Reflection On Forgiveness

On completing the VIA Strengths Assessment Survey one of my top three strengths was forgiveness. This means forgiving those who have done wrong, accepting others’ shortcomings, giving people a second chance and not being vengeful (VIA Institute on Character 2018).

This core value was challenged by another nurse who in a snappy tone asked me to leave my patient and help to transfer her patient who was not at risk. My patient was impulsive and a high falls risk. I explained the situation and I would help her when my patient was safe. The nurse then berated me in front of my patient stated I was smirking and stormed off.

I have identified embarrassment as being central to my critical reflection.

Application of reflective model

To demonstrate personal insight, I will use the

Reliving the incident repeatedly in your mind can affect how you feel, how you behave in public and your general mood. In most cases embarrassment won 't likely have a positive effect. Holding onto embarrassing situations can reduce your self-esteem and how you think of yourself in general (Keltner & Buswell

I would need to manage my emotions and the information sensitively to tackle a potential personality clash and deal with their grievances. By acting quickly, I would not give the impression that there is no problem, this will help to stop the problem becoming more entrenched or complicated. This will take self-belief, courage and good communication skills on my part. I believe that I learnt from this experience that the art of reflection and self-care is an important aspect for nurses to improve not only their clinical skills but personal skills as well and reflection does not come easy to