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Reflection in Nursing Practice

Reflection in Nursing Practice. Rebecca Taylor (3 rd year student nurse). Learning outcomes…. Define reflection Understand reflection in nursing Recognise models for reflection. What is reflection?.

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Reflection in Nursing Practice

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  1. Reflection in Nursing Practice Rebecca Taylor (3rd year student nurse)

  2. Learning outcomes… • Define reflection • Understand reflection in nursing • Recognise models for reflection

  3. What is reflection? • “an active process of witnessing one’s own experience in order to take a closer look and explore it in depth”. (Amulya, 1999)

  4. Why do we reflect??? • “to develop strategies for survival throughout our lives”. (Jasper, 2003)

  5. Example… • A night out on the town… excessive alcohol intake!!

  6. Reflecting… • Description of the event • How this made you feel • Evaluating if it was good or bad • Analysing an area for learning • Coming to a conclusion • The changes you might make

  7. Analysis of alcohol... • What is it? • How much should I drink? • Are there any short term or long term effects? • How does it affect me physically or psychologically?

  8. Reflection in nursing practice… • “a process of reviewing an experience of practice in order to describe, analyse and evaluate, and so, inform learning from practice”. (Reid, 1993)

  9. An example from practice… • An incidence of poor patient care in the operating theatre.

  10. Reflection models… • Gibb’s model (1988)

  11. Analysis of advocacy… • What is advocacy? • Your responsibility as a nurse. • What elements need to be present? • What barriers can inhibit advocacy? • Understanding facilitates a change in practice

  12. Any questions???

  13. References… • Amulya, J. (1999) What is reflective practice? Centre for Reflective Community Practice. MIT. • Gibbs, G. (1988) Learning by doing: A guide to teaching and learning methods. Oxford. Oxford Polytechnic. • Jasper, M. (2003) Beginning reflective practice. In: Foundations in Nursing and Healthcare. Nelson Thornes. • Johns, C. (1994) Guided reflection. In: Palmer, A. Burns, S. and Bulman, C. (eds) Reflective practice in nursing: The growth of the professional practitioner. Oxford. Blackwell Science. • Reid, B. (1993) But we’re already doing it! Exploring a response to the concept of reflective practice in order to improve it’s facilitation. Nurse Education Today.13 pp. 305-309. • Stephenson, S. (2000) Exemplars of reflection. In: Burns, S. and Bulman, C. (eds) Reflective practice in nursing: The growth of the professional practitioner. Oxford. Blackwell Science. • Somerville, D. and Keeling, A. (2004) A practical approach to promote reflective practice within nursing [online] Available from: http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/204502.article [accessed: 10th June 2011].

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