Reflection - Answer - 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 - Answer - 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 - Answer Paying attention to who, how, and what you are
being/doing/feeling/thinking in the moment
Reflexivity - Interpersonal Inquiry - Answer 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 - Answer While considering the contextual elements you are in
the midst of and that are shaping what is happening in the situation
Mindfulness - Answer 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 - Answer - Learning from nursing history
- Knowledge of nursing history
- Understanding of nursing history
- Preservation of nursing history