title: Reflection in the disability education of undergraduate nurses: an effective learning tool?
abstract: Reflection was integrated into an undergraduate nursing curriculum, with different frameworks demonstrating the application of a structured approach to reflection. Reflection is defined as examination and exploration of an issue of concern to help create or clarify meaning. The aim of this qualitative study was to evaluate the usefulness of formal reflection in the context of undergraduate nursing education during the disability module. Twelve reflection assignments written by second-year nursing students were analyzed. The analysis indicated that students' reflection focused less on their experience of working with people with disabilities and more on their overall learning experience and coping with clinical practice. A central theme, Coping with Clinical Practice, and four subthemes were identified. Students acknowledged reflection as beneficial to their learning and linked to their clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. m.honey@auckland.ac.nz
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Honey
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Waterworth
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.forename: Katrina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lenzie-Smith
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000523:psychology; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing*; D033262:Narration; D009520:New Zealand; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009736:Nursing Process; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000193:education*; D011588:Psychology, Educational; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires