Technical reflection for improving nursing and midwifery procedures using critical thinking in evidence based practice.
Australian nursing and midwifery education and practice have used key ideas relating to reflective practice since the 1980s. However, missing from that history has been a clear process for reflection when policies and procedures have required change, based on evidence generated from rigorous research and critical thinking processes. This article describes technical reflection as a systematic process for analysing and amending work procedures in nursing and midwifery practice, by combining key ideas in the nursing, critical thinking and reflection.
Taylor
Bev
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School of Nursing and Health Care Practices, Southern Cross University, Lismore, New South Wales.
D002983:Clinical Competence; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008128:Logic; D016294:Models, Nursing; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009736:Nursing Process; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D013850:Thinking; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*