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Reflections on caring narratives: enhancing patterns of knowing.

Karen Moore Schaefer1

  • 1Temple University College of Allied Health, Department of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Nursing Education Perspectives
|December 31, 2002
PubMed
Summary

Reflecting on caring narratives helps graduate nursing students deepen their understanding of caring and enhance their professional knowing. This reflective practice fosters self-care, moral responsibility, and a clearer definition of caring in nursing.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Education
  • Qualitative Research
  • Professional Development

Background:

  • Graduate nursing students require methods to deepen their understanding of caring.
  • Esthetic knowing and the meaning of caring are crucial in nursing practice.
  • Reflection on personal experiences is a valuable learning tool.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore how reflecting on caring narratives enriches graduate nursing students' esthetic knowing.
  • To help students acquire a deeper meaning of caring through narrative reflection.
  • To identify the value and fulfillment derived from reflective practice in nursing education.

Main Methods:

  • Content analysis of 68 caring encounters.
  • Data collected from five classes of graduate nursing students over five semesters.

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  • Analysis focused on context, process, and fulfillment in caring narratives.

    • Main Results:

    • Students identified fulfillment through self-care reflection.
    • Recognized the complexities of emotional attachment in caring.
    • Understood caring as a moral responsibility and a continuous learning process.
    • Reflecting on encounters helped define caring.

    Conclusions:

    • Graduate nursing students can enhance multiple ways of knowing through reflection.
    • Reflective practice deepens the understanding and meaning of caring.
    • Narrative reflection is a powerful method for nursing education and professional growth.