,,Reflection is a process of receiving practice experience in order to describe, analyze, evaluate and thus inform learning about practice ...'', said Reid (1993). was one of the specialty rotations in the second year of the general nursing program. From 7 February 2014 I began my work experience in Mental Health Unit 9A at Merlin Park Hospital in Galway. This specialized internship gave me the opportunity to work under the guidance of a preceptor, one of the licensed psychiatric nurses, with people suffering from mental health problems. To help me with this reflective practice mission, I chose the Gibbs Reflective Cycle model. It is divided into clear steps: description, feelings, evaluation, analysis, conclusion and action plan (Gibbs, 1988). This structure can help describe thoughts and feelings. The discussion will include my existing knowledge and evidence based on clinical competence. Following Cooney (1999), I will summarize my personal reflection and show how this situation impacted my personal and professional development as well as my future practice. To respect and protect patient confidentiality, names and contact details have been changed. DescriptionI was assigned to Unit 9A. This unit was built in the 1950s in the east side of Galway city. Its main objective is to provide treatment and rehabilitation of residents. The aim of the unit is to enable patients to achieve the highest possible level of functioning and provide them with the best quality of life (Galway University Hospitals, 2010). The first contact was not a pleasure for me. Old building. I remember a strong smell of cigarettes everywhere, even all the windows were open. It was my first psychiatric internship and I didn't know what...... middle of paper ...... a weight management program with dietary intake in schizophrenia was. Schizophrenia research. Flight. 96, issues 1 to 3, November 2007, pages 198 to 205.Elsevier9. Leach, MJ (2005) Report: A key to treatment success. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice Vol. 11, number 4, pages 262-265. Elsevier10. Miller, Del D. (2000) Review and management of clozapine side effects. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, Vol 61 (Suppl8), 2000, 14-17. Oxford: Further Education Unit.11. Reid, B (1993) “But we already do it” Exploring a response to the concept of reflective practice in order to improve its facilitation. Nurse Ed Today 13:305-30912. Ventura, J., Nuechterlein, KH, Subotnik, KL, Hardesty, JP, Mintz, J. (2000) Life events can trigger depressive exacerbation in early schizophrenia. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Vol 109(1), February 2000, 139-144.