The Use of Structured Reflective Journal Questions to Promote Fundamental Development of Clinical Decision-Making Abilities of the First-Semester Nursing Student

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The Use of Structured Reflective Journal Questions to Promote Fundamental Development of Clinical Decision-Making Abilities of the First-Semester Nursing Student

Eileen Croke
Associate Professor of Nursing, Department of Nursing, California State University, Long Beach CA, United States of America

Abstract

The ability to reflect is becoming a core competency in many nursing educational programs. A clinical journal assignment was developed for first-semester (novice) nursing students. The aim was to see if the process of reflection-on-action through the medium of journal writing promoted fundamental clinical decision-making abilities of the first semester nursing student.

This author discusses components of the clinical decision-making process used to structure six clinical journal questions for use by the first semester nursing students during their clinical rotation. Exemplars of students' self-reported reflections are included.

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reflective thinking, decision-making, nursing education, nursing student, critical thinking, journal, action research

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