Research article summary (published 28 Feb 2008):

Assisting students to use evidence as a part of reflection on practice.

Full Abstract

The practice environment is increasingly complex and requires that nursing students and graduates possess the ability to make evidence-based decisions.The factual overload current in many curricula, however, can suppress the reflective and critical thinking skills required for the development of searchable, answerable questions, the first step in the evidence-based nursing process. In order to prepare students to become users of evidence, nurse educators must nurture habits of mind that cultivate reflection on practice. This article examines the relationship between evidence-based nursing and reflection on practice and describes how faculty can assist students to use evidence as a part of their reflection on practice.

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Author information

Author/s: Ireland, Mary (M);

Affiliation: Long Island University, Brooklyn, New York, USA. mireland@liu.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Nursing education perspectives (Nurs Educ Perspect), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2008 Mar-Apr; vol 29 (issue 2) : pp 90-3

Dates: Created 2008/05/07; Completed 2008/06/05;

PMID: 18459623, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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Curriculum Education, Nursing Evidence-Based Medicine - education Humans

Humans Problem-Based Learning Thinking United States

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