title: Using structured reflection on a critical incident to develop a professional portfolio.
abstract: This article demonstrates reflective practice by examining a critical incident that took place at a children's burns unit. The development of reflective skills is documented using a method of structured reflection. The concepts of aesthetics, personal knowing, empirics and ethics are considered to reflect on the critical incident. Reflection is considered in the context of developing a portfolio to analyse and demonstrate learning in practice.
authors.affiliation: St Anne's Burns Unit, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland. carol.hilliard@olhsc.ie
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hilliard
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004995:Ethics, Professional; D006801:Humans; D011361:Professional Competence; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis