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Would you like to develop some strategies to manage knowledge deficits, near misses and mistakes in practice?
Are you looking to improve your reflective writing for your portfolio, essays or assignments?
Reflective practice enables us to make sense of, and learn from, the experiences we have each day and if nurtured properly can provide skills that will you come to rely on throughout your nursing career. Using clear language and insightful examples, scenarios and case studies the third edition of this popular and bestselling book shows you what reflection is, why it is so important and how you can use it to improve your nursing practice.
Key features:
· Clear and straightforward introduction to reflection directly written for nursing students and new nurses
· Full of activities designed to build confidence when using reflective practice
· Each chapter is linked to relevant NMC Standards and Essential Skills Clusters
List of contents
Introduction
What is meant by reflection and reflective practice?
Lifewide and lifelong learning and reflection
Autobiographical reflection and learning
Reflective models and frameworks
Creating space for reflection
Reflection and reflexivity
The reflective practitioner
Guided reflection and reflecting with others
Reflective writing
Using new media for reflecting
Critical reflection
About the author
Lioba Howatson-Jones is a Senior Lecturer in Nursing and Applied Clinical Studies at Canterbury Christ Church University, where she teaches on preregistration, postregistration and Masters level courses. She has taught at the University since 2003 and has a particular interest in reflective practice and person-centred care. Her research interests include nurses' learning and inclusion of carers' perspectives within patient assessment. Lioba has published on these and other clinical topics since 1999 and completed a PhD in Education in 2010.
Summary
This is an excellent resource to introduce nursing students to the importance of reflection. It is easy to read and guides and assists the nursing students to see just how importance reflective practice is in nursing.' Mark Wheatley, Nursing and Midwifery, University of Teesside
