Transforming Nursing Through Reflective Practice

Reflective practice has been widely adopted as a successful methodfor developing nursing. The second edition of TransformingNursing through Reflective Practice provides a wealth of newinsights from practitioners actively involved in reflectivepractice in nursing research, education, clinical practice andpractice development.This invaluable book enables nurses to continually evaluatetheir own practice in order to inform their approaches toreflection; critique, develop and monitor their professionalpractice; and thereby improve the quality of their patient care.There is a greater emphasis in the new edition on transformingpractice, the research base for reflective practice and groundingthe reflective process in clinical practice.* Examines the contribution of reflective practice tonursing* Enables nurses to continually develop their practice and improvepatient care* Includes insights from many areas of clinical practice* Explores the role of reflection in clinical supervision andresearch studies* Examines the role of narrative and reflective dialogue inreflective practice

Foreword by Jean Watson.List of Contributors.1. Expanding the Gates of Perception.2. Evidence, Memory and Truth: Towards a DeconstructiveValidation of Reflective Practice.3. Living Relational Ethics in Health Care.4. Reflective Practice and Socratic Dialogue.5. Clinical Supervision in the Context of Custodial Care.6. Developing Prison Health Care through ReflectivePractice.7. Voice as a Metaphor for Transformation throughReflection.8. Reflexivity and Intersubjectivity in Clinical Supervision: Onthe Value of Not-knowing.9. The Beast and the Star: Resolving Contradictions withinEveryday Practice.10. Using Reflection in Complementary Therapies: CriticalReflection and Pain Management.11. Creating Sacred Space: A Journey to the Soul.12. Constructing the Reflexive Narrative.Index