Now that I have come to the end of my placement i thought I’d do a summary of my main reflections from my time at placement.
1. I now feel happy and confident taking health screenings on my own, not only has this meant I’ve met my overall placement aim but achieved something which required me to push myself out of my comfort zone.
2. While my feedback to clients will continue to improve with more experience reflecting back from week one to week three I can see how much more not only fluent but to the point my feedback to clients has become.
3. My overall technique and confidence for when taking blood has increased. I’m not only able to do it quicker and usually within one attempt but I now don’t doubt that I’m doing it right or embarrassed when I occasionally do get it wrong.
4. My overall knowledge around each area of testing has increased and I now know just about all the normative data off the top of my head without having to look at the booklet.
5. I have found a new area I enjoy doing and one which I would consider doing once I finish University.
6. I have learnt a furthermore insight into what its like to be a police officer and why many of them end up turning to fast food due to not having any protected breaks. Thereby I can see how it is much harder for them to have healthy eating and exercise habits
Overall I can say that I have fully enjoyed my placement and the experiences and skills I have learnt from it have not only further extended my knowledge, understanding and confidence but also shown me some thing I enjoy doing.
Eleanor James 