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Patricia B Griffith1, Bette Mariani, Michelle M Kelly

  • 1About the Authors Patricia B. Griffith, PhD, CRNP, ACNP-BC, is advanced senior lecturer, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Bette Mariani, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN, is vice dean of academic affairs and a professor, Villanova University M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing, Villanova, Pennsylvania. Michelle M. Kelly, PhD, CRNP, CNE, FAANP, is associate professor, Villanova University M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing. Dr. Mariani, Research Briefs editor for Nursing Education Perspectives , had no role in the review or selection of this article. This work was supported by the National League for Nursing Education Scholarship and the Pennsylvania Higher Education Nursing Schools Association Nursing Education Research funding. For more information, contact Dr. Griffith at pgriffit@nursing.upenn.edu .

Nursing Education Perspectives
|July 5, 2023
PubMed
Summary

Structured reflection did not significantly change diagnostic reasoning competency in nurse practitioner students. However, participants found the strategy beneficial for improving diagnostic accuracy and verification.

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