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Published on: February 2, 2020
Using reflective writing to gain insight into practice with older people
1Care of the older person, royal west sussex nhs trust, chichester, and associate fellow Rcn gerontological nursing programme.
Abstract:
Much has been written about reflection and its potential to develop not only practitioners but an understanding of nursing practice and therapeutic working through theory that is embedded in practice ( Benner 1984 , Rolfe 1998 , 1996 , Schön 1991 ). A key skill needed by nurses is the ability to work in partnership with older people. To achieve this, it is important for nurses to be able to 'make sense' of their practice, and to understand their contribution in therapeutic working. Structured reflection can therefore be a tool to help nurses gain a greater insight not only into professional practice but into their working relationship with older people.
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