Juvenile Diabetes: Reflective Essay Writing- Nursing Assignment

Internal Code: MAS1104

Nursing Assignment:

Scenario: An 8 year old boy and has just been diagnosed with juvenile diabetes. The ward he stays in is understaffed and is dealing with overflow patients from the adult ward. Registered Nurse Nicole is late as her car broke down. She is stressed about how to get home and wary that her colleague will be very irritable. Her colleague is very annoyed as in Nicole’s absence she has had to work twice as hard. When Nicole arrives the nurses conduct a handover before they try to address the backload of work. Nicole struggles with her stress and the busy workload and fails to follow protocol when giving the boy his medication. Question: This inter professional learning through simulation resource package consists of two components: an audiovisual resource and a supporting facilitator manual. In order to optimise the learning opportunities from this package it is recommended that participants are firstly introduced to the concepts of inter professional learning and human factors in health care.It needs to tell reader clear what the essay is about and what will be discussed in whole esssay. The specific learning competency areas for this scenario are:

1. Reflective practice
2. Interprofessional and client centred communication
3. Team functioning