Reflection in Nursing Practice
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Reflection in Nursing Practice
Rebecca Taylor
(3rd year student nurse)
Learning outcomes…
Define reflection
Understand reflection in nursing
Recognise models for reflection
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)
Why do we reflect???
“to develop strategies for survival
throughout our lives”.
(Jasper, 2003)
Example…
A night out on the town… excessive
alcohol intake!!
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
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?
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)
An example from practice…
An incidence of
poor patient care in
the operating
theatre.
Reflection models…
Gibb’s model (1988)
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
Any questions???
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. 305309.
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/nursingpractice/204502.article [accessed: 10th June 2011].