Reflective Practice

Question 1

why is reflection important

Answer 1

• profession/student expectation
• self assessment
• demonstrates a commitment to lifelong learning

Question 2

what is reflective practice

Answer 2

the purposeful and recurring inspection of thoughts, feelings, and occurrences that coordinate with experiences during practice

Question 3

benefits of reflection to the nurse (5)

Answer 3

• improved critical thinking
• empowerment
• greater self awareness
• reflect on personal biases and beliefs
• person and professional growth

Question 4

benefits of reflection to the client

Answer 4

• improved quality of care

- improved client outcomes

Question 5

conditions that promote reflection (5)

Answer 5

• belief that lifelong learning is essential to nursing
• willingness to learn
• motivation to change
• open mindedness
• courage to act

Question 6

barriers to reflection (5)

Answer 6

• time constraints
• not remembering full situation
• culture of the unit
• lack of mentors
• power inequities

Question 7

reflection in action: reflection

Answer 7

• nurses ability to read the patient and how they are responding to the intervention
• adjust the interventions based on the assessment

Question 8

reflection in action: reflecting after the fact

Answer 8

• how nurses learn from their experiences
• contributes to their ongoing clinical knowledge development and their capacity for clinical judgment in future situations

Question 9

Gibbs’s reflective cycle

Answer 9

1) descriptions
2) feelings
3) evaluation
4) conclusions
5) action

Question 10

description

Answer 10

• when & where?
• your role?
• what happened?
• who else?
• what did you and others do?
• result?

Question 11

Feelings

Answer 11

• before?
• during?
• after?
• what do you think other people were feeling?
• what do you think now?

Question 12

evaluation

Answer 12

• positive?
• negative?
• what went well?
• what didn’t go well?
• what did you and others contribute?

Question 13

action

Answer 13

• develop plan to make changes

- commit to taking action