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Reflection, the way to professional development?

Christine Gustafsson1, Ingegerd Fagerberg

  • 1Lecturer, Department of Caring and Public Health Sciences, Mälardalen University, Eskilstuna, Sweden. christine.gustafsson@mdh.se

Journal of Clinical Nursing
|March 11, 2004
PubMed
Summary

Registered Nurses (RNs) gain advantages in nursing care through reflection. Understanding RNs’ reflections and their professional development implications can enhance patient care and express tacit knowledge.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing
  • Professional Development
  • Qualitative Research

Background:

  • Limited understanding of Registered Nurses' (RNs) reflection content and implications.
  • Need to explore how RNs deal with reflections in daily practice.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Describe RNs' experiences of reflection in nursing care situations.
  • Understand how RNs utilize reflection in daily work and its impact on professional development.

Main Methods:

  • Phenomenographic method utilizing interviews with four RNs.
  • Purposive sampling to select informants with relevant knowledge.

Main Results:

  • Categorized reflections: thinking back, mirroring, reflecting before/after, using experiences.

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  • Identified nursing care situations: ethical considerations, courage, imagination, empathy.
  • Consequences included meeting uniqueness, empathy, and professional development.

    • Conclusions:

    • Reflection enhances nursing care and professional development for RNs.
    • Encouraging reflection leads to improved patient care.
    • A model for professional development aids in evaluating observations and expressing tacit knowledge.