Beginner's Guide to Reflective Practice in Nursing

Catherine Delves-Yates is an experienced nurse and a Lecturer at the School of Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, UK.  She started her nursing career as a student at the Nightingale School of Nursing, London and has worked clinically in adult and paediatric critical care in the UK and has taught and nursed in America, Africa and Nepal.  Her passion is to ensure all nurses have the knowledge, skills and professionalism to deliver effective compassionate care to each of their patients.  Catherine is an Honorary Lecturer at the University of Buea and the Higher Institute of Applied Medical Sciences, Cameroon and an international advisor to the Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Nepal.  Currently she is researching whether nursing students’ views of health and illness alter during their pre-registration nursing programme.

A formative clear supportive guide to critical reflection writing for Nurses & students entering the profession.

• Part A Understanding Reflection1. What is reflection? by Catherine Delves-Yates2. A first reflection by Catherine Delves-Yates3. Thinking critically by Catherine Delves-Yates4. Writing reflectively by Catherine Delves-Yates5. How can I reflect? by Catherine Delves-YatesPart B Applying Reflection6. Improving care through reflection by Catherine Delves-Yates and Rebekah Hill7. Improving practice through reflection by Coral DranePart C Going Further8. So many models... by Catherine Delves-Yates9. Theory, philosophy and critiques by Catherine Delves-Yates10. Achieving and maintaining competence through reflection by Coral Drane11. The role of reflection in evidence-based practice by Catherine Delves-Yates12. Learning From the Work of Others by Catherine Delves-Yates