Compassionate Care: Student nurses' learning through reflection and the use of story
Nurse Education in PracticePublished 19 September 2014Open access
Elizabeth Adamson, Belinda Dewar
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It is suggested that reflective learning and the use of stories about the experience of giving and receiving care can contribute to the development of the knowledge, skill and confidence that enable student nurses to provide compassionate relationship centred care within practice.
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Reflective learning can be a valuable strategy for students to ponder new knowledge and allow predetermined ideas to be challenged. Stories can initiate this process and help student nurses to understand not only the needs of others, but their own expectations and values, which in turn can inform how they plan and deliver person centred compassionate care.
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