Impact of Reflective Thinking Intervention on Improving Pediatric Nursing Care

Abstract

Background: Reflection is a recent trend in medical and nursing education whether in teaching or treating. Aim: This study was aimed to evaluate the impact of reflective thinking intervention on improving nursing care given by nurses in pediatric critical care units. Materials and Method; The study was conducted at pediatric critical care units (SICU, NICU and ED) in pediatric hospital affiliated to Ain shams university hospitals. The subjects of the study contained 55 nurses and all available children used at the previously mentioned setting regardless their age, sex, level of education and qualification. Three types of tools were used to collect data, an interviewing questionnaire sheet, nursing core competencies clinical evaluation tool &educational supportive material. Results: About (23.6%) had competent level of nursing core competencies through nurses′ reflection at preprogram implementation compared to more than three quarters (78.2%) at post program implementation while elevated to 94.5% at follow up implementation of the program. Conclusion: There was highly statistically significant difference between pre, post and follow up for implementation of the program regarding nursing core competencies through nurses’ reflection and Nursing core competencies through instructor comments respectively. Encouraging linkage of nurses’ performance appraisal to the extent of their use of reflective thinking. Keywords: Reflective, Thinking, Pediatric, Nursing, Care