Effects of Reflection That Nurses Who Concerned with Training of New Nurses Recognize

Abstract

〔Purpose〕To clarify how nurses involved in the training of new nurses use reflection and recognize the effects.

〔Method〕I carried out a free description questionnaire survey targeting 126 nurses at two cooperative hospitals involved in the training of new nurses.

〔Results〕The results of this study are as follows：（ⅰ） Teaching methods of reflection could be categorized as “reflection of daily practice”, “regular and situational reflection”, “reflection on one’s problem”, “reflection by writing”, and “reflection by communication between nurses”; （ⅱ） Teaching staff recognized the need for “reflection” because it enables nurses to“deepen their comprehension of nursing practices”,“improve next nursing practice”, and“communicate with other nurses”; and （ⅲ） Interests of reflection could be categorized as “effects on nursing practice skill”, “skills of a teaching staff and a new nurse”, and “education method injected reflection”.

〔Consideration〕Nurses who train new nurses put coaching about “reflection” into practice and have recognized that such coaching leads to improved comprehension of nursing practice. They look for a more effective teaching method.