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Learning Objective 1: list three examples of reflective nursing care
Learning Objective 2: write three local learning activities or exercises that will likely result in students' or nurses' analytical thinking
Methods: Qualitative research using phenomenological analysis portrays the lived experiences of North American study abroad nursing students in Belize, Jamaica, and Nicaragua. Data were collected from students’ reflective journals and interviews, as well as researcher’s journal and research notes.
Results: Students became aware of the value of reflective and critical thinking skills as a means of improving their own practice. Additionally, students learned that nursing is not about high-tech machines, bells and whistles – but the use of the therapeutic self and available resources to meet patients; needs at the highest possible level. Study abroad clinical experiences with indigenous nurses who used adaptive abilities to make do with their resources in working in challenging circumstances influenced participants’ nursing practice at home. In interviews, graduate nurses recounted examples of developing innovative solutions to challenging problems at home. Implications for nursing education, practice, and further research will be discussed based on the findings of this study.
Conclusion: Recommendations for utilization of the findings will be given and ideas for other applications will be requested from attendees at the end of the presentation.
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