teacher during the classes, for example, penalize the student with a low grade. Next, the teacher understands that such a response will not lead to a productive outcome, or even can aggravate the situation. Therefore, the teacher tries to develop competencies, or, alternative approaches of how the student can be motivated or encouraged to work hard during the lesson, and thus consults with the mentor. This step leads to the next level of reflection, which is constructing the beliefs, or workable solutions
411), or, actions which occur without reflection. Therefore, gestalt level helps the teacher to form a holistic, general perception regarding the teaching,
the role of a mentor when assessing student accurately. Supporting, assessing, teaching, accountability and the barriers which hinder the accurate assessment will be discussed. A mentor is someone who can assess, teach, support and facilitate the learning needs of a student in a clinical placement (NMC 2008). There are so many roles of a mentor assessing, adviser, role model, problem solver, teacher, support, organiser and planner. Mentors have the responsibility of assessing students accurately by
Enabling Professionalism reflection This is a reflection on continuing professional and personal development in practice. This reflection is to allow me to improve profeesionally with supportive, evidence based literature and to enable me to evaluate the impact my professional behaviour as a student and future midwife. My learning need is to focus on the importance of professional behaviour when on placement and working with women, their families and members of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT)
the students. It is an effective way to enhance the critical thinking skills because the students can think before say anything to others to avoid misunderstanding. Problem solving Everyone experiences problems from time to time. Some of our problems are big and complicated, while others may be more easily solved. There is no shortage of challenges and issues that can arise on the job. Whether in an office or on a construction site, experiencing difficulties with the tasks at hand or with coworkers
Reflection on Medication Administration Description (Competency 3j) I have looked over my moral development regarding medicine administration and have noticed there is the need for improved and has been agreed with my mentor to write a piece of reflection to identify areas of concern Feelings One of the major concern is the pace of dispensing and the time spent used to open charts and allocate them is one of my weakness. Although I am learner I need to back up the pace of dispensing so that patient
process: Mentoring is a non-hierarchical, reciprocal relationship between mentors and mentees who work towards
Tunkara –Bah Lecturer department of Nursing, University of the Gambia Ph.D Student, Department of Nursing, University of Benin, Nigeria Correspondence Haddy Tunkara-Bah C/o School of Nursing and Midwifery P.o. box 435 Banjul, the Gambia Email: htbah@utg.edu.gm Abstract Clinical training which is part of nursing education and professional development takes place under the direction and supervision of a trained supervisor or mentor with higher qualification in the nursing profession. However, it seems
com/watch?v=dY2mRM4i6tY . It really made me think about how we are educating our students. In reflection of this week, I see how we are setting our students up to be just like the young lady in the interview. We are not teaching the students how to critically think or how to learn but are teaching them how to take a test. This video made me think even harder about my decision to become a teacher. I want my students to learn how to learn and how to think for themselves, not just be able to answer
legitimate voice in curriculum and unit planning. This will ensure that there is a connection between what the students are being thought and the spiritual lives of their families. The family