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Introduction
Quinn (2000) states that reflection is to recollect a past experience and the feelings it produced. Bolton (2005) believes that when using reflection to supplement a learning experience;
“Effective reflection and reflectivity does not allow anything to be taken for granted” (Bolton, 2005, Pg 66)
McCabe and Timmins (2006) support this view and go further to suggest that if reflection is solely the work of one person with no input from others there could be missing information and a lack of reality.
Reflective practice is the application of the skills of reflection to improve professional practice through self assessment by identifying learning and development needs to modify practice or improve competence (Kottkamp 1996). Reflective practice requires critical appraisal of experiences and the understanding gained through it adds to the individuals knowledge base (Ashby 2006).
Wilding (2008) warns that the process of reflective practice within nursing may highlight a lack of skill, which may damage a nurse’s confidence……………………..
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Models of Reflection
Siviter (2008) points out that by using a model of reflection as a guide the practitioner can find the process of reflecting easier. Johns (2004) cautions that a model could become a prison that the practitioner tries to fit into rather than a tool to make sense of a situation. The author would suggest that a model should be used as a framework by which reflection is structured, but not followed as a rigid guide which could hamper the practitioner’s reflective account. Bolton (2005) supports this by implying that a less structured approach instead of a restrictive framework would be more suited to helping the practitioner develop within the health care...
Introduction
Quinn (2000) states that reflection is to recollect a past experience and the feelings it produced. Bolton (2005) believes that when using reflection to supplement a learning experience;
“Effective reflection and reflectivity does not allow anything to be taken for granted” (Bolton, 2005, Pg 66)
McCabe and Timmins (2006) support this view and go further to suggest that if reflection is solely the work of one person with no input from others there could be missing information and a lack of reality.
Reflective practice is the application of the skills of reflection to improve professional practice through self assessment by identifying learning and development needs to modify practice or improve competence (Kottkamp 1996). Reflective practice requires critical appraisal of experiences and the understanding gained through it adds to the individuals knowledge base (Ashby 2006).
Wilding (2008) warns that the process of reflective practice within nursing may highlight a lack of skill, which may damage a nurse’s confidence……………………..
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Models of Reflection
Siviter (2008) points out that by using a model of reflection as a guide the practitioner can find the process of reflecting easier. Johns (2004) cautions that a model could become a prison that the practitioner tries to fit into rather than a tool to make sense of a situation. The author would suggest that a model should be used as a framework by which reflection is structured, but not followed as a rigid guide which could hamper the practitioner’s reflective account. Bolton (2005) supports this by implying that a less structured approach instead of a restrictive framework would be more suited to helping the practitioner develop within the health care...