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Assignment - Human Reflection Paper
Description - Reflection - In a Microsoft Word document, respond to the self-reflection questions below. Include a title page in APA format using the title iHuman Reflection Week 5. In 2-3 paragraphs, respond substantively to all required reflection questions. Analyze your personal strengths and areas for growth.
The process of clinical reasoning may seem opaque and even mysterious to beginning students. Experienced clinicians often think quickly, with little overt or conscious effort. They differ widely in personal style, communication skills, clinical training, experience, and expertise. Some clinicians may find it difficult to explain the logic behind their clinical thinking. As you gain experience, your clinical reasoning will begin at the outset of the patient encounter, not at the end. Reflect on the clinical reasoning you used during this virtual patient encounter. Describe the steps taken to identify and interpret the key findings in this case. What are some "lessons learned" within the assessment that you can apply to your professional practice as a provider?
This is from the associated section of the grading rubric:
1. Respond to all required reflection questions
2. Respond substantively
3. Analyze personal strengths
4. Analyze areas for growth
5. Include title page
A minimum of two thorough/substantive paragraphs can meet the elements of the assignment. The first paragraph should address (substantively) the steps taken to identify and interpret the key findings for the virtual patient in this case that helped you develop your clinical reasoning and differential diagnoses (DDx) list for this virtual patient and how you arrived at the virtual patient's final diagnosis (include your DDx list & how you ruled out problems on the list to arrive at the final diagnosis for the virtual patient). The second paragraph should address (substantively) "lessons learned" about the development of clinical reasoning and a differential diagnoses list within the assessment of this virtual patient and how you can apply this to your professional practice as a provider.
For your reference you can use Chapter 5 Clinical Reasoning, Assessment, and Plan
and/or
Rogers, J. & Schallmo, M. (2021). Understanding the most commonly billed diagnoses in primary care: Abdominal pain. The Nurse Practitioner, 46(1), 13-20.