Advancing the quality of oncology nursing care: Interlink Community Cancer Nurses’ model for reflective practice
Abstract
Since 1996, Interlink Community Cancer Nurses have been using
reflective practice as a team to share knowledge and experience
amongst peers. The use of reflective practice enables the nurse to
examine decision-making in patient situations and uncover the
knowledge and artistry that is embedded in nursing practice. This
article describes how reflection is practised by specialist cancer
nurses to advance the quality of caregiving. The use of a structured
framework for reflection which incorporates ways of knowing in
nursing is an essential feature of the Interlink model for reflection.
The development of a process for reflection within the Interlink
program has at times been challenging. However, the Interlink
nurses’ experience with reflection is believed to be critical to the
ongoing development of the program and the individual nurse.
Interlink nurses have found that guided reflection, the creation of an
environmental milieu for reflection and personal knowing, and selfevaluation
are critical to the process of becoming a self-reflective
practitioner.
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