title: Reflective process in action: the uncovering of the ritual of washing in clinical nursing practice.
abstract: Reflection can be utilized to reveal aspects of clinical practice which remain shrouded in ritualistic origin. The underlying themes surrounding the action of washing patients can be traced to Victorian legacies and the nurse education process. The nurse-patient relationship serves as a template for the deliverance of nursing interventions. An incomplete awareness of the nurse-patient relationship persists as to its initiation, continuation and usefulness in clinical nursing. Following reflection, there has been an increased awareness of feelings and attitudes surrounding the activity of washing a patient.
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authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D001494:Baths / Q000451:nursing*; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D006184:Habits; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations