercials for the United States Air Force promoting how “advanced” they are however I guess in some ways they
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