Becoming a Reflective Practitioner: A Reflective and Holistic Approach to Clinical Nursing, Practice Develment and Clinical Supervision

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The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers GOR001986905

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Von der hinteren Coverseite: Within health care, there are often new ideas emerging with new ways of regarding the management and development of clinical practice. In a short period of time, reflective practice has brought about a revolution within nursing. It has been embraced wholeheartedly as an effective approach to developing nursing care.

Becoming a Reflective Practitioner is a practical guide to developing a reflective approach to care in everyday practice. Christopher Johns lucidly outlines a process in which the practitioner can develop his or her own method for developing a reflective and holistic approach to care. Based on everyday clinical practice, the examples used guide the reader through the stages of reflective practice in the context of the caring relationship with the client. By drawing on key nursing philosophers’ work, the significance of nursing theory if acknowledged in the way it informs practice without prescribing what nurses ought to do. This text shows that reflective practice is a dynamic process, which evolves as the practitioner develops his or her own practice.

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  A practical guide to developing reflective practice
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  Centres on the context of care and the relationship with the client
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  Includes practitioners’ reflective accounts of everyday practice
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  Raises challenging questions to prompt reflection

This book will be of interest to all nurses involved in developing their clinical practice. It will inform managers and clinical supervisors wishing to explore a model for developing reflective practice in their units. It will also be of interest to other health care professionals adopting a reflective approach to developing practice. It will appeal to teachers and students interested in teaching and learning about the nature of nursing from reflective approach.