... nursing practice in this domain of nursing arising from a need to consider my practice in a thoughtful and critical way in meeting the individual needs of my patient. Caring is central to human expertise, to curing and to healing and in that manner is a fundamental way of being in the world (Webb, 1996). I feel if I understand this key relational expression of human concern I would be better equipped to help my patients. As a nursing student the portfolio is used in assessment of my learning and competence in the nursing education. In this holistic approach to competence I have been taught to utilise reflection as a basis of developing my professional judgement, using Kolb's (1983) experiential learning cycle. Reflection in my course has been a way to empower me to become fully cognisant of my knowledge and actions to sustain myself in practice, nursing experiences, personal and ...

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