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Use of reflective practice in introducing change on the management of pain in a paediatric setting
1School of Health Studies, University of Bradford, UK.
Aim:
The paper describes the application of a reflective model devised by the author, in the management of paediatric pain within a district hospital.
Background:
The issue of bridging the theory-practice gap in nursing has encapsulated the workings of both nurse practitioners and theorists for many years, not least in the management of paediatric pain.
Methods:
The reflective model, divided into seven stages, demonstrates the way in which reflective practice and management of change can be integrated.
Findings:
Applying this model highlighted nurses' concern themselves with a theory-practice gap, but was also evident of a theory (practice knowledge)-theory (official scientific knowledge) gap that needs to be acknowledged.
Conclusion:
It is predicted that the integration of reflective practice with management of change will be useful to nurse practitioners and theorists alike who have sought to address the issue of a theory-practice gap in nursing by embracing the concept of reflective practice.
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