Health Assessment (HEAS1000)

When reflecting on your practice, you should evaluate your performance according to the following:

· Describe one thing that went well in the Hand Hygiene lab practice. Provide rationale (explain why).

· Identify what did not go as well as you had planned: for example, were you able to complete all assessments within the expected timeframe? Provide rationale (explain why).

· Based on what was identified as requiring improvement, identify one future modification.

When reflecting on your practice, you should evaluate your performance according to the following:

· Describe one thing that went well in the PPE lab practice. Provide rationale (explain why).

· Identify what did not go as well as you had planned: for example, were you able to complete all assessments within the expected timeframe? Provide rationale (explain why).

· Based on what was identified as requiring improvement, identify one future modification.

why do nurses conduct health assessment

Describe (150 words) Reflect on your undergraduate clinical placements and describe a safety concern you encountered. How was this dealt with? Were you or other nurses able to speak up for safety? 

Analyse (300 words) Identify one (1) contextual variable that may have influenced the environment this safety concern occurred in. Critique this variable and propose one (1) organisational system/process/culture shift that may address it so that a similar concern does not occur again (e.g.: Melbourne Health’s Safety Culture Program, Speaking Up for Safety at Mercy Health, or the Just Culture framework by Safer Care Victoria). 

Action (200 words) What role will you play as a graduate nurse in promoting a workplace culture of safety? Identify two (2) personal factors that will be crucial in your practice to promote a culture in which you can speak up for safety.