Journal article
Exploring the experience of reflective writing among Taiwanese undergraduate nursing students: a qualitative study
Journal of Professional Nursing, Vol.40, pp.105-110
2022
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Abstract
Background: Reflective learning plays an important role in students' professional and personal development. However, some nursing curricula provide insufficient opportunity for students to understand how to reflect and what reflection is.
Purpose: The study aimed to explore baccalaureate nursing students' experiences of reflective writing.
Design: The study used a hermeneutic phenomenological approach.
Methods: Through purposive sampling, 15 participants were recruited for individual in-depth face-to-face interviews which were conducted after they had completed the course ‘Application of Emergency Nursing’. Interviews were semi-structured and audio-recorded. Additional data were obtained from 20 documents on consulting faculty for reflective writing. Data analysis was undertaken through a hermeneutic phenomenological framework based on van Manen's approach.
Results: Participants reported that reflective writing had helped them to optimise their personal and professional development. Four themes emerged from the analysis: recording a personal story, presenting a process of events, confronting challenges, and strengthening personal characteristics.
Conclusions: Students were satisfied with their learning achievements and growth and felt they had become better through reflective writing. The results demonstrated that: reflective writing needs to be elaborated objectively and carefully; continuing self-dialogue can reveal the true meaning of an incident; students learned strategies to apply in future situations
Details
- Title
- Exploring the experience of reflective writing among Taiwanese undergraduate nursing students: a qualitative study
- Creators
- Chuxia Lin - Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, 2, Jiapu Rd, West Sec. Pu-tz, ChiaYi 613, TaiwanLiChin Chen - Department of Nursing, New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital, No. 6, Sec. 2, Jincheng Rd., Tucheng Dist., New Taipei City 236, TaiwanChinYen Han - Department of Nursing and Clinical Competency Center, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, 261 Wenhua 1 st Rd., Guishan Dist., Tauyuan 333, TaiwanChingChing Su - Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, 2, Jiapu Rd, West Sec. Pu-tz, ChiaYi 613, TaiwanYa-Ling Huang - Southern Cross University
- Publication Details
- Journal of Professional Nursing, Vol.40, pp.105-110
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- Identifiers
- 991013013898702368
- Academic Unit
- Nursing; Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article