Demonstrate knowledge development & application to practice situating the skill/ proficiency in the wider assessment process and highlighting how your practice has developed.

SIGNS OF MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL DISTRESS INCLUDING AGITATION, AGGRESSION AND CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR.

Annexe B nursing procedure to be use for the reflective assignment.
Reflective self- assessment written essay, 2500 words. Academic style writing, apart from the reflective self-assessment sections which need to be written in 1st person writing style, use and do not breaching confidentiality.

Only use Harvard referencing style and credible sources such as NICE, RCN, NPSA, CINAHL,
JOURNAL ARTICLES, etc. References should be ten years old or less, all UK sources please.

If quotes are used, they should support the discussion and should be stated alone. Quotes
longer than 3 or 4 lines should be rarely used and if they are included, they should be indented and single-spaced and appropriately referenced. This assignment will be checked for plagiarism.
Undertake literature review to uncover the underpinning theories and evidence that supports the nursing practice e.g. why do we do what we do? why do we do it in that particular way?

Write a reflective self-assessment demonstrating the professional development of a
proficiency / skill from Annexe B .
State clearly in the introduction the topic which is – signs of mental and emotional distress including agitation, aggression, and challenging behaviour.

Assessment brief:
Driscoll reflective model  To be included.
Select one of the proficiencies and skills that you have been taught during the module and have practiced during your placement.
Using a SWOT analysis, self-assess your knowledge and proficiency at the start of the year. SWOT .
Select and appraise the appropriate underpinning evidence for the skills / proficiency.
Demonstrate knowledge development & application to practice situating the skill/ proficiency in the wider assessment process and highlighting how your practice has developed.