Guidelines for completing Reflective Journal Reflective practice is a key component of College of Nurses of Ontario's Quality Assurance Program. Reflective practice is a conscious act in which individual examines their experiences, beliefs, values, behavior and knowledge and identifies areas for the change and improvement. It is a process that requires critical thinking and critical reflectivity. The college uses the acronym LEARN to guide the reflective practice process. Each reflection should be maximum 2 pages long and must contain 5 areas: Look back, Elaborate, Analyze, Revise and New perspective. 1. Look back at a recent meaningful and relevant practice event that you personally experienced within a last 2 weeks. 2. Elaborate and describe: - What happened during the event? - Who was involved? - How did you feel? - How do you think others felt? - What were the outcomes? - Select one professional standard from CNO professionals standards with 1 indicator that relates to the described event. 3. Analyze the outcomes: - Focus on a key issue in the identified event. - Compare and contrast the even with what you have learned. Analyze the event using scholarly nursing literature ( textbooks, CNO professional standards and best practice guidelines) to support your points. 4. Revise: - Revise your approach based on your review of the event and the selected literature and decide how, or if, you will change your approach. - Decide what worked well, how and why - Decide what would you change in your approach, how and why - This might involve asking others for ideas for dealing with similar situation next time or to identify a personal learning need. Guidelines for completing Reflective Journal DOCX 5. New Perspective - With your new learning, you may decide to try a new approach, leam more about the subject, develop a plan with defined strategies for the practice improvement, or decide that you handled the situation well. - Include recommendations for learning or actions in a similar situation. This may include anticipating or creating a situation in which you can then try out your new approach. Sample Weekly Reflection by Student Shdn't alhere to the basis primeiples of Infection. Prevention Centrol 1 have learned in the lab. 1 think the nurse was disappointcd with my practice as aell. 1 lase decided to improve ay Lnowledge application and tor analyre this evert. Analyzest Accending to Korier, et al. (2014) hand frygicne is " the single most effective infoctice jecvemtion and control measure one can implement" (p. 96e). Alcohod-hased hand nut (ABHR) kits microergatiems an the handb and is coesidcrod mote effoctive that soap and water in redocing hand contamination (Kevicr, et al. 2014). All bealheare prosensionals have lo andene so Four Moments of Hind Hygicne as per recoentnendatigens of Canadian Hospital Infection Centrol Associatioe (Kerice, ct al. 2014). The first noencet of Hand Ilygicne is cleaning hands befere initial ceetact with the cliems..

1. Guidelines for completing Reflective Journal Reflective practice is a key component of College
of Nurses of Ontario's Quality Assurance Program. Reflective practice is a conscious act in
which individual examines their experiences, beliefs, values, behavior and knowledge and
identifies areas for the change and improvement. It is a process that requires critical thinking and
critical reflectivity. The college uses the acronym LEARN to guide the reflective practice
process. Each reflection should be maximum 2 pages long and must contain 5 areas: Look back,
Elaborate, Analyze, Revise and New perspective. 1. Look back at a recent meaningful and
relevant practice event that you personally experienced within a last 2 weeks. 2. Elaborate and
describe: - What happened during the event? - Who was involved? - How did you feel? - How do
you think others felt? - What were the outcomes? - Select one professional standard from CNO
professionals standards with 1 indicator that relates to the described event. 3. Analyze the
outcomes: - Focus on a key issue in the identified event. - Compare and contrast the even with
what you have learned. Analyze the event using scholarly nursing literature ( textbooks, CNO
professional standards and best practice guidelines) to support your points. 4. Revise: - Revise
your approach based on your review of the event and the selected literature and decide how, or
if, you will change your approach. - Decide what worked well, how and why - Decide what
would you change in your approach, how and why - This might involve asking others for ideas
for dealing with similar situation next time or to identify a personal learning need. Guidelines for
completing Reflective Journal DOCX 5. New Perspective - With your new learning, you may
decide to try a new approach, leam more about the subject, develop a plan with defined strategies
for the practice improvement, or decide that you handled the situation well. - Include
recommendations for learning or actions in a similar situation. This may include anticipating or
creating a situation in which you can then try out your new approach. Sample Weekly Reflection
by Student Shdn't alhere to the basis primeiples of Infection. Prevention Centrol 1 have learned
in the lab. 1 think the nurse was disappointcd with my practice as aell. 1 lase decided to improve
ay Lnowledge application and tor analyre this evert. Analyzest Accending to Korier, et al. (2014)
hand frygicne is " the single most effective infoctice jecvemtion and control measure one can
implement" (p. 96e). Alcohod-hased hand nut (ABHR) kits microergatiems an the handb and is
coesidcrod mote effoctive that soap and water in redocing hand contamination (Kevicr, et al.
2014). All bealheare prosensionals have lo andene so Four Moments of Hind Hygicne as per
recoentnendatigens of Canadian Hospital Infection Centrol Associatioe (Kerice, ct al. 2014). The
first noencet of Hand Ilygicne is cleaning hands befere initial ceetact with the cliems. clicen's
cuvinonment, which I failled to dicionitrate. Coillfe of Nerses of Ontario lafection Prevention
and Control proctice standand clearly states that:" Nurses anderstand and apoly cvidence-tused
meabes to gecvent and control transmiscioe of micro-ofganisens that are likely to cause
infection" (CWOO, 2009, R4). Natses cae mest this roegeircment by "etherieg lo appevpriate
hand trygicne protocols - (CN 0,2009, P.A). As a student nurse I) an expected to utiline the best
available evidence. preferably practice guidelines (including pelicios and procedares) te peovide
safe and ceempeted patient eare. To maintain infection control measures is alwo an importane
pat of myy prodessional accountability. Reviue: In this situation my weakncss was inabulity to
apply my theoretical kevaledge to the practice and to adhere to the IPC hand hygiene policy. My
utrength was the ability to recognize and to cortect my own inistake. In the future 1 want so
preserve my ability so asept. pesitively conatructive fecdluack previded by staff members, my
instructor and lor my peeth. If onder to cnoure my peactice is consiateat with the IPC policies
and practice gaidelines, 1 need to: 1. Rcad again Chapter 34 focuaing on Infoction prevention
and Comtrol in Kourief. et al ( 2014 ) tewabook. 2. Wasch vidcus demensarating proper hand hy

2. giene iechniojue 3. Revies CNO IPC practice standards. 4. Ask my clinical instructor to give me
a fecoback. regarding my hand hygicne practice. 5. Work on strutegies to entrare proper hand
waking is asaays part of my routibe care without reminders. Vew Perspective: Irom this
ceperience I learned the impoctance of asthering to practice guidelines and professional
standands. I alwa learned the significance of hand by sicte it paticnt cafe. I am going to pay close
aticntion to my IIC practice and cmeare fo perfiom hand hygiene in all 4 moments of tand
hygiens, Specifically. 1 am poing to ensure so wah my hands at the first imoment. Rteference:
1.Collcge of Nurics of Ontano. (2009). Infintion Prrvintion and Control. Retaieved feoms:
hilpol/www.cno org) Global/docs/prac/41002_infoctive paif 2. Kowier, B. Erb, G., Berman, A,
Sayder, S.1. Brack. M. Wiy, L. E Stamler, L.L. (2014). Fandonentads of Candihas Muradeg:
Concopts, pracesas, and pmacrice i3) Cdn, ed.). Peatsent Toconto