In this reflection, you will be examining your perceptions of the nurse in the role of collecting and assessing information. Make sure you spend some time thinking about the answers to these questions before writing.Provide clear and personal examples.Include insights gained from reading assignments, information provided in lecture, and material read in nursing journals. At least 1 resource must be a journal article (not an editorial, more than 1 page long) from an U.S. nursing journal not more than 10 years old. The length must be at least 1 page and not more than 3 (excluding cover and reference pages). Responses should be clear, thoughtful, and organized. Divide the paper into sections (paragraphs – not numbered by question; omit the question) as identified in the following criteria. Include APA format with in- text citations, a reference list and a cover page. NO QUOTES – this is a short paper. PLEASE COPY AND PASTE THE RUBRIC TO THE BOTTOM OF YOUR PAPER.

Criteria

1.Identify communication skills that you have acquired this quarter and will help you conduct interviews and gather information. Include personal experiences that you have had interviewing/acquiring information from people to gather information either for your health history or for work purposes.

2. What communication methods do you use that hinder your ability to gather information? What can you do to overcome these? Include personal experiences that you have had interviewing/acquiring information from people to gather information again for your health history or for work purposes.

3. Discuss what you have you learned so far in this course that will help you conduct effective health assessments? (Do not include communication since it was discussed above) Specifically, discuss at least 2 physical health assessment skills (such as where to listen for heart sounds) and 2 areas of knowledge (such as how to identify human trafficking).

4. What areas of assessment do you still want to learn or practice more?

Rubric:

APA formatted with in text citations, cover & reference pages (3)

Utilized data from at least 1 U.S. nursing journal article (3)

1-3 pages in length; clearly organized into 4 identified sections (1)

Correct spelling and grammar (1)