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Reflecting on clinical practice: hectoring talk or reality?

E C Carr

    Journal of Clinical Nursing
    |September 1, 1996
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    Reflection is a valuable tool for nurses to explore clinical practice, bridging the gap between theory and practice. It helps generate nursing theory from real-world experiences, enhancing professional knowledge.

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    Area of Science:

    • Nursing
    • Clinical Practice
    • Professional Development

    Background:

    • Reflection is a key tool for practitioners to analyze clinical practice.
    • Bridging the theory-practice gap is a persistent challenge in nursing education and practice.
    • Generating theory from practice is essential for advancing nursing knowledge.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To review the background and relevance of reflection in nursing.
    • To explore how reflection can reduce the theory-practice gap.
    • To examine the role of reflection in generating nursing theory from clinical practice.

    Main Methods:

    • Literature review on reflection in nursing.
    • Analysis of clinical practice exemplars.
    • Application of Carper's 'Patterns of Knowing' framework.

    Main Results:

    • Reflection provides a framework for understanding nursing knowledge embedded in practice.
    • Carper's 'Patterns of Knowing' can be used to identify and articulate tacit nursing knowledge.
    • Critical discussion of the reflection process based on author's experience.

    Conclusions:

    • Reflection is crucial for developing nursing knowledge and practice.
    • Integrating reflection into practice can enhance theoretical understanding and application.
    • The 'Patterns of Knowing' framework offers a valuable lens for analyzing reflective practice in nursing.

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