Reflective practice programme for registered nurses in training hospitals in Windhoek

Abstract

<p>Problems or incidents occurring in clinical settings are often seen as indicators of poor nursing care and even indicators of a lack of reflective practice skills. A qualitative, explorative, phenomenological, descriptive and contextual approach was conducted to explore and describe how reflective practice is practised by registered nurses in training hospitals in Windhoek. The findings revealed inadequate knowledge of reflective practice among registered nurses. Based on these findings the educational programme was developed to facilitate learning and application of reflective practice in clinical practice. This paper presents the description of an educational programme that was developed to facilitate learning and practice of reflective practice by registered nurses to make a difference to their patients’ care.</p>

The legacy of care as reflexive learning

“…In the light of the results found, the students seem to need orientation and continuous feedback to help them on their reflexive journey 12 . The awareness needs to be raised in the future professionals that daily actions should be accompanied by thoughts and reflections that grant meaning to this practice, in order to serve to improve care 13 . It is revealed that the reflexive focus in clinical tutoring helps the students, who lack professional experience, to turn these thoughts and reflections into words, which will be conscious and intentional at first but, over the years of professional experience 6 , 14 .…”