From reviews of previous editions: 'This excellent book provides useful guidance on the use of reflection in practice.... a helpful addition to any nursing library. Primary Health Care ' an excellent investment in any nurses library portfolio.' Journal of Advanced Nursing 'An extremely welcome addition to nursing's literature on thoughtful, knowledgeable practice.' Nursing Times 'This is an excellent practical guide to reflective practice I would highly recommend this book to all practice teachers and students.' Journal of Practice Nursing The ability to reflect on practice has become a competency demanded of every healthcare professional in recent years. It can be a daunting prospect- but this practical and accessible text guides the way, using the latest research and evidence to support the development of skills in reflective practice and provides help and advice on how to get started, how to write reflectively and how to continue to use reflective practice in everyday situations. This fifth edition of Reflective Practice in Nursing is an indispensable guide for students and practitioners alike who wish to learn more about reflective practice, as well as containing essential information for teachers and lecturers.

From reviews of previous editions:'This excellent book provides useful guidance on the use ofreflection in practice.... a helpful addition to any nursinglibrary.' Primary Health Care'...an excellent investment in any nurses' libraryportfolio.' Journal of Advanced Nursing'An extremely welcome addition to nursing's literature onthoughtful, knowledgeable practice.' Nursing Times'This is an excellent practical guide to reflectivepractice...I would highly recommend this book to all practiceteachers and students.' Journal of Practice NursingThe ability to reflect on practice has become a competencydemanded of every healthcare professional in recent years. It canbe a daunting prospect- but this practical and accessible textguides the way, using the latest research and evidence to supportthe development of skills in reflective practice and provides helpand advice on how to get started, how to write reflectively and howto continue to use reflective practice in everyday situations.This fifth edition of Reflective Practice in Nursing isan indispensable guide for students and practitioners alike whowish to learn more about reflective practice, as well as containingessential information for teachers and lecturers.

List of Contributors viPreface ix1 An introduction to reflection 1Chris Bulman2 Developing skills for reflective practice 23Sue Atkins and Sue Schutz3 Writing to learn: writing reflectively 53Sylvina Tate4 Reflecting in groups 93Bernadette Carter5 An exploration of the student and mentor journey into reflective practice 121Charlotte Maddison and Pam Sharp6 Supervision for supervisors: icing on the cake or a basic ingredient for the development of clinical supervision in nursing? 150John Driscoll and Paul Cassedy7 A personal exploration of reflective and clinical expertise 177Sue Duke8 Assessing and evaluating reflection 201Sue Schutz9 Getting started on a journey with reflection 225Chris BulmanIndex 254