Reflective Practice Education Day for Preceptors hosted at Mayo University Hospital
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Dr Louise McBride, Head of the Nursing Department in Letterkenny Institute of Technology, described findings from her PhD research which illustrated that facilitated structured reflective practice had positive effects on learning for internship nursing students. In capturing the benefits of reflective practice, Mr Richard Holmes presented his masters research which found that nurses and midwives engaged in reflective practices through their own processes of reflection. Dr Maura Fitzsimons outlined that nursing students tended to choose convenient topics to reflect upon in order to achieve the grade, however students felt safe to reflect with Clinical Placement Co-Ordinators on clinical practice issues. Intern nursing student, Bridget Ryan discussed her experiences of preceptorship and reflection. The similarities between mindfulness and reflection were discussed by Dr Ann Caulfield who described the benefits of mindfulness and reflection in caring for oneself and others in busy health care environments.
The Reflective Practice Education Day for Preceptors, funded by the NMPDU Galway and Mayo University Hospital, highlighted the benefits of reflective practice for undergradute nursing and midwifery students and the need for structured reflection for registered nurses and midwives in practice.
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John Murray, Vice President NMBI
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