Nursing LibGuide

What's behind every healed patient? Critical thinking! This book provides the tools you need to become a safe, competent nurse. Critical thinking and clinical reasoning strategies come to life through the use of real-life scenarios and decision-making tools, all supported with evidence for why the strategies work.

The 3rd edition of the Reflective Practice book is particularly timely considering the current context of healthcare settings following the acute phase of a global pandemic. The public is aware that nursing is the heart, soul, and backbone of the healthcare profession. Nurse suffering is widespread, some nurses are stepping away, and both healthcare education and practice settings are called on to respond. This book provides a roadmap for how nurse educators can reimage learning environments and guide learners in developing competencies for building effective relationships, psychologically safe inclusive environments, and meaning and purpose. Educators, students, and nurses are invited to connect through meaning, purpose, ethics, and theory that grounds them in caring consciousness.

The Reflective Practice Guide offers an accessible introduction to engaging effectively in critical reflection, supporting all students in their development of the knowledge and skills needed to enhance their professional practice. This second edition has been thoroughly updated with new chapters emphasising the importance of personal growth, processing emotions, building resilience, and issues of diversity, intersectionality and positionality.

Reflection is key to making sense of your practice experiences. This book will build the reflective skills you need to succeed in your studies and to become a reflective practitioner. Learn the principles of reflective practice and how to apply them, enhancing your personal and professional development and ultimately the care you provide.