title: The use of reflection to enhance practice.
abstract: Reflection enables learning to occur from immediate experiences, from which theory and frameworks of care can be developed. Reflection heightens self-awareness, enabling increased understanding of the effects that past experiences may have on care delivery. Personal and professional development occurs through the process of reflection. Kolb's experiential learning theory provides a framework for reflection, focusing on the role of experience in learning.
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authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jay
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D017145:Models, Educational; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards*; D013850:Thinking