This is a guide, please follow it and use professional academic language.
Summative 2: Self-development action plan
For this assessment you are required to write a 1000 word reflective account based upon
your SWOT analysis of your strengths and limitations with regards to your personal and
professional development needs in the role of a professional registrant in contemporary
healthcare.
You may focus on your role as a future registrant more generally.
The reflective commentary and action plan for your ongoing development and support must
demonstrate achievement of Module Learning Outcome 3 and make clear links to NMC
Code (2018).
LOC 3: Demonstrate initiative and personal responsibility in relation to personal wellbeing
and lifelong learning.
You may use the following guide to format your self-development action plan:
Paragraph 1: Introduction (100 words):
State the aims of the reflective commentary (and what it is in theory)
Provide a rationale for your choice of a relevant reflective model which you will use to frame your reflective commentary.
use Gibbs’ Reflective Cycle with his 6 stages:
Description of the experience
Feelings and thoughts about the experience
Evaluation of the experience, both good and bad
Analysis to make sense of the situation
Conclusion about what you learned and what you could have done differently
Action plan for how you would deal with similar situations in the future, or general changes you might find appropriate.
Please go to: https://www.ed.ac.uk/reflection/reflectors-toolkit/reflecting-on-experience/gibbs-reflective-cycle
Include an outline of the relevance of SWOT analysis as a tool to identify personal and professional development needs in the role of a professional registrant.
Paragraph 2: Reflective Commentary (600 words):
Use the stages of the chosen reflective framework to structure the commentary and critical reflection.
In your reflection apply critical understanding of your role as a future registrant in practising in the context of professional, regulatory and legal frameworks within national health policy.
Please use NHS legal framework and NMC
In your reflection provide critical and analytical discussion on what resources, support and feedback you will require to ensure delivery of person-centred, safe and effective evidenced based care in a range of healthcare settings.
Please use those references evidence based (NICE guidelines, NHS guidelines, Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC), Royal Collage of Nursing (RCN))
Paragraph 3: Action Plan (200 words):
Discuss your action plan using SMART goals to prioritise your development needs in
transitioning to registrant to meet the requirements of The Code and to practice effectively
within national health policies, regulatory and legal frameworks.
According to NMC Code nurses have to be … , so I need to …
The Code available at: https://www.nmc.org.uk/globalassets/sitedocuments/nmc-publications/nmc-code.pdf
Paragraph 4: Conclusion (100 words):
Summarise the main points in your reflective commentary and action plan for personal and
professional development.
Include recommendations for ongoing reflective practice and, personal and professional
development.