title: Promoting self-awareness in nurses to improve nursing practice.
abstract: This article explores the concept of self-awareness and describes how it can be beneficial to nurses on a personal and professional level. Practical tools such as the Johari Window are presented to assist the reader in this process. The authors discuss portfolio development, which provides the opportunity to document personal and professional growth. Authors
authors.affiliation: Manchester Metropolitan University. k.jack@mmu.ac.uk
authors.forename: Kirsten
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jack
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001318:Authoritarianism; D001364:Awareness; D003142:Communication; D004282:Documentation; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration; D004645:Empathy; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006379:Helping Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D019359:Knowledge; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D011340:Problem Solving; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards; D012649:Self Concept; D012944:Social Support; D013192:Staff Development / Q000458:organization & administration; D014956:Writing