title: Reflective writing and nursing education.
abstract: Reflective writing is a valued tool for teaching nursing students and for documentation, support, and generation of nursing knowledge among experienced nurses. Expressive or reflective writing is becoming widely accepted in both professional and lay publications as a mechanism for coping with critical incidents. This article explores reflective writing as a tool for nursing education.
authors.affiliation: Breast Imaging of Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma, USA. mcraft@breastok.com
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Craft
mesh_terms: D004506:Education, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D013850:Thinking; D014956:Writing