• DOI:10.6084/M9.FIGSHARE.1485543.V1
• Corpus ID: 33793427

Reflective Practice: Implication for Nurses

@inproceedings{Iosr2015ReflectivePI,
  title={Reflective Practice: Implication for Nurses},
  author={Journals Iosr and Esther Oluwatoyin Famutimi},
  year={2015}
}

• Journals Iosr, E. Famutimi
• Published 2015
• Medicine

Reflective practice is a frequently used but inadequately defined concept in nursing. This may be attributed to the inadequate conceptualisation of the process of reflection. This paper agreed that now is an appropriate time to critically examine the notion of reflective practice and maintains that there is a need for more robust debate and research into the nature of reflection in nursing. Although reflective practice has been identified as a valuable tool to help nurses recognise their own strengths and weaknesses, even though many still find it difficult to embrace. This article dispels some of the myths surrounding reflective practice and offers examples on how it can benefit nurses both on personal and professional level. The study however observed that reflective practice is associated with learning from experience, and is viewed as an important strategy for health professionals who embrace lifelong learning. This paper extensively examined the attraction of reflective practice to different interest groups and concludes by examining the implication of reflective practice for nurses.