title: Critical practice in nursing care: analysis, action and reflexivity.
abstract: This article examines critical practice and its underlying principles: analysis, action and reflexivity. Critical analysis involves the examination of knowledge that underpins practice. Critical action requires nurses to assess their skills and identify potential gaps in need of professional development. Critical reflexivity is personal analysis that involves challenging personal beliefs and assumptions to improve professional and personal practice. Incorporating these aspects into nursing can benefit nursing practice.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College, Dublin. timminsf@tcd.ie
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Timmins
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007206:Individuality; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D019359:Knowledge; D017008:Negotiating; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D009736:Nursing Process / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015399:Nursing Research; D009742:Nursing Theory; D011209:Power, Psychological; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012647:Self-Assessment; D013850:Thinking