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Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care

Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care

Published on: February 16, 2011

Reflective practice in nursing care: embedded assumptions in qualitative studies.

Christine Gustafsson¹, Margareta Asp, Ingegerd Fagerberg

¹Department of Neurobiology, Caring Science and Society, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. christine.gustafsson@mdh.se

International Journal of Nursing Practice

|May 24, 2007

Summary

Reflective practice (RP) is crucial for ethical nursing care. This meta-study synthesized qualitative research, revealing that assumptions about RP in nursing are primarily theoretical, emphasizing constructivist epistemology and learning from experience.

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Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care

Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care

Published on: February 16, 2011

Area of Science:

Nursing
Qualitative Research
Healthcare Practice

Background:

Reflective practice (RP) is recognized as valuable in nursing care.
Understanding registered nurses' RP is essential for improving patient outcomes.
Existing research often focuses empirically on RP, but underlying assumptions require synthesis.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze current qualitative research on reflective practice in nursing care.
To synthesize knowledge and understanding of registered nurses' reflective practice.
To identify embedded assumptions influencing the interpretation of RP in nursing.

Main Methods:

Meta-study synthesis approach.
Analysis of qualitative studies on reflective practice in nursing.
Identification and examination of embedded assumptions in research.

Main Results:

Assumptions about reflective practice in nursing care are predominantly theory-based.
The reflective movement in nursing is largely rooted in constructivist epistemology.
Learning from experience is a key component of reflective practice.

Conclusions:

Individual nurses' reflective practice capability is vital for ethical and holistic nursing care.
Further research should explore the theoretical underpinnings of reflective practice in nursing.
Synthesized knowledge can enhance the application and understanding of reflective practice.