GRADED
Reflection
- Method of accessing, making sense of, and learning through experience
- Key competency of self-directed learners
- Mandated element of continuing competency requirement
- Two components: Reflection in action and Reflection on action
Reflexivity
- Thoughtful, conscious, self-awareness
- Continual evaluation of subjective responses, intersubjective dynamics, and the
research process itself
- Involves observation, critical scrutiny, and conscious participation
Reflexivity - Intrapersonal Inquiry
Paying attention to who, how, and what you are being/doing/feeling/thinking in the
moment
Reflexivity - Interpersonal Inquiry
Being aware of and critically scrutinizing how you are relating to and with other people,
and how they are relating to you
Reflexivity - Contextual Inquiry
While considering the contextual elements you are in the midst of and that are shaping
what is happening in the situation
Mindfulness
The energy of being aware and awake to the present moment. It is the continuous
practice of touching life deeply in every moment of daily life. To be mindful is to be truly
alive, present and at one with those around you and what you are doing.
The Value of Nursing History Today
- Learning from nursing history
- Knowledge of nursing history
- Understanding of nursing history
- Preservation of nursing history