Becoming a Reflective Practitioner, 6th Edition

CHAPTER 26Guiding Nursing Students’ Reflection on a Simulated Patient Experience

Arlene De La Rocha

In our nursing program, over the last 14 years, the Model for Structured Reflection (MSR) has been integral in helping our students to understand how engaging in reflection improves self‐awareness, enhances personal growth, and informs our nursing practice. From the very first MSR we discovered (Johns 1994) through to the most current model (Johns 2017), we have guided our students to engage with and use the MSR to reflect upon what went well during their patient encounters, what they might have done or would have done differently, to think about how they were feeling during and after their experience with a patient, and to express what they learned about themselves and others. The MSR has guided our students to gain insight into what is significant in all of the encounters they have with patients, with experienced nurses, and with their educators. Additionally, the MSR has been instrumental in guiding and helping our students to appreciate and embrace the value of reflection as they explore and become more attentive to their nursing practice. As educators, through reflection, we too gain valuable insights about the way we teach, how we engage our students in our classes, as well as discover how our way of being with our students makes a difference in their lives. This chapter presents a unique reflective nursing experience undertaken with nursing educators and nursing students ...