End of my 5th week

Well my tutor came out to see me in practice and it has forced me to think about the work I need to complete before Christmas:

One workbook containing 4 500word essays
a reflective essay
an essay on the care given by a different branch of nursing
and an exam

I have almost completed a first draft of the reflective essay using Kolbs learning cycle and my reflective diary pages.

I have finished a first draft of the other essay.

I have yet to begin revising for the exam, which I am worried about but have enough time scheduled into my timetable once my placement is over.

I just have the workbook essays which I plan to do over these next four days.

Phew.

After the meeting with my tutor in which my mentor and co-mentor were both unable to attend I looked through my competencies and the evidence I have gathered to pass them. I began to write page numbers on them i.e my reflective diary pages are numbered R1.21a (R=reflective, 1=year 1, 2=placement two, 1=the week number this this will go up to eight, and a,b or c to relate to what shift it is that week since I do three).

After this I looked at what competencies I did not have evidence for. I then thought about what skills I had learned so far and was confident in, what skills I felt I needed more practice in, what skills I would like to begin practicing and what skills I had not yet witnessed. This sheet can then be a discussion point for the next chat I have with my mentor.

The types of evidence I have gathered are: observation charts I have wrote in, fluid charts, witness statements, mini reports, information sheets I have found and my reflective diary pages.