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  • Nursing
  • Healthcare Education
  • Professional Development

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  • Effective person-centred care requires nurses to learn from practice.
  • Reflection is a key skill for professional nursing development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To outline types and models of reflection for nurses.
  • To explain how nurses can develop reflection skills.
  • To demonstrate the application of reflection in nursing practice.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of reflection types and models.
  • Case study examples.
  • Description of reflective activities.

Main Results:

  • Identified reflection-in-action and reflection-on-action as key types.
  • Detailed several prominent reflection models.
  • Provided practical examples for skill development.

Conclusions:

  • Developing reflective practice enhances the quality of patient care.
  • Reflection is crucial for continuous improvement in nursing.
  • Nurses can utilize various techniques to foster reflective skills.