Reflective Practice Flashcards
1
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why is reflection important
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- profession/student expectation
- self assessment
- demonstrates a commitment to lifelong learning
2
Q
what is reflective practice
A
the purposeful and recurring inspection of thoughts, feelings, and occurrences that coordinate with experiences during practice
3
Q
benefits of reflection to the nurse (5)
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- improved critical thinking
- empowerment
- greater self awareness
- reflect on personal biases and beliefs
- person and professional growth
4
Q
benefits of reflection to the client
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- improved quality of care
- improved client outcomes
5
Q
conditions that promote reflection (5)
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- belief that lifelong learning is essential to nursing
- willingness to learn
- motivation to change
- open mindedness
- courage to act
6
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barriers to reflection (5)
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- time constraints
- not remembering full situation
- culture of the unit
- lack of mentors
- power inequities
7
Q
reflection in action: reflection
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- nurses ability to read the patient and how they are responding to the intervention
- adjust the interventions based on the assessment
8
Q
reflection in action: reflecting after the fact
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- how nurses learn from their experiences
- contributes to their ongoing clinical knowledge development and their capacity for clinical judgment in future situations
9
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Gibbs’s reflective cycle
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1) descriptions
2) feelings
3) evaluation
4) conclusions
5) action
10
Q
description
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- when & where?
- your role?
- what happened?
- who else?
- what did you and others do?
- result?
11
Q
Feelings
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- before?
- during?
- after?
- what do you think other people were feeling?
- what do you think now?
12
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evaluation
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- positive?
- negative?
- what went well?
- what didn’t go well?
- what did you and others contribute?
13
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action
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- develop plan to make changes
- commit to taking action
