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Reflective cycle after watching video of Miss Colorado speaking about the role of the Nurse. Introduction It is very important that we develop a reflective style in nursing to improve our nursing practice. For the reflective process I will be using the Gibbs reflective process which is a six stage process of description, feelings/thoughts, evaluation, analys is, conclusion and action plan CITATION GGi88 \l 3081 (Briggs, 2012) . There are a large number of models to choose from, the Gibbs method allows for a clear description of situation, an expression of how you felt about the situation and an analysis and plan to make sense of the situation CITATION Jay12 \l 3081 (Jayatilleke Mackie, 2012) CITATION Som04 \l 3081 (Sommerville Keeling, 2004) . Reflection is a skill which helps us develop as nurses and make us improve our practices in nursing and utilize the knowledge that we have gained in class, and begin to perfect it in practice. Description: The YouTube video has Miss Colorado describing her role as a nurse and discussing that "one patient that reminds them of why they became a nurse in the first place". Her story is of Joe who was an Alzheimer's patient and is so touched by her care that he says to her she has changed his life and she is more than just a nurse. Miss Colorado reflects on this conversation and realizes she is more than just a nurse, she is a comforter and a life saver, not just a number. Ms. Colorado somewhat downplays her role when compared to other health professionals and makes it seem small in proportion to other health care professionals and to the role of doctors. When Joe says to her can you change the medication for me , and can change the treatment status for me she said I am just the Nurse , I am not your doctor. This is an odd description of the situation given that she walks on to the stage with a stethoscope, implying some role in the monitoring and reporting of the health status and treatment effectiveness of the current health intervention. Her discussion concerns the actions of a good nurse, and in particular that of "patient centered care" which has been identified by the Institute of Medicines, quality chasm' report as one of the six key elements of the New Health Care System CITATION Eps11 \l 3081 (Epstein Street, 2011) . The role of the nurse is a critical element in the process of patient centered care and their role is equal to all other members of a multidisciplinary health team despite the difficulties and skepticism that many nurses have for multidisciplinary team work CITATION Atw06 \l 3081 (Ke, et al., 2013) . Feelings I felt that the speech was very emotive and true and also she managed to get a very positive response from the audience. I was drawn in by her story of Joe as it reminded me of the very human element of our jobs, and many of the patients and families that I have come into contact with . She mentions her impact on Joe but of course does not go into much detail as to the role of modern nurses. She was trying to be empathetic to the patient in the video which I feel is very important however much of the description does not match my personal experience of the nursing profession, and possibly does not give a real insight into modern nursing and the core role of nurses and their everyday experience. I felt the video gives a romantic view of what being a nurse is like and so lacks some realism. Good Feelings: At a patient care level, she demonstrates a lot of good qualities in terms of how she deals with Joe in that she is aware of the effect of his treatment on the people around him like his family and how this impacts on them which I feel is a very important trait for nurses and secondly, even though she has not mentioned about the role of every day nursing other than just holding Joes hand when he has night terrors, which is lacking in