A Guide to Nursing Students' Written Reflection for Students and Educators

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Student Name:
Essay Title:
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The parts of the bibliography
entry
1 Purpose of Article
A short clear statement of the
purpose of this article
The purpose of the article is to offer guidelines to nursing
students’ written reflections for students and educators
2 Summary
An accurate, succinct account
of the ideas, theories, research
findings or arguments used in
the article
The authors seek to explore reflective writing from the
viewpoint of the nursing student and the educator in nursing by
considering various sections such as advantages, the need for
reflective writing in nursing courses, the barriers to the use of
reflective writing, and the nurse educator’s work in student
reflection. Reflective writing helps in the synthesis of the classroom
and clinical knowledge and the development of the skill of critical
thinking, improves self-awareness, develops professional growth
and enhances professional conduct, and builds a relationship. The
use of reflective writing is faced with various barriers. For instance,
the process of reflective writing involves sharing of assignments
from other departments and the feedback ought to be original thus
making the exercise cumbersome and time-consuming.
Additionally, students have generally a negative attitude towards
writing due to anxiety that is associated with writing. The article
also points out that nurse educators have critical roles in student
reflection such as identifying topics of reflection for the students.
The article asserts that semi-structured reflective writing models
have guidelines that vividly show the purpose of the assignment of
the evaluation technique. Examples include the reflective grid,
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Bakers Four-Step Model, and the BEGAN method. 195 words
3 Intended Audience
Provides a justified
identification of the intended
audience
Usefulness of the Article
Clearly explain the potential
usefulness (or not) of the
article to support the essay
topic:
How nurses can use reflective
practice to promote safe,
caring, quality nursing care.
The intended audience of the article are the nursing student and
nurse educator. The title of the article is “a guide to nursing
students’ written reflection for students and educators”, this title
itself clearly points to the intended audience. Additionally, the
research questions are prove of the intended audience.
The article is useful to nurses for it shows how they can use
reflective practice to promote safe, caring, quality nursing care. For
instance, the article discusses the benefits of article writing such as
development of critical thinking skill, creation of self-awareness,
professional growth and promotion of professional behaviours, and
relationship building. Thus the article emphasizes that a thorough
understanding of the advantages of reflective practice to the nursing
students and nurse educators will enable them to rightly use it to
promote safe caring and quality nursing care. The article also
discusses the role of nurse educator in student reflection; an aspect
which is critical in promoting reflective practice among the students
with different attitudes towards reflective writing.
4 Citation
Full citation of the journal
article that you annotated that
you will use on the reference
list page (APA style)
Naber, J., & Markley, L. (2017). A guide to nursing students'
written reflections for students and educators. Nurse education in
practice, 25, 1-4.
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