Exemplar
Reflective practice: A critical incident
Jin Xiong Lian
New Graduate Program, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney NSW
PP: 217
Abstract
Reflection identifies one's professional capabilities, increases knowledge of self and improves understanding and management of patients. Conducting reflective practice is conducive to professional development and growth. A complex medical and nursing management of a psychiatric emergency is illustrated through this critical incident. Psychiatric nurses play a key role in de-escalating the aggressive behaviour of psychotic patients. Through reflection, the basic tools of psychiatric nurses are reviewed and the prime components of psychiatric therapy are discussed.
Keywords
reflection, reflective practice, communication, therapeutic relationships

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